Al Jazira defeats rival Al Ahli 5-1

Al Jazira 1st football team raised the score to 39 points getting closer to the silverware of the Etisalat Pro-League after defeating rival Al Ahli 5-1 at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in the 15th week of the pro-league. Al Jazira did not score any goal in the first half of the match but were able to score 5 goals in the second goal alone. Delgado scored the first goal in the 53rd minute. Diaky added the second goal in the 63rd minute through a penalty kick and Oliveira scored the third goals in the 71st minute. Abdullah Musa scored the fourth goal in the 75th minute with a header. Ahmed Khalil scored the only goal for Al Ahli in the match in the 86th minute through a penalty kick. Oliveira concluded the goal carnival with his second goal in the 89th minute. Al Jazira starting line-up included Ali Khaseif as the goalkeeper; Jumaa Abdullah, Sami Rubaya, Khalid Sabeel and Abdullah Musa in defence; Hilal Saeed, Subeit Khater, Diaky and Delgado in midfield; and Bare and Oliveira in forward. The first half of the match witnessed a lot of wasted chances for Al Jazira players who were so close to scoring but finishing the attacks did not take place properly and so the first half of the match ended for Al Jazira 0 Al Ahli 0. As the second half started Al Ahli coach David O'Leary made a substitution in which he replaced Khalid Mohammed for Mohammed Abdullah. Bare wasted a golden chance to score after receiving a cross from Oliveira and so the later did but he was able to score later in the 53rd minute from a direct free kick. Ten minutes later, the referee announced a penalty kick for the advantage of Al Jazira when Tarek Ahmed tackled Abdullah Musa deliberately in the penalty area of Al Ahli. Diaky executed the penalty kick and relieved Al Jazira fans with the second goal in the 63rd minute. A third goal came from Oliveira who received a cross Diaky and then to be one on one with Al Ahli goal keeper so that Oliveira lift the ball over the goalkeeper and then with a header he announced the third goal for Al Jazira in the 71st minute. Another goal came with a header but this time from Abdullah Musa in the 75th minute. Braga then made a substitution replacing Diaky for Sultan Barghash. Braga made a second substitution in the 78th minute replacing Delgado for Abdul Salam Jumaa and then a third substitution in the 82nd minute replacing Sami Rubaya for Saleh Obeid. A couple of minutes later the referee granted Al Ahli a penalty kick. Ahmed Khalil executed the penalty kick announcing the first and only goal for his team in the match in the 86th minute. O'Leary made a substitution replacing Esmail Hamadi who carried an injury for Ahmed Khameis. Oliveira scored the fifth goal for Al Jazira and his personal second goal in the match in the 89th minute when he shoot the ball with his left leg putting the goal on the right side of the goalkeeper. The referee then announced the end of the match between Al Jazira and Al Ahli for the earlier 5-1 win. 16247 spectators attended the match who came to cheer Al Jazira in their march towards the league title. Mohammed Ibrahim Khidr, Esmail Dahr Al Ahmed and Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah shared the Barclay's Kick for Cash prize which is AED 50,000 and qualified for the Grand Prize which is a Ferrari Italia 458 worth a million dirham. The contesters will compete for the Ferrari in the last home for Al Jazira against Dubai on 09 June 2011.

