Week 25 features a match on Saturday May 21st, where Al Urooba hosts Al Wasl in a clash of these two mismatched UAE League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 34 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. In their last match, Al Urooba recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Emirates. Ali Madan struck first for Al Urooba in the 52nd minute from the penalty spot, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Emirates couldn’t manage to score, and Al Urooba took the shutout win. Al Urooba looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while al Wasl is fresh off their 2-4 loss against Ajman. Miral Samardžić struck first for Al Wasl on an own goal in the 4th minute, then in the 7th minute, Mohamed Ben Larbi sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Saeed Jassim Saleh Ali Hassan Finally they completed the comback in the 14th minute on a goal by Mohamed Ben Larbi to cap off a wild match. Al Wasl is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Thursday Dec 30th, Al Wasl hosted Al Urooba at the Zabeel Stadium in their last match together. Al Wasl won by a score of 5 to 0. Ali Saleh scored the first goal for Al Wasl in the 22nd minute, then Fabio Virginio de Lima added another in the 34th minute on a penalty In the end, Al Urooba was frustrated by Al Wasl’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Wasl ended the match with the shutout victory.
Al Wasl is glad to have Saleh in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals. Gianluca Muniz and Mohammed Khalfan are the top scorers for Al Urooba in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.