On Saturday Feb 19th, Al Nasr will host Al Jazira at Rashid Al-maktoum Stadium in a meeting of these two evenly matched UAE League teams. Al Nasr is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Al Urooba. Tagliabue scored the first goal for Al Nasr in the 38th minute, then in the 7th minute of the second half’s stoppage time, Appolinaire Kack sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Yousuf Khalfan Naser earning Al Urooba a comeback draw. Al Nasr looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, 5th placed Al Jazira, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Al Dhafra. Leonard Offoe Amesimeku struck first for Al Jazira on an own goal in the 27th minute, then Al Hajeri added another in the 48th minute on a penalty kick In the end, Al Dhafra was frustrated by Al Jazira’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Jazira ended the match with the shutout victory. Al Jazira is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Al Jazira was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Oumar Traore scored the first goal for Al Jazira in the 62nd minute, then Al Ameri added another in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time.
Abdoulay Diaby has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored four goals for Al Jazira. Ali Ahmad Ali Hussain Eid has been the most prolific scorer on Al Nasr in the last 5 matches with two goals.