Al Ahli Youth secured a valuable and important victory over their guest Al-Wasl with a 3-1 scoreline in the 'Dubai Derby,' postponed from the 9th round of the ADNOC Pro League. The match took place at Rashid Stadium in front of approximately five thousand spectators. The home fans were the loudest throughout the match, constantly providing moral support to the players, allowing the 'Knights of Dubai' to continue their strong run and maintain pressure on league leaders Al Ain. With this result, Al Ahli Youth moved to second place with 26 points, having one postponed match against Ajman, trailing leaders Al Ain by just four points. Meanwhile, Al-Wasl's points tally remained frozen at 22 in fourth place. Al Ahli Youth had ended the first half trailing after Al-Wasl took the lead through Ali Saleh in the 44th minute, but the 'Knights of Dubai' came back strongly in the second half, with Yuri Cesar equalizing in the 49th minute before the same player scored the go-ahead goal in the 68th. Substitute Mohammed Juma sealed the victory with the third goal in the 88th minute.
