NIORT. Al Jazira prevails over Al Ittihad Kalba 4-0 after playing a incredible match. Abdulla Idrees (45′), Neeskens Kebano (60′), Abdallah Ramadan (63′) and Khalifa Alhammadi (85′). Al Jazira was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stade René Gaillard stadium in Niort on Saturday and it started at 3:20 pm local time. The referee was Hamad Ali Yousef with the support of Amer Ali Ahmed Mohammed Al Qadri and Amer Abdulla Hasan. The 4th official was Nawaf Alzeyouidi. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 36.72 degrees Celsius or 98.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 31%.
Match Statistics
Al Ittihad Kalba
0 - 4
Al Jazira
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 17 Total 7
- 5 On Target 6
- 8 Off Target 1
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 89 Attack 98
- 61 Dangerous attack 63
- 66 Ball safe 77
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 6
Fouls
- 11 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Al Jazira had a strong ball possession 62% while Al Ittihad Kalba was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Jazira was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Jazira won the match.
Al Ittihad Kalba shot 17 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Jazira shot 7 times, 6 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Al Ittihad Kalba received 1 yellow card (Salim Rashid Obaid). Talking about the opposition, Al Jazira received 1 yellow card (Fernando).
Match Timeline
Standings
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After playing this match, Al Ittihad Kalba stays with 1 points to occupy the 11th place in the standings. On the other side, Al Jazira has 6 points (2nd).
Next matches
In the next match in the Uae League, Al Ittihad Kalba will play away with Khorfakkan Club on the 24th of May with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Al Ittihad Kalba (1 draw).
Al Jazira will play away agasint Al Sharjah on the 20th of April with a 20-6 head to head in favor of Al Jazira (7 draws).
Al Ittihad Kalba – Formation
Al Ittihad Kalba started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Farhad Majidi decided to play with the following team: Esa Ahmed Eisa Ali Mohamed Houti , Salim Rashid Obaid , Abdul Salam Mohammed , Michel Zanata Dreifke , Abdulaziz Al-Hamhami , Leandro Leite , Filip Kiss , Khalid Al Darmaki , Mehdi Ghayedi , Andrés Vombergar and Daniel Bessa .
The home team had on the bench: Mohammed Sabeel, Habib Al-Fardan, Ahmed Amir , Sultan Adill Alamiri , Waleed Rashid , Yaser Alblooshi, Gustavo and Hamad Almansoori.
Al Ittihad Kalba could not rely on the presence of Sultan Adill Alamiri (injured).
Substitutions
Al Ittihad Kalba made 5 changes: Andrés Vombergar for Sultan Adill Alamiri (46′), Khalid Al Darmaki for Caio Eduardo de Souza Germano (46′), Mehdi Ghayedi for Gustavo (46′), Leandro Leite for Ahmed Amir (75′) and Salim Rashid Obaid for Waleed Rashid (83′).
Best player: Daniel Bessa
The player that probably impressed the most for Al Ittihad Kalba was Daniel Bessa.
His rating is with 47 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.
