Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Dibba Al Hisn 2nd with 64 points, Al Dhafra 7th with 45, 19 apart. Recent form told a different story for Al Dhafra: only 11th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 7th. Per game in the league, Dibba Al Hisn were scoring 1.65 and conceding 0.74, Al Dhafra 1.71 and 1.42, against a competition average of 1.48 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Dibba Al Hisn in 6 games. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Dibba Al Hisn against 5/15 for Al Dhafra.
Dibba Al-Hisn Stadium in Dibba Al-Hisn, capacity 700, hosted the game. Dibba Al Hisn led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.