Baniyas' rout of Al Dhafra ensured that the Arabian Gulf League title race will go down to the final match of the season as leaders Al Jazira maintained their one-point lead with victory over Al Ain.
Baniyas dominated their hosts from the start and were 3-0 up in 18 minutes thanks to goals from Joao Pedro, Gaston Suarez and Amer Abdulrahman.
Nicolas Gimenez and Ahmed Abunamous burnished the scoreline in the second half to set the Abu Dhabi club up for a must-win game against Al Wahda.
Ali Mabkhout's 24th league goal of thee season and a Milos Kosanovic free kick 10 minutes before time sealed victory for Al Jazira at Mohamed bin Zayed Stadium on Friday.
Al Ain had a golden opportunity to level when they were awarded a penalty in the 78th minute but Kodjo Laba's effort was saved by Ali Khaseif.
“We did exactly what we wanted to do, which was to win the game and maintain the lead from Baniyas,” Kasheif said.
“It was a big effort from the players to win against Al Ain. It was a good game, as anyone would have expected. Wish we can replicate this performance in the final league game against [Khorfakkan] and take the title.”
Sharjah held on to third spot with a 3-0 win over Ajman while Shabab Al Ahli beat Al Wasl by the same score to move up to fourth after Al Nasr were held 2-2 by Al Wahda.
Second-bottom Fujairah played out a stalemate against Khorfakkan to move level with Ajman on 15 points.
Ajman travel to Fujairah in their final game.
Tank warfare
Lt Gen Erik Petersen, deputy chief of programs, US Army, has argued it took a “three decade holiday” on modernising tanks.
“There clearly remains a significant armoured heavy ground manoeuvre threat in this world and maintaining a world class armoured force is absolutely vital,” the general said in London last week.
“We are developing next generation capabilities to compete with and deter adversaries to prevent opportunism or miscalculation, and, if necessary, defeat any foe decisively.”
Teams
Punjabi Legends Owners: Inzamam-ul-Haq and Intizar-ul-Haq; Key player: Misbah-ul-Haq
Pakhtoons Owners: Habib Khan and Tajuddin Khan; Key player: Shahid Afridi
Maratha Arabians Owners: Sohail Khan, Ali Tumbi, Parvez Khan; Key player: Virender Sehwag
Bangla Tigers Owners: Shirajuddin Alam, Yasin Choudhary, Neelesh Bhatnager, Anis and Rizwan Sajan; Key player: TBC
Colombo Lions Owners: Sri Lanka Cricket; Key player: TBC
Kerala Kings Owners: Hussain Adam Ali and Shafi Ul Mulk; Key player: Eoin Morgan
Venue Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Format 10 overs per side, matches last for 90 minutes
Timeline October 25: Around 120 players to be entered into a draft, to be held in Dubai; December 21: Matches start; December 24: Finals
Who's who in Yemen conflict
Houthis: Iran-backed rebels who occupy Sanaa and run unrecognised government
Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council
Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south
Habrish 'rebels': Tribal-backed forces feuding with STC over control of oil in government territory
Killing of Qassem Suleimani
KILLING OF QASSEM SULEIMANI
Killing of Qassem Suleimani
How it works
1) The liquid nanoclay is a mixture of water and clay that aims to convert desert land to fertile ground
2) Instead of water draining straight through the sand, it apparently helps the soil retain water
3) One application is said to last five years
4) The cost of treatment per hectare (2.4 acres) of desert varies from $7,000 to $10,000 per hectare
The specs: 2018 BMW R nineT Scrambler
Price, base / as tested Dh57,000
Engine 1,170cc air/oil-cooled flat twin four-stroke engine
Transmission Six-speed gearbox
Power 110hp) @ 7,750rpm
Torque 116Nm @ 6,000rpm
Fuel economy, combined 5.3L / 100km
