Match Report
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai, 1st with 63 points, sat 47 points above Dibba Al Hisn (13th, 16). Shabab Al Ahli Dubai had been under-performing their position — 5th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.6 goals per team per game, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai ran at 2.19 scored and 0.85 conceded, Dibba Al Hisn at 1.12 and 2.15.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Dibba Al Hisn.
Al-Rashid Stadium in Dubai, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai: Bogdan Planić (5'), Damián García (52'), Sultan Adil (71') · Dibba Al Hisn: Haythem Jouini (32'), Pierre Kunde (65')