Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Ajman 9th with 34 points, Emirates 13th with 17, 17 apart. Against a league average of 1.71 goals per team per game, Ajman ran at 1.46 scored and 1.85 conceded, Emirates at 1.23 and 2.31.
Defeat had followed defeat for Emirates — ten in succession. From the last five rounds, Ajman held 7 points of 15 and Emirates 0.
The match was played at Shaikh Rashid bin Saeed Stadium in Ajman (capacity 5,537). Ajman led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.