In this 2nd week match, on Fri Sep 9th, Khor Fakkan hosts Al Jazira in a UAE League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 32 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. 11th placed Khor Fakkan is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Bani Yas. Ivkovic struck first for Bani Yas in the 79th minute on a feed from Gaston Maximiliano Alvarez Suarez, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Khor Fakkan couldn’t muster any offence and Bani Yas ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Al Jazira recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Dibba Al Fujairah. Al Hajeri scored the first goal for Al Jazira in the 11th minute, then Al Hajeri added another in the 27th minute from the penalty spot At the end of 90 a dissapointed Dibba Al Fujairah couldn’t manage to score, and Al Jazira took the shutout win. Al Jazira is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
Al Jazira and Khor Fakkan last played eachother at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium on the 22nd of August. Al Jazira won by a score of 3 to 1. Faisl Al Matroushi scored the first goal for Al Jazira in the 14th minute, but Pedro Junior got the equalizer for Khor Fakkan in the 39th minute.
Al Jazira’s top weapon lately has been Al Hajeri, who has three goals in the last 5 matches. For Khor Fakkan, their top scorers are Raphael Guimaraes de Paula and Al Hamadi, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.