DUBAI: Elation abounded for Leonardo Jardim’s long-term leaders Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai Club when they came from behind to wrap up their first ADNOC Pro League title in fittingly determined fashion. And Lourency’s double put Al-Bataeh in pole position to edge a tense, final-day survival showdown during a memorable matchweek 25. The table-topping merged outfit were indebted to
DUBAI: Leaders Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai Club’s grip on the ADNOC Pro League strengthened and holders Al-Ain’s surprisingly weakened, during a potentially pivotal matchweek 20. Leonardo Jardim’s first-place side dispatched Khor Fakkan 3-1 on Friday night, with Syria forward Omar Khribin and Argentine winger Fede Cartabia again among the scorers. Results elsewhere saw a five-point
Al-Wahda and Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai Club earned epic victories in heavyweight clashes, and a modern classic was played out when Ittihad Kalba hosted sorry Al-Nasr, in the ADNOC Pro League’s unforgettable matchweek 8. The final moments of Sunday’s last match proved decisive when Al-Wahda’s substitute Joao Pedro headed the visitors to a memorable 1-0 victory at Sharjah Stadium.
Al-Jazira’s alarming slump continued, champions Al-Ain heaped more misery on Al-Nasr and Al-Wasl surrendered two goals plus, the leadership in the ADNOC Pro League’s intriguing matchweek seven. Exciting Congo winger Prestige Mboungou’s smartly taken second-half strike earned Ajman a 1-0 win and made it four games on the bounce without victory for the stuttering Pride of
Star-studded Sharjah stumbled and champions Al-Ain continued to flounder during a consequential matchweek six in the ADNOC Pro League. Gilberto’s second-half strike gifted a 1-0 triumph to shock leaders Al-Wasl in a summit clash with the previously unbeaten Sharjah, defined by Caio’s avoidable 35th-minute dismissal for twin bookings.