On Thursday Dec 30th, Al Nasr will travel to Madinat Zaid to battle Al Dhafra in a clash of the UAE League. In their last match, 12th placed Al Dhafra, recorded a 0-1 loss against Shabab Al Ahli Dubai. Ahmad Nourollahi struck first for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in the 72nd minute on a feed from de Oliveira Alves, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Al Dhafra was frustrated by Shabab Al Ahli Dubai’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 6th placed Al Nasr, recorded a 1-3 loss against Al Ain. Cristian Guanca struck first for Al Ain in the 46th minute on a penalty kick, but Tagliabue got the equalizer for Al Nasr in the 65th minute on a penalty kick. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Al Nasr should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, in Rashid Al-maktoum Stadium, Al Nasr and Al Dhafra battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Al Nasr nor Al Dhafra could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 7 and 1 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Al Nasr is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Antonio Jose Pinheiro de Carvalho and Tagliabue each having 2 goals in their last five. Al Dhafra’s most prolific scorer has been Makhete Diop. The Senegalese attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.