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Lucky Number 5

A remarkable 5-1 victory was what Al Shabab snatched this evening over their counterparts Emirates in the match took place at the latter pitch in Ras Al Khaima within round 8 of Etisalat Pro League competition.
The happy-go-lucky Emirates suffered an early first half bad luck when Emirates’ goalkeeper Ahmed Al Shaji was flagged out leaving the down of the table team face their tough counterparts with only 10 players for the rest of the game. A late first score netted through Al Shabab’s striker Suroor Salem in the 43rd minute ended the first half of the match in anticipation.
Everyone was talking about how Emirates tried to pull it back together the first few minutes of the second half and an earned penalty scored by Emirates’ Mohsine Moutaouali in the 54th minute gave back hope for a while. Less than 8 minutes later all hope almost disappeared when the South American Villanueva netted Al Shabab’s 2nd goal in the 62nd minute.
Less than 2 minutes later another fast score and a 3rd goal netted through Nasser Masood in the 64th minute was an early barometer how the match is going to end.
In the 74th minute Rashid Hassan scored Al Shabab’s 4th goal which made it not only difficult but now all hope is gone for Emirates. It could have all ended here but 5 is a lucky number and that’s exactly what Al Shabab tried to look for, in the 85th Nasser Masood snatched his second goal and the match’s 5th just few minutes before the match ended.
With 15 points Al Shabab goes up on the table while Emirates stay down with only 3 points.