Al Jazira VS Al Ahli 31st March,2011

Under the patronage of H.H Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Head of the organizing committee of the tournament and Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC), Al Jazira U-17 International Friendly Tournament kicks off on Monday 04 April 2011 at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium. Six teams will participate in the tournament namely: Al Jazira, UAE National Team, Qatar National Team, Club Africain from Tunisia, Valencia from Spain and Manchester City from England.
In a press conference held at Al Jazira to announce the tournament, Hamad Al Shabibi, Al Jazira Academy Board Member, said that the six teams are divided into two groups. The first group includes Al Jazira, Club Africain and Valencia. The second group includes UAE National Team, Qatar National Team and Manchester City.
The tournament is being held in the system of a league of one round. The first and second of each group will qualify to the semi-final when the first team in the first group plays with the second of the second group and the second of the first group plays with the first of the second group. The winners of the semi-final qualify to play the final match and the losers will play for the third and fourth places.
The matches of the first round will take place on 04, 06 and 08 April; the Semi-Final will take place on 10 April and the Final will be on 12 April. The opening and closing matches will be held at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, whereas the rest of the matches will be held at Sultan Bin Zayed Stadium.
On the first day of the tournament, Al Jazira will play the Africain from the first group and Qatar will play Man City from the second group. On 06 April, the UAE will play with Man City from the first group and the Africain will play with Valencia in the second group. On 08 April, Al Jazira will play with Valencia in the first group and the UAE will play with Qatar in the second group.
It is expected all the teams are to arrive at Abu Dhabi on 03 April to join the tournament. The tournament will be run by international referees and were chosen by the referees committee in the UAE Football Association. Mohammed Al Jallaf will head the referees committee.
The technical meeting of the tournament will be held on 03 April at 7:00pm, when the colors of the six teams will be decided as well as the list of players. The line-up will include 11 main players and 7 substitutes.
Talal Al Hashimi, ADSC Representative, said that alongside the tournament the council will hold workshops for the coaches of Al Jazira and the UAE Football Association that the two coaches of Valencia and Manchester City will deliver the lectures. Other coaches from other clubs are allowed to attend the workshops.
All the participating teams were also invited to attend the Final of the President's Cup between Al Jazira and Al Wahda in Zayed Sports City on 11 April.
Al Jazira Chief Executive Officer Phil Anderton, said that the tournament is a good start in executing a long term program in habilitating youths at the club since the players will have the chance to have contact with high level European and African players.
Andre Wetzel, Technical Director for the Youths Sector at Al Jazira, said: "I am pleased to organize this tournament which is a one-time opportunity for our players to have contact with different football schools. We are working to enhance the level of our players through this tournament. Besides, this tournament comes before opening the new Academy which is due to open in three months period. This shows that we are going on the right passage in preparing a promising generation here at Al Jazira that can serve the UAE football in the future."
Wetzel also noted that Al Jazira U-18 football will participate in a friendly tournament in Holland from 19 May till 25 May which also comes within the category of giving the players the chance to contact other players from around the world.

Jumaa: It is not important who plays, the important thing is winning

Al Jazira midfielder Abdul Salam Jumaa stressed the importance of the forthcoming match between Al Jazira and rival Al Ahli at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in the 15th week of Etisalat Pro-League on Thursday 31 March at 8:30pm. Jumaa noted that Al Jazira is marching in steady steps towards their first league title, stressing that Al Jazira v Al Ahli match will be difficult for the two teams. "However, our goal in the match is to win the three points and getting closer to the silverware," he said. "It is not important who will be in the starting line-up, because the substitutes are no less than the main players. What is important is to win the three points." Juma said that all the Al Jazira players have good spirits and they are confident in their victory thanks to their coach Abel Braga. "The match will be difficult, especially Al Jazira. The reason is that all the rivals are trying to be at their best when playing Al Jazira," he said. Jumaa said that he is trying his best to be back on the pitch, since he carried a light injury that kept him away from the ball.

Braga: We are aware of what is needed from us at this point of the league

Al Jazira 1st football team coach Abel Braga stressed the importance of Al Jazira match against rival Al Ahli at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in the 15th week of Etisalat Pro-League on Thursday 31 March at 8:30pm. In the pre-match conference, Braga said that he is aware of what is required from him at this stage of the league from taking the team towards their first league title. "We are aware what is needed from us at this stage. We play all our matches as they are our decisive matches, knowing that all the teams try to be at their best when playing with us," he said. Braga noted that Al Ahli are one of the best teams in the UAE. "Al Ahli three lines have great players; their defence have experienced players like Kanavaro. In the attack there are the two Khalil brothers. Rivalry is what distinguishes this match. We are demanded to give a good performance and get what we need from the match," he explained. Braga called upon Al Jazira fans to come and support the players, saying: "Having a good time during the next match is guaranteed, especially that the two teams play good football and are able to provide an outstanding and thrilling game to the spectators here at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium." Speaking of Diaky, Braga said: "Diaky led the team to victory in many occasions. It is natural to see his level of play decline. But what happened is that the real strikers were able to score in many occasions." Braga defended the defence of the team during Al Wahda match as saying: "The two goals in which Al Jazira received during Al Wahda match were a mistake in controlling the ball in the first goal and the exaggeration of the players in their celebration in scoring their second goal. I pushed Sami Rubaya into the field instead of Saleh Basheer because Rubaya is fast and can catch up with the striker of Al Wahda, whereas Bashir is good in handling the ball. Every player has his own features and I depend on the line-up of the rival in setting up my starting line-up."

