Week 16 brings us a match on Feb 10th where Al Ittihad Kalba will travel to Madinat Zaid to battle Al Dhafra in a clash of the UAE League. Al Dhafra sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-4 loss against Al Ain. Jorgens de Menezes struck first for Al Ain in the 5th minute on a feed from Bandar Mohammed Saeed Saleh Al Ahbabi, then Tiago tied it up for Al Dhafra in the 8th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 3 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Al Ittihad Kalba recorded a 0-2 loss against Al Wahda. Sebastian Tagliabue struck first for Al Wahda in the 22nd minute on a penalty shot, then Tahnoon Alzaabi added another in the 42nd minute on a feed from Sebastian Tagliabue In the end, Al Ittihad Kalba couldn’t muster any offence and Al Wahda ran away with the shutout win. Al Ittihad Kalba is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Al Ittihad Kalba and Al Dhafra last played eachother at the Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium on Fri Sep 16th. Al Ittihad Kalba was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Habib Al Fardan struck first for Al Ittihad Kalba in the 72nd minute, then Brian Aramis Ramírez added another in the 75th minute on a feed from Habib Al Fardan At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Dhafra couldn’t manage to score, and Al Ittihad Kalba took the shutout win.
Al Ittihad Kalba’s most prolific scorer has been Al Naqbi. The attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Tiago has been the most prolific scorer on Al Dhafra in his last 5 matches with two goals.