In a weekend match in week 9, on Fri Nov 4th, Al Ain hosts Khor Fakkan 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 26 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Al Ain sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Shabab Al Ahli Dubai. Mohammed Marzooq Abdulla Mohammed Al Matroushi struck first for Al Ain on an own goal in the 10th minute, but Omar Khribin got the equalizer for Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in the 44th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 75th minute on a goal by Azizjon Ganiev to cap off a wild match. Al Ain is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while khor Fakkan is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Dibba Al Fujairah. Ismaeel Salem Ismaeel Saeed Al Hamadi scored the first goal for Khor Fakkan in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Dibba Al Fujairah couldn’t manage to score, and Khor Fakkan took the shutout win. Khor Fakkan looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in None, Khor Fakkan and Al Ain battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Khor Fakkan nor Al Ain could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 8 and 6 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Khor Fakkan’s most prolific scorer has been Aylton Boa Morte. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Laba has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Al Ain.