Anderton: We are confident in a great attendance during Al Ahli match

Al Jazira Chief Executive Officer, Phil Anderton, stressed the importance of the forthcoming match between Al Jazira and Al Ahli at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium on Thursday 31 March at 8:30pm. Anderton said in a press conference held at Al Jazira Club that Al Jazira is working on increasing the number of attendance through giving away a number of prizes brought by Al Ain Dairies which are five Toshiba laptops and ten blackberry mobile phones to best fans who are wearing the most outstanding red shirts. He also mentioned the grand prize Ferrari Italia 458 which is worth one million dirham. Five fans in every home match will compete for Barclays Kick for Cash and win AED 50,000 by shooting the ball from midfield into an empty goal. If two lucky winners scored then they share the AED 50,000 prize. The scorers in the rest of Al Jazira home matches will qualify to the grand prize and compete in a game that will be announced before the last Al Jazira home match against rival Dubai on 09 June 2011. "We are displaying the Ferrari Italia in Al Jazira stand in The Marina Mall. More than 10,000 people registered there in the mall to be members of Al Jazira and so that they can come and watch Al Jazira next home match. We also distributed thousands of complimentary tickets brought by Al Jazira partners. The Ferrari will be on the stadium during our match against Al Ahli so that all our fans can see it," the CEO said. Anderton noted that through the Community Engagement Program which was launched by Al Jazira, two schools were invited to attend Al Jazira v Al Ahli match namely: Emirates National School and Al Manhal School. Al Jazira also invited a big number of special needs through Zayed Higher Foundation for Humanitarian Care and Abu Dhabi Special Needs Club. Special places were reserved for them. "We invite all Abu Dhabi community with its diverse nationalities and classes to come to Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium and enjoy a great match day. Now we opened 15 kiosks all around the stadium where fans can buy food and drinks as well as Al Jazira clothes." Anderton concluded the press conference by inviting all the journalists to play Al Jazira former players in a friendly match on Thursday 31 March at 6:00pm, two and half hours before Al Jazira v Al Ahli match.

Al Jazira in a visit to Emirates National School

Al Jazira and national team midfielder Abdullah Musa and striker Hareth Saeed paid a visit to Emirates National School in Abu Dhabi where they trained more than 200 students in the training hall of the school. The training focused on how to control the ball and some physical fitness workouts. The two players then distributed complementary tickets brought by Al Jazira partners to watch Al Jazira play Al Ahli at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium on Thursday 31 March at 8:30pm in the 15th week of Etisalat Pro-League 2010-11. The students also have the players sign their personal stuff. Al Jazira also presented Al Jazira T-shirt which bears the signature of all Al Jazira players to the management of the school. Abdullah Musa expressed his pleasure with the visit, noting that these schools have a lot of talents that could have a future in football. "The visit is a chance to develop the social relations between the different classes of the community. I am so pleased with visiting such a big number of students. Personally, I invite all the kids to attend All Al Jazira home matches," he said. Ahmed Al Mistaki, Principle of the Emirates National School, praised the efforts of Al Jazira Club to engage the community, calling all the UAE clubs to follow Al Jazira steps in initiating such activities that look after health and sports. Al Jazira has launched a community program under the title "Community Engagement Program" which aims at raising awareness about the different health and education issues as well as providing the opportunities for talents to shape their future.

