Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 2nd with 58 points, Hatta 14th with 10, 48 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 2.81 scored and 1.31 conceded per game, Hatta 0.77 and 2.54, with the league averaging 1.71.
15 games without a win framed Hatta's arrival. Over the last five, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai had taken 12 of 15 points to Hatta's 4.
The match was played at Al-Rashid Stadium in Dubai (capacity 10,000). Shabab Al Ahli Dubai led 5-0 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 10-0 full-time score.