Shabab Al Ahli Dubai vs Esteghlal FC 2-0

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai beat Esteghlal FC 2-0 at Al-Rashid Stadium, with two late goals after a scoreless first half deciding the match. Mateus Dias Lima broke the deadlock in the 69th minute and Juan Alvina added the second in the 84th.

The first half brought no goals, though Esteghlal FC picked up two yellow cards, to Saleh Hardani in the 41st minute and S. Bakhtiarizadeh three minutes into stoppage time. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai had one booking before the break, with Saeid Ezatolahi cautioned in the 53rd minute, and the interval arrived at 0-0.

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai made two changes in the 58th minute and two more in the 67th, and both goals came from substitutes. Mateus Dias Lima, who came on in the 58th minute, scored in the 69th from Sardar Azmoun's assist to make it 1-0, then Juan Alvina, also introduced in the 58th minute, struck in the 84th from another Azmoun pass to seal it at 2-0. Esteghlal FC tried to respond with changes in the 72nd, 82nd and 86th minutes, but they had one shot on target all night, while Shabab Al Ahli Dubai finished with five.

The hosts had 53% of the ball, 462 passes to Esteghlal FC's 402, and 1.18 expected goals to 0.35. Esteghlal FC had more shots, 9-8, but Shabab Al Ahli Dubai led the shots on target 5-1, while corners finished 2-1 and fouls 8-16 in the hosts' favour.

The bookings were Saleh Hardani in the 41st minute, S. Bakhtiarizadeh three minutes into stoppage time, Saeid Ezatolahi in the 53rd minute and Amirmohammad Razaghinia in the 82nd minute. There were no red cards.