Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Dubai United 4th with 45 points, Gulf Heroes 14th with 10, 35 apart. Per game in the league, Gulf Heroes were scoring 1.04 and conceding 2.69, Dubai United 2.15 and 1.38, against a competition average of 1.49 goals per team per game.
Six consecutive defeats weighed on Gulf Heroes. Over the last five, Gulf Heroes had taken 0 of 15 points to Dubai United's 6.
Dubai Sports City Football Academy in Dubai staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Gulf Heroes led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.