On Thu Mar 2nd, Al Ittihad Kalba plays host to Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in a clash of the UAE League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 8th placed Al Ittihad Kalba, recorded a 2-3 loss against Al Ain. Caio Canedo Correa struck first for Al Ain in the 21st minute on a feed from Fo-Doh Kodjo Laba, then Habib Al Fardan got the equalizer for Al Ittihad Kalba in the 47th minute on a feed from Alexandru Cicâldău , but Al Ain kept scoring and walked away with the win. Al Ittihad Kalba is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while shabab Al Ahli Dubai sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Al Dhafra. Azizjon Ganiev struck first for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in the 23rd minute, then 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. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Oct 7th, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai and Al Ittihad Kalba battled to a 0-0 draw. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai had 10 on net, and Al Ittihad Kalba had 11, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.
Cartabia has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored four goals for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai. For Al Ittihad Kalba, their top scorers are Ahmed Amir Saeed Amir Rashid Al Naqbi and Daniel Bessa, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.