In this 8th week match, on Sunday Oct 30th, Al Sharjah and Al Wahda will play a match in Sharjah in a UAE League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Al Sharjah is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Al Bataeh. Paco Alcácer struck first for Al Sharjah in the 57th minute on a feed from Mohamed Bawazir, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Al Bataeh was frustrated by Al Sharjah’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Sharjah ended the match with the shutout victory. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Al Sharjah should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Al Wahda recorded a 4-2 win against Al Dhafra. Ahmed Refaat struck first for Al Wahda in the 6th minute, then Abdulla Hamad Mohamed Salmeen Al Menhali added another in the 19th minute. Al Wahda is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
On Aug 31st, Al Sharjah hosted Al Wahda in their last match together. Al Wahda won by a score of 3 to 1. Abdulla Anwar struck first for Al Wahda in the 15th minute on a feed from Eduardo Voltan da Silva, then Abdulla Anwar added another in the 42nd minute.
For Al Wahda, their top scorers are Peres Lopes and Pizzi, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Al Sharjah’s top weapon lately has been Caio, who has three goals in the last 5 matches.