Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Emirates 2nd with 71 points, Baynounah SC 17th with 15, 56 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Baynounah SC 1.03 scored and 2.72 conceded per game, Emirates 2.66 and 1.03, with the league averaging 1.58.
Baynounah SC entered with three losses in a row. Emirates had won eight straight, having scored in 12 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Baynounah SC 3/15, Emirates 15/15.
The match was played at Mohammed Bin Saud Al-Qasimi Stadium in Ash Sha'm (capacity 25,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Emirates led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.


