In the eighth round of the First Division, several exciting matches took place. The football club 'United', led by Italian coach Andrea Pirlo, secured a strong 2-0 victory over 'Emirates'. With this win, 'United' earned 11 points and climbed to 6th place, while 'Emirates' remains on 13 points in 4th place. Both goals for 'United' were scored by Portuguese player Samuel Luis in the 74th minute and Cameroonian Cedric Nana in the 86th minute. 'City' achieved a valuable away victory over 'Al-Hamria' with a clean sheet, scoring the only goal through Irishman Clem Stroubridge in the 62nd minute. This win lifted 'City' to 12 points and 8th place, while 'Al-Hamria' stays with 8 points in 9th place. 'Al-Urouba' claimed their first win of the season by defeating 'Al-Jazeera Al-Hamra' 3-1. The Ghanaian forward Joseph Amoah scored the only goal for 'Al-Jazeera Al-Hamra' in the 80th minute. As a result, 'Al-Urouba' has 6 points and is in 11th place, compared to their opponent in 12th with 5 points. Additionally, 'Al-Ittifaq' secured its first win of the season by beating 'Majed' 3-2. Goals for 'Al-Ittifaq' were scored by Ala Maher (49'), Hassan Abdel-Salam (77'), and Mohamed Al-Saridi (90'). For 'Majed', Ali Al-Yahyai (13') and Motswana Mulaudi Telehwanq (90+6') found the net.
UAE First Division: Matchday 8 Results
A review of the 8th round of the UAE First Division, featuring wins for United, City, and Al-Urouba's first victory of the season.