In a weekend match in week 16, on Fri Feb 18th, Al Wasl plays host to Al Sharjah in a meeting of these two closely matched UAE League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 6th placed Al Wasl, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Khor Fakkan. Araujo Villar struck first for Al Wasl in the 71st minute on a feed from Gilberto Oliveira Souza Junior, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Khor Fakkan couldn’t manage to score, and Al Wasl took the shutout win. Al Wasl is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while al Sharjah is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Al Dhafra. Ousmane Camara scored the first goal for Al Sharjah in the 30th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Al Dhafra couldn’t manage to score, and Al Sharjah took the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Al Sharjah should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Al Sharjah and Al Wasl last played eachother at the Al-sharjah Stadium on Sep 10th. Al Sharjah was victorious by a score of 3 to 2. Fabio Virginio de Lima scored the first goal for Al Wasl in the 13th minute on a penalty, then Juma added another on an own goal in the 60th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 94th minute on a goal by Ben Malango.
Ousmane Camara has been the most prolific scorer on Al Sharjah in his last 5 matches with three goals. Michel Daryl Araujo Villar has been the most prolific scorer on Al Wasl in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.