Week 18 brings us a match on Mar 3rd, where Al Dhafra hosts Al Wasl in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched UAE League teams. Al Dhafra is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Shabab Al Ahli Dubai. Azizjon Ganiev struck first for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in the 23rd minute on a feed from Yuri Cesar, then Federico Nicolas Cartabia added another in the 63rd minute on a feed from Alghassani In the end, Al Dhafra was frustrated by Shabab Al Ahli Dubai’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai ended the match with the shutout victory. Al Dhafra looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 9 of their last 10, while al Wasl sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Al Nasr. Siaka Sidibe struck first for Al Wasl in the 59th minute, then Ali Saleh added another in the 85th minute In the end, Al Nasr couldn’t muster any offence and Al Wasl ran away with the shutout win. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Al Wasl should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On the 8th of October, Al Wasl hosted Al Dhafra at the Zabeel Stadium in their last match together. Al Wasl was victorious by a score of 4 to 0. Soufiane Bouftini scored the first goal for Al Wasl in the 21st minute, then Virginio de Lima added another in the 42nd minute In the end, Al Dhafra was frustrated by Al Wasl’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Wasl ended the match with the shutout victory.
Tomás Chancalay has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Al Wasl. Tiago has been the most prolific scorer on Al Dhafra in the last five matches with two goals.