In a mid week match in week 11, on Mon Dec 19th, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai will travel to Dubai to battle Al Wasl in a clash of these two evenly matched UAE League teams in the anticipated Dubai derby. In their last match, 3rd placed Al Wasl, recorded a 0-4 loss against Khor Fakkan. Juninho struck first for Khor Fakkan in the 7th minute, then Aylton Boa Morte added another in the 32nd minute on a feed from Masoud Sulaiman In the end, Al Wasl was frustrated by Khor Fakkan’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Khor Fakkan ended the match with the shutout victory. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Al Wasl should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai recorded a 2-2 draw against Al Jazira. Traore scored the first goal for Al Jazira in the 37th minute, then Guilherme Bala tied it up for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in the 51st minute . With 21 points in their last 10 matches Shabab Al Ahli Dubai should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Al Wasl and Shabab Al Ahli Dubai last played eachother at the Al-rashid Stadium on Mar 2nd. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai won by a score of 3 to 1. Federico Nicolas Cartabia scored the first goal for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in the 11th minute, then Federico Nicolas Cartabia added another in the 52nd minute on a feed from Carlos Eduardo.
Cartabia has been the most prolific scorer on Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in his last 5 matches with three goals. Al Wasl is fortunate enough to have Fabio Virginio de Lima in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored four goals.