In this week 18 match on Mar 3rd, Al Sharjah plays host to Al Jazira in a meeting of these two evenly matched UAE League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 4th placed Al Sharjah, recorded a 0-1 loss against Khor Fakkan. Aylton Boa Morte struck first for Khor Fakkan in the 89th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Al Sharjah 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. Al Sharjah should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Al Jazira recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Bani Yas. Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Omran Al Hajeri struck first for Al Jazira in the 64th minute on a feed from Bruno Conceicao de Oliveira, then Khalid Hashemi added another on an own goal in the 88th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bani Yas couldn’t manage to score, and Al Jazira took the shutout win. Al Jazira should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 7th of October, Al Jazira and Al Sharjah battled to a 3-3 draw. Paco Alcácer scored the first goal for Al Sharjah in the 14th minute, then in the 17th minute, Oumar Traore sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Al Hajeri .
Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Omran Al Hajeri has been the most prolific scorer on Al Jazira in the last five matches with 3 goals. Al Sharjah’s most prolific scorer has been Caio. The Brazilian midfielder has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.