Ajman 2:3 Al Ittihad Kalba: Pro League Match Result

Match report

Ajman welcomed Al-Ittihad Kalba to their home ground for the fifth round of the Pro-League, but what looked like a straightforward fixture ended with the visitors taking all three points. The final whistle brought a 2:3 scoreline that will leave the home side wondering about a match they controlled for much of the first half.

Benjamin Tetteh opened the scoring in the twenty-fifth minute, his finish giving Ajman the cushion they needed. By then, the visitors had already seen Saman Ghoddos pick up a yellow card, a sign of the intensity building in midfield. Carlos Alberto doubled the lead just before half-time, and Walid Azarou added a third in injury time — a sequence that would have sent most punters home satisfied.

And here's the thing about matches like this: momentum shifts when you least expect them. Antônio Fialho pulled one back in the sixty-seventh minute, and though a penalty was awarded to Sékou Baba Gassama in the seventy-third, the VAR decision cancelled it. Lithierry da Silva Neves then struck in the eighty-first to level matters, and suddenly the fixture was back on a knife-edge.

The statistics tell a story of dominance without reward. Ajman held 56 per cent possession and registered five shots on target compared to Kalba's four, yet the visitors were more clinical. Their shot accuracy matched the hosts at 57 per cent to 50 per cent, and three goalkeeper saves from the Kalba keeper proved crucial when it mattered.

We had given Ajman the edge with 48 per cent confidence, but the match refused to follow the script. Kalba's recent form — three losses and a draw across their last four — made their comeback all the more remarkable. The result moves them off the bottom of the table, while Ajman's six-game unbeaten run comes to an end.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 56.00 – 44

Shots on target 5 – 4

Shots off target 2 – 2

Corners 3 – 1

⚽ 25' Benjamin Tetteh — Goal 🟨 32' Saman Ghoddos — Yellow card ⚽ 42' Carlos Alberto — Goal ⚽ 45+2' Walid Azarou — Goal 🟨 51' Lourency do Nascimento Rodrigues — Yellow card ⇄ 56' Victor Henrique Cardoso Santos — Substitution ⇄ 56' Saad El Hadani — Substitution 🟨 58' Walid Azarou — Yellow card ⇄ 64' Carlos Alberto — Substitution ⇄ 64' Ali Hassan Salmin — Substitution ⇄ 65' Ismail Moumen — Substitution ⇄ 67' Marwan Fahad Hamza — Substitution ⚽ 67' Antônio Fialho de Carvalho Neto — Goal 73' Sékou Baba Gassama — var_penalty_cancelled ⚽ 81' Lithierry da Silva Neves — Goal ⇄ 84' Jobson — Substitution ⇄ 86' Alejandro Vergaz — Substitution ⇄ 86' Koray Günter — Substitution

Match events

25' 0:1 Al Ittihad Kalba Goal Benjamin Tetteh assist: Carlos Alberto
32' 0:1 Al Ittihad Kalba Yellow card Saman Ghoddos
42' 0:2 Al Ittihad Kalba Goal Carlos Alberto assist: Saman Ghoddos
45+2' 1:2 Ajman Goal Walid Azarou assist: Victor Henrique Cardoso Santos
51' 1:2 Ajman Yellow card Lourency do Nascimento Rodrigues
56' 1:2 Ajman Substitution Victor Henrique Cardoso Santos off: Lithierry da Silva Neves
56' 1:2 Ajman Substitution Saad El Hadani off: Sékou Baba Gassama
58' 1:2 Ajman Yellow card Walid Azarou
64' 1:2 Al Ittihad Kalba Substitution Carlos Alberto off: Ahmed Shehda Abunamous
64' 1:2 Al Ittihad Kalba Substitution Ali Hassan Salmin off: Antônio Fialho de Carvalho Neto
65' 1:2 Ajman Substitution Ismail Moumen off: Victor Hugo Ramos de Souza
67' 1:2 Al Ittihad Kalba Substitution Marwan Fahad Hamza off: Waleed Rashid
67' 1:3 Al Ittihad Kalba Goal Antônio Fialho de Carvalho Neto assist: Benjamin Tetteh
73' 1:3 Ajman var_penalty_cancelled Sékou Baba Gassama
81' 2:3 Ajman Goal Lithierry da Silva Neves
84' 2:3 Ajman Substitution Jobson off: Mohammad Juma Eid
86' 2:3 Al Ittihad Kalba Substitution Alejandro Vergaz off: Yousif Ali Almheiri
86' 2:3 Al Ittihad Kalba Substitution Koray Günter off: Rejan Alivoda

