In this week 13 match, on Sun Jan 22nd, Al Ittihad Kalba hosts Al Jazira in a UAE League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Al Ittihad Kalba recorded a 1-2 loss against Khor Fakkan. Al Naqbi struck first for Al Ittihad Kalba in the 73rd minute, then Mehdi Abeid tied it up for Khor Fakkan in the 90th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 102nd minute on a goal by Aylton Boa Morte to cap off a wild match. Al Ittihad Kalba is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while al Jazira sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-2 win against Al Dhafra. Ali Eid Ghumail struck first for Al Dhafra in the 24th minute on a feed from Mohamed Rayhi, then Achraf Bencharki got the equalizer for Al Jazira in the 4th minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Al Hajeri Finally they completed the comback in the 92nd minute on a penalty goal by Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Omran Al Hajeri to cap off a wild match. Al Jazira should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
On Jan 3rd, Al Jazira hosted Al Ittihad Kalba at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in their last match together. Al Jazira was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. scored the first goal for Al Ittihad Kalba in the 15th minute, then Ramadan tied it up for Al Jazira in the 18th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 33rd minute on a goal by de Oliveira to cap off a wild match.
Al Jazira is glad to have Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Omran Al Hajeri in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 5 goals. Al Ittihad Kalba hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Habib Al Fardan and Filip Kiss, and they each have 1 goal.