Arabian Gulf League Match Day 14 Review

Al Nasr 0-2 Al Wahda



Al Wahda started the second half of the Arabian Gulf League season in a positive manner with a 2-0 away win at Al Nasr’s Al Maktoum Stadium. The result gives Al Wahda 21 points after their Round 14 match, whilst Al Nasr slip in the League but remain on a healthy 23 points.

Damian Diaz fired Al Wahda into a 1-0 lead before half time, benefitting from early substitute Adel Basulaiman’s assist in the 41st minute, and it was Diaz again who netted in the 81st minute to double his side’s lead and take his personal tally for the season to 7 League goals.


Bani Yas 4-1 Ajman



Bani Yas also made a blistering start to the second half of the Arabian Gulf League campaign with a thumping 4-1 win over Ajman at the Bani Yas Stadium. Goals from Marcelinho, Yousef Jaber, Ahmed Malalla and Carlos Muñoz had given the Sky Blues a comfortable lead before Waleed Ahmed pulled one back for struggling Ajman. Bani Yas now have 20 points, whilst Ajman remain down in the danger zone on 8 points.

Al Ain 0-0 Al Shabab



Al Ain and Al Shabab played out an entertaining 0-0 draw at the Tahnon bin Mohamed Stadium, the result means that the defending champions begin the second half of the season with another case of dropped points. Both sides had chances to win but the game ended in deadlock, meaning Al Shabab remain 2nd in the table on 27 points – five behind League leaders Al Ahli – whilst Al Ain are ten points off the pace with 22.

Sharjah 2-0 Al Wasl



Sharjah showed no sign of slipping up, recording a 2-0 home victory over Al Wasl in match day 14 of the competition. Two penalties scored by Fellype Gabriel and Ze Carlos proved to be the difference, as Sharjah increased their points tally to 26 whilst Al Wasl remain on 17.

Al Jazira 3-0 Al Shaab



The second half of the Arabian Gulf League season got off to a good start for Al Jazira with a convincing 3-0 win over Al Shaab at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium. An early brace from Nelson Valdez was added to by Ali Mabkhout’s second half goal to give Al Jazira 26 points, whilst Al Shaab stay stuck to the bottom of the table on 7 points.

Emirates 2-3 Al Dhafra



Al Dhafra completed a good week with a 3-2 win over Emirates in Ras Al Khaimah to kick off the second half of the Arabian Gulf League season. Having been awarded three points by the UAE FA Disciplinary Committee in a default 3-0 victory over Al Ahli for their Round 13 match, Dr. Abdullah Misfer’s men earned another three points on the pitch in Round 14 thanks to a brace from Makhete Diop and a Bander Mohammed strike. The result means Al Dhafra now have 22 points, whilst Emirates will face a struggle in the second half of the season as they remain on 11 points.

Al Ahli 4-2 Dubai



Al Ahli put a difficult week behind them by starting the second half of the Arabian Gulf League season with a 4-2 win over Dubai at the Rashid Stadium. Ahmad Khalil opened the scoring within less than a minute, and a Luis Jiminez brace and Ciel header completed the result for the Red Knights, whilst Jehad Al Hussain and Dramane Traore’s goals for Dubai counted for nothing. The visitors put up a strong fight for much of the match but the League leaders’ quality proved too much in the end, as they returned to 32 points at the top of the table having had three docked earlier in the week. Dubai meanwhile remain marooned on 8 points at the lower end of the table.


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