Match Report
Al Sharjah, 2nd with 51 points, sat 38 points above Al Urooba (14th, 13). Al Urooba ranked 7th in the league on five-round form, well above their 14th table position. Per game in the league, Al Urooba were scoring 0.92 and conceding 2.46, Al Sharjah 1.69 and 0.85, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Al Urooba — 11 in succession. The last-five ledger: Al Urooba 0/15, Al Sharjah 6/15.
The match was played at Gibbo Stadium in Triangle (capacity 3,000). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Sharjah: Caio (77')