Al-Ittihad FC vs Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 1-2

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai won 2-1 at Alinma Stadium after Sardar Azmoun struck twice in the first half and Al-Ittihad FC could only pull one back after the interval. The visitors held on despite spending long periods without the ball.

Azmoun opened the scoring in the 7th minute from Guilherme da Silva Goncalves' assist, then made it 2-0 in the 16th minute from Reza Ghandipour's pass, which came after Ghandipour replaced Guilherme da Silva Goncalves in the same minute. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai went in 2-0 ahead at half-time.

Al-Ittihad FC changed things after the break, sending on Mukhtar Ali for Dion Lopy on 45 minutes and then making two more changes on 63 minutes, with Marwan Al-Sahafi and Muath Faquihi coming on. Marwan Al-Sahafi, who had come on in the 63rd minute, set up Richard Ríos Montoya to reduce the deficit in the 66th minute, but that was as close as the home side got. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai made two changes on 59 minutes and two more on 71 minutes to protect their lead through the closing stages.

Al-Ittihad FC had 68% of the possession and 587 passes to Shabab Al Ahli Dubai's 294, and also led the shot count 23-8, with 7 shots on target to 3. They finished with 5 corners to none and 1 save to the visitors' 6, while xG was 1.49 to 1.35. Fouls were 9-8 and there was 1 yellow card to Al-Ittihad FC's none.

Richard Ríos Montoya was booked for Al-Ittihad FC in the 88th minute. There were no red cards.