Match Report
United Arab Emirates went into the game 7th in the table on 4 points; Sri Lanka sat 29th on 0 — a 4-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Sri Lanka: only 149th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 29th. Per game in the league, United Arab Emirates were scoring 1.67 and conceding 1.67, Sri Lanka 1 and 5, against a competition average of 1.26 goals per team per game.
9 matches unbeaten backed United Arab Emirates's arrival. United Arab Emirates had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Sri Lanka, 4.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 6 more goals closed it at 5-1.
Goal scorers
United Arab Emirates: Ahmed Barman (66'), Ali Mabkhout (52'), Ali Mabkhout (42'), Ali Mabkhout (18'), Ali Saleh (85') · Sri Lanka: M. Musthaq (63')