Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Al Ain U23 (1st, 61 pts) held a 35-point advantage over Al Bataeh U23 (13th, 26 pts). Al Bataeh U23 had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 9th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Against a league average of 1.62 goals per team per game, Al Ain U23 ran at 2.12 scored and 0.58 conceded, Al Bataeh U23 at 1.23 and 2.62.
Al Ain U23 had won six straight, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 15/15 points for Al Ain U23 against 6/15 for Al Bataeh U23.
On the scoreboard, Al Ain U23 led 3-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 4-0.
Goal scorers
Al Ain U23: Rilwano Sarki (33'), Eid Al Hammadi (20'), Mame Niang (28'), Nathanial Awaitey (68')