Statistics

56.00 Possession, % 44

5 Shots on target 4

2 Shots off target 2

3 Corners 1

14 Fouls 10

3 Offsides 6

2 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

All statistics

3 Blocked shots 1

62 Failed passes 66

1 Goalkeeper saves 3

0.50 Shot accuracy 0.57

5 Shots from outside the box 3

5 Shots inside the box 4

393 Total passes 377

Line-ups

Ajman

Starting XI
#	Player	number
81	A. Al Hosani	81
5	Gjoko Zajkov	5
31	Y. Jabri	31
44	Yuri Matias	44
7	Lourency	7
8	Jobson	8
9	Waleed Azaro	9
18	I. Moumen	18
48	Saad El Hadani	48
99	Victor Henrique	99

Substitutes
#	Player	number
40	Abdullah Al Tamimi	40
2	Abdelrahman Rakan	2
3	Abdulla Saleh	3
4	S. Suliman	4
14	F. Ben Njima	14
23	Ahmed Al Zeyoudi	23
6	Victor Hugo	6
10	Mohammad Juma Eid Gharib Juma Al Balooshi	10
11	Abdulla Abdulaziz Ahmed Saeed Al Raeesi	11
17	S. Gassama	17
26	Bilal Yousef	26
33	Lithierry	33

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Al Ittihad Kalba

Starting XI
#	Player	number
33	Sultan Al Mantheri	33
8	Caio Eduardo	8
19	Alejandro Vergaz	19
26	Ibrahim Cissé	26
96	Marwan Fahad Hamza Hassan Alwatani	96
5	Ali Salmin	5
7	S. Ghoddos	7
22	Koray Günter	22
30	Benjamin Tetteh	30
10	Ahmad Noorollahi	10
99	Carlos Alberto	99

Substitutes
#	Player	number
17	Saif Yousif	17
23	Waleed Rashid Sultan Ali Al Mahrezi	23
34	Yousif Ali Almheiri	34
6	R. Alivoda	6
9	Guilherme Biro	9
24	Khalid Al Darmaki	24
41	Neto	41
94	Juninho	94
27	Yaser Al Blooshi	27
42	Ahmed Shehda Abunamous	42
77	Adyson	77

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Match prediction: Ajman — Al Ittihad Kalba

Win: Ajman

Confidence 48%

Reasoning

Аджман — 6. place, 9 points after 4 games (3 wins, 1 losses)
Аль-Иттихад Кальба — 12. place, 1 points after 4 games (0 wins, 1 draws, 3 losses)
Аджман, last 5 games: 4 wins, 1 losses
Аль-Иттихад Кальба, last 5 games: 0 wins, 1 draws, 4 losses
Head-to-head: 8 games, Аджман — 4, Аль-Иттихад Кальба — 4

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Recent form

Ajman

WWLWLW

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Al Ittihad Kalba

DLLLWW

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1	Al-Jazira	5	4	1	0	13
2	Al Ain	5	4	1	0	13
3	Shabab Al Ahli Dubai	5	3	1	1	10
4	Al Wasl SC	5	3	1	1	10
5	Sharjah FC	5	3	0	2	9
6	Ajman	5	3	0	2	9
7	Al Wahda FC	5	3	0	2	9
8	Dubai United	5	2	1	2	7
9	Al Nasr	5	1	2	2	5
10	Al Khaleej	5	1	1	3	4

Ajman — Al Ittihad Kalba: 2:3, Pro League

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Match prediction: Ajman — Al Ittihad Kalba

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