Dibba, Al Dhafra and Al Arabi teams continued to lead the first division league at the end of the fifth round with 10 points, so the competition for the two promotion tickets flared up early at a time when no team was able to achieve the full score.
Dibba had tied with Al Dhafra without goals, Al Arabi beat Gulf FC 3-2, Hatta and Emirates tied 2-2, Fujairah beat Al Hamriya 3-0, United beat Al Dhaid 2-1, and Majd tied with Masfoot. 2-2.
The round recorded that Fleetwood United was absent from its match with its host Al-Jazira Al-Hamra, which is the second time after its absence from the match with Hatta, and its match with “Majd” at the beginning of the league was also postponed.
This phenomenon is considered unusual in UAE competitions, as no team in the first division has ever missed two matches.
For his part, former coach and international lecturer Omar Al-Hammadi told Emirates Al-Youm: “Fleetwood’s absences will confuse the clubs’ technical accounts, cost them sums of money and make them lose focus, especially the teams competing for promotion.”
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