Oliveira and Delgado visit Al Jazira stand in the Marina Mall

Al Jazira striker Ricardo Oliveira and midfielder Matias Delgado paid a visit to Al Jazira stand in the Marina Mall in Abu Dhabi where a Luxurious Ferrari Italia 458 is being displayed worth a million dirham. The stand also provide complementary entry tickets for Al Jazira home matches which brought by Al Jazira partners. During the visit the two players released the official program of the Al Jazira v Al Ahli match day which is brought by Reem Abu Dhabi Green Buildings for all Jazira fans who will come and watch the match next Thursday at 8:30pm at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium. In the new issue of the official program contains a cover that bears the pictures of the three professional players in Al Jazira squad namely: Bare, Oliveira and Delgado. Within its folds, the new issue features an interview with Delgado and another one with Al Jazira defender Saleh Basheer. Another interview with Al Jazira substitute Ahmed Jumaa is included. In regard to the officials of Al Jazira, the new issue features an interview with Salem Al Enzi, General Supervisor of the 1st and reserve teams and another interview with one of Al Jazira fans and his expectations for Al Jazira march towards the silverware. The issue contains some statistics and the starting line-ups of the two teams and a brief about all the activities Community Integration Program which was launched by Al Jazira earlier. The issue also provides the reader with a group of pictures of fans taken during the last match at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium. Earlier, Al Jazira announced the ever biggest prize for football fans in the UAE which is the Ferrari Italia 458. The lucky winner will drive off the Ferrari after the last match in the pro-league which will feature Al Jazira v Dubai on Thursday 09 June at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium. In each of the five matches which Al Jazira will play at home until the end of the league, starting with playing Al Ahli, Al Dhafra, Etihad kalbaa, Al Shabab and ending with Dubai, 5 entry tickets will be chosen. The five lucky tickets will compete on Barclays Kick for Cash by scoring the ball from the center point into an empty goal. Barclays Kick for Cash is worth AED 50,000. If two or more scored they will share the AED 50,000. The scorers will be automatically qualified for the Grand Prize which will be revealed during the last match and only one lucky winner will drive off the ever biggest prize in a football game in the UAE which is a luxurious Ferrari Italia 458. Oliveira stressed on the importance of the professional work Al Jazira is performing such as the issuing the official program of Al Jazira home matches as well as giving away a lot of prizes that encourage people to come to the stadium. Oliveira noted that all the players are determined to be at their best during the forthcoming match against Al Ahli, stressing that Al Ahli is a strong team, but "Al Jazira players are so determined to win the three points and go on with their march towards the silverware," he said. Delgado stressed the importance of having an official program for the match days that contains a number of information just like the elite clubs in the world. "Al Jazira are so determined to give all they have got to pay back those fans who stood by their side" he said.

Al Jazira reserves defeat rival Al Wahda 2-0

Al Jazira reserve football team defeated rival Al Wahda 2-0 in the 14th week of the Challenge League. Ahmed Jumaa scored the two goals of the match in the 13th and 17th minutes. With this victory, Al Jazira reserve football team raised their score to 28 points. Al Jazira players: Khalid Essa, Salem Masaud, Ali Al Amiri, Mohammed Marzouk, Saleh Bashir, Abdul Salam Jumaa, Khameis Esmail, Sultan Barghash, Abdullah Qasem, Ahmed Jumaa and Ali Mabkhout.

