On Thursday Feb 10th, Al Sharjah hosts Al Dhafra in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched UAE League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Al Sharjah recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Al Ittihad Kalba. Ousmane Camara scored the first goal for Al Sharjah in the 52nd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Ittihad Kalba couldn’t manage to score, and Al Sharjah took the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Al Sharjah should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 12th placed Al Dhafra, recorded a 3-2 win against Emirates. Joao Marcos Lima Candido struck first for Al Dhafra in the 3rd minute on a feed from Lucas Candido, but Seyi got the equalizer for Emirates in the 31st minute , but luckily for Al Dhafra it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
Al Dhafra and Al Sharjah last played eachother at the Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Stadium on the 26th of November. Al Sharjah was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Saleem Sultan Salem Saeed Al Sharjee struck first for Al Sharjah in the 4th minute, then Ahmed Al Hashmi added another in the 39th minute on a feed from Saif Rashid Nasir.
Al Dhafra’s most prolific scorer has been Makhete Diop. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Al Sharjah’s most prolific scorer has been Caio. The Brazilian midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.