Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al Fujairah 8th with 39 points, City 13th with 23, 16 apart. The last five rounds placed Al Fujairah no better than 14th for form, against 8th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: City 1 scored and 1.93 conceded per game, Al Fujairah 1.64 and 1.68, with the league averaging 1.44.
Defeat had followed defeat for City — five in succession.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 0 City wins, 4 for Al Fujairah, 0 draws, at 4.75 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 75% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
The Sevens Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 50,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Fujairah led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
City: 1 goal with no recorded scorer · Al Fujairah: Sander Benbachir (23')
Key stats
Possession: City 31% · Al Fujairah 69% · Total shots: 13-16 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 11-1