Dubai club 1 Al Nasr 2
Al Shaab 1 Al Wahda 2
Al Wasl 0 Sharjah 1
Al Ahli 1 Al Jazira 1
Al Dhafra 1 Al Shabab 1
Gulf News - Al Wahda extended their chase on leaders Al Ain at the top of
the First division football league after winning three valuable points with
a 2-1 win over Al Shaab 2-1 in an away encounter at Khalid bin Mohammed
stadium in Sharjah yesterday.
Al Wahda have now 41 points, one adrift of Al Ain. Both teams have two
matches left and the next eight days will decide the fate of the league
title. Abdul Salam Jumaa scored Al Wahda's first goal in the 44th minute
while Sheikh Diop levelled for the host two minutes after the break.
Yasir Salim scored the winner for Wahda in the 80th minute from the spot. Al
Shaab dropped to fourth place with 31 points.
In the second match held at Al Aweer stadium, Al Nasr defeated Dubai Club
2-1 to snatch the third place and increases their chances of playing in the
Super Cup. Abdullah Mussa scored for Dubai Club two minutes from the start
and Qazim Ali levelled for Nasr in the last minute of the first session.
Semba netted the winner for Nasr in the 59th minute. Nasr are with 33 points
while Dubai club are in the 11th place with 17 points.
In the third match, Sharjah revived their hopes of sailing to safe waters
after beating Al Wasl 1-0 at the latter's stadium in Dubai. Brazilian
striker Anderson scored the all-important gaol for the visitors in the 75th
minute.
Sharjah moved up to seventh with 22 points while Al Wasl stayed at eighth
with 21.
In the fourth match, Al Jazira succeeded in scoring a last-gasp equaliser
against Al Ahli. Jawad Qazimyan scored for Ahli in the 72nd minute and
Hussain Suhail restored parity for Jazira in the 88th minute. Ahli stayed
fifth with 30 points and a better goal difference than Jazira, who are sixth
with 30.
In the fifth match, Al Shabab returned from the western region with a point
after they were held by bottom-placed Al Dhafra to a 1-1 draw. Al Shabab are
in the 10th place with 18 points and Al Dhafra in the last place with 15
points.