February 17th features a match where Al Ittihad Kalba plays host to Al Ain 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 will be a great treat for players. Al Ittihad Kalba is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Al Dhafra. Daniel Bessa struck first for Al Ittihad Kalba in the 75th minute, then Habib Al Fardan added another in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Al Dhafra was frustrated by Al Ittihad Kalba’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Ittihad Kalba ended the match with the shutout victory. Al Ittihad Kalba is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while al Ain sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-2 win against Al Jazira. Bruno Conceicao de Oliveira struck first for Al Jazira in the 24th minute on a feed from Milos Kosanovic, then Abdalla Ramadan added another in the 29th minute on a feed from Saleem Rashid Obaid But luckily in the 94th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a penalty goal by Laba. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Al Ain should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match on the 2nd of October, Al Ain was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Soufiane Rahimi scored the first goal for Al Ain in the 15th minute, then Fo-Doh Kodjo Laba added another in the 52nd minute In the end, Al Ittihad Kalba couldn’t muster any offence and Al Ain ran away with the shutout win.
Laba has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 8 goals for Al Ain. Al Naqbi has been the most prolific scorer on Al Ittihad Kalba in his last 5 matches with three goals.