The matches of the fifth round of the First Division Football League, which was held last Friday and Saturday, confirmed that all teams are close at the technical level, and that the chances of qualifying for the Arab Gulf League are equal for all the team, and that the description of "shadow teams" no longer has a real presence, but rather All teams will play an influential role in identifying the two teams that qualify for the Professional League.

The fifth round witnessed Al Dhaid’s victory over Al Bataeh 2-1, and the UAE’s victory over Dibba Al Fujairah with two clean goals. And Al-Orouba drew with Masfout 2-2, and the tour witnessed strong technical levels presented by the competing teams, especially the UAE's confrontation with Dibba Al-Fujairah, which recalled their participation in the Arab Gulf League, as the tour was marked by abundance in scoring goals of 14 goals, while the audience continued its weak presence In the stands, although the matchlights It is not televised.

Dibba Al-Hisn maintained its lead with 14 points, followed by Al Bataeh second with 11 points, then Dibba Fujairah third with 10 points, then the UAE fourth with nine points, Al Dhaid seven points, Al-Arabi six points, Masfoot and Al-Orouba five points, followed by Hamriyah three points, and cooperation One point, then Masafi in last place without points.

For his part, Dibba Al-Hosn coach, Suleiman Al-Balushi said that "being in the lead now is important, but it cannot be built upon at the present time to achieve what the team aspires to, because the championship is still in its beginning, and we are working to perpetuate the results more than looking at the lead."

He told «Emirates Today»: «We are pleased to be in the first place and the first place in the lead, but the most important thing is that the players continue to exert maximum efforts during training and matches, so that the team continues to achieve positive results.»

He added: "The results of the rest of the matches do not matter to us, and we do not look at the other teams more than focusing on our team, and I realize that my team played more than the Emirates and Dibba Fujairah teams, and two games more than Al Dhaid and Al Hamriyah, which means that the current points difference is subject to shrinking."

For his part, Khalil Al-Tawil, the team manager of the first team of the Emirates Club described the Falcons victory over Dibba Al-Fujairah as deserving, and that it reflected the upward development of the team's technical returns, expressing his confidence that the victory would be a turning point in order for the Emirates team to regain its position in the highest ranking of the first-class teams .

Al-Tawil told «Emirates Today»: «We achieved a difficult victory because it came against the strongest league teams, and it was a difficult match against Dibba Al-Fujairah, which is the only team that has never lost before this match, and we invested the available opportunities, which contributed to achieving the most important victory In the tournament so far, ”he added:“ We suffered an undue loss in the previous match against Dibba Al-Hisn, after the team was affected by the arbitration decisions, and we do not blame anyone. (Hawks) to get the boarding pass, and return to Do Irrigation of Professionals ».

Al-Sayed: The loss of the plates was sudden

The Egyptian coach Al-Bataeh, Tariq Al-Sayed, confirmed that his team prevails in the course of the match and does not deserve to lose to Al-Dhaid, describing the loss in matches despite the preference, as part of football, which is something that coaches and players are accustomed to, stressing that the most important of the loss is its compensation in the next rounds, To maintain the position of the team in the highest ranking positions.

He said to «Emirates Today»: «The result can be described as surprising, and regardless of the circumstances of the match, it was an undeserved loss, and my team masters the game with numerous attacks on the opposing team’s goal, despite not ending it in the net for several reasons, including lack of success, but I Satisfied with everyone, and we will work to avoid any result that does not match our aspirations in the tournament.