Match Report
Tractor Sazi (4th, 2 pts) visited Al Ahli (1st, 14 pts) with 12 points between them. The last five rounds placed Tractor Sazi no better than 30th for form, against 4th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Ahli 1.5 scored and 0.67 conceded per game, Tractor Sazi 0.33 and 1.67, with the league averaging 1.41.
Defeat had not touched Al Ahli in 5 games. Tractor Sazi's winless run stood at 5. Over the last five, Al Ahli had taken 11 of 15 points to Tractor Sazi's 2.
P. Green took charge of the match — our records show 33 games refereed with an average of 0.2 yellow cards per game. The match was played at Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium in Al Ain. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.