Match Report
The table read 11th (Al Shorta, 6 pts) against 12th (Al Ain, 2 pts), 4 points apart. On recent form Al Ain sat only 22nd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 12th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Shorta 0.88 scored and 2.13 conceded per game, Al Ain 1.38 and 2.75, with the league averaging 1.51.
Al Shorta had not lost in 8 games.
The venue was Al Taji Stadium in Taji, with room for 5,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Al Shorta: Mahmoud Al Mawas (50'), Lucas (90')