Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al Fujairah 11th with 41 points, Baynounah SC 17th with 15, 26 apart. Al Fujairah ranked 7th in the league on five-round form, well above their 11th table position. Per game in the league, Baynounah SC were scoring 1.03 and conceding 2.72, Al Fujairah 1.44 and 1.25, against a competition average of 1.58 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Baynounah SC — five in succession. Al Fujairah arrived off three straight defeats.
The venue was Mohammed Bin Saud Al-Qasimi Stadium in Ash Sha'm, with room for 25,000 spectators. Al Fujairah led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-3 full-time score.


