On Apr 22nd, Al Ittihad Kalba plays host to Al Nasr in a UAE League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, a perfect day for football. Al Ittihad Kalba sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Al Urooba. Mlapa struck first for Al Ittihad Kalba in the 82nd minute on a penalty kick, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Urooba couldn’t manage to score, and Al Ittihad Kalba took the shutout win. Al Ittihad Kalba is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 8th placed Al Nasr is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Al Sharjah. Bernard struck first for Al Sharjah in the 42nd minute, then Marcus Vinicius Barbosa Meloni added another in the 69th minute In the end, Al Nasr couldn’t muster any offence and Al Sharjah ran away with the shutout win. Al Nasr looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
On Jan 29th, Al Nasr hosted Al Ittihad Kalba in their last match together. Al Nasr and Al Ittihad Kalba battled to a 1-1 draw. Ahmed Abdulla Jshak struck first for Al Ittihad Kalba in the 26th minute on a feed from Robert Žulj, then Hussain Eid got the equalizer for Al Nasr in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Abdullah Nasser earning Al Nasr at least a draw.
Al Nasr’s most prolific scorer has been Dia Saba. The Israeli midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Al Ittihad Kalba’s most prolific scorer has been Habib Al Fardan. He has netted two goals over the last five matches.