The derby of the capital ends with a 2-2 draw

The match between Al Jazira and rival Al Wahda in the 14th week of the Etisalat Pro-League 2010-11 ended with a 2-2 draw at Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi. With this draw, Al Jazira raised the score to 36 points keeping its place at the top of the league, whereas Al Wahda raised the score to 19 points. Al Wahda player Mohammed Al Shihhi scored first in the 49th minute, then Al Jazira Bare scored the equalizer in the 64th minute. Oliveira added another goal for Al Jazira in the 74th minute, then Esmail Matar scored the equalizer in the 75th minute. Al Jazira starting line-up included Ali Khaseif as the goalkeeper; Abdullah Musa, Khalid Sabeel, Sami Rubaya and Jumaa Abdullah in defense; Hilal Saeed, Yaser Matar, Diaky and Delgado in midfield; and Bare and Oliveira in forward. The first half of the match started without any attempts by the two teams to check the rival so they started exchanging scoring chances which all went in vain. Yaser Matar from Al Wahda received the first warning in the match in the 23rd minute for tackling Al Shihhi. Four minutes later Haider Alo Saeed from Al Wahda received another warning for his intended tackle for Diaky. Al Jazira players were not away from yellow cards that Khalid Sabeel received one of these cards in the 37th minute for tackling Yaser Matar. The first half of the match witnessed a lot of scoring opportunities but no goals whatsoever so that the referee called off the first half of the match for Al Jazira 0, Al Wahda 0. The second half started with no changes in the starting line-up and it witnessed Al Wahda scoring their first goal in the match in the 49th minute when Al Shihhi shot the ball from outside the penalty area to announce the first goal for Al Wahda. Al Jazira could not sit watching without doing anything, so they started attacking heavily until Bare was able to score the equalizer in the 46th minute. Al Wahda coach Heckersburger made his first substitution replacing Haider Alo Ali for Mahmoud Khameis. Braga made two substitutions at the same time in the 72nd minute replacing the owner of the first goal Bare for Ali Mabkhout and Hilal Saeed for Abdul Salam Jumaa. All Al Jazira fans stood at their feet in the 74th minute when Olivera scored the second goal for Al Jazira. However, Al Jazira fans did not stay a long time off their seats when Esmail Matar from Al Wahda scored the equalizer the 75th minute. Abdullah Musa received a yellow card for tackling Al Shihhi in the 75th minute. Al Wahda coach made a second substitution in the 80th minute replacing Biano with Al Kathiri. Braga also made a substitution replacing Yaser Matar for Mohammed Marzouk. The score did not change until the end of the match when the referee announced the score between Al Jazira and Al Wahda 2-2 draw.

Obeid and Barghash open Al Jazira stand at the Marina Mall

Al Jazira football stars Captain Saleh Obeid and Sultan Al Barghash Al Minhali opened Al Jazira stand at the Marina Mall in Abu Dhabi. The stand displays a luxurious Ferrari Italia 458 which is worth a million dirham. The stand also provides complementary entry tickets to Al Jazira home matches brought by Al Jazira partners. The stand witnessed big crowds of people who received entry tickets for the forthcoming match between Al Jazira and Al Ahli at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in the 14th week of Etisalat Pro-League on Thursday 31 March at 8:30pm. Earlier, Al Jazira announced the ever biggest prize for football fans in the UAE which is the Ferrari Italia 458. The lucky winner will drive off the Ferrari after the last match in the pro-league which will feature Al Jazira v Dubai on Thursday 09 June at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium. In each of the five matches which Al Jazira will play at home until the end of the league, starting with playing Al Ahli, Al Dhafra, Etihad kalbaa, Al Shabab and ending with Dubai, 5 entry tickets will be chosen. The five lucky tickets will compete on Barclays Kick for Cash by scoring the ball from the center point into an empty goal. Barclays Kick for Cash is worth AED 50,000. If two or more scored they will share the AED 50,000. The scorers will be automatically qualified for the Grand Prize which will be revealed during the last match and only one lucky winner will drive off the ever biggest prize in a football game in the UAE which is a luxurious Ferrari Italia 458. Saleh Obeid, Al Jazira 1st football team Captain, stressed the importance of giving away prizes during Al Jazira home matches which would attract more fans, noting that Al Jazira spent hard efforts to realize the record attendance in the UAE. Obeid said that opening up to the different nationalities in the country helped so much in attracting fans into Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, one of the best stadiums not only in the UAE but in the region. Sultan Bargahsh said that it is a great thing to have a stand at Marina Mall and it is great to achieve a record attendance in our matches. Barghash promised all Al Jazira fans to spend hard efforts to meet their dreams in winning the pro-league this season, praising the fans support inside and outside Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium.

Al Jazira players visit their teammate Ahmed Dada

A number of Al Jazira 1st football team players paid a visit to Al Jazira midfielder Ahmed Dada who went under a surgery last week for an injury he had had before leaving to Iran to play rival Foolad Sepahan in the AFC Champions League 2011. The group of players, lead by Captain Saleh Obeid, who visited Dada included Abdul Salam Jumaa, Ali Khaseif, Sami Rubaya, Ali Mabkhout, Sultan Barghash and Yaser Matar. Christiano Nunes, Physical Fitness Coach at Al Jazira, and Antonio Lopez, Goalkeepers Coach, visited Dada as well. Saleh Obeid stressed the importance of this visit, hoping for Ahmed dada a speed recovery so he would be back to the pitch as soon as possible "because the team is in need for all its players at this time of the season," he said.