Al-Dhafra crush Dubai United with a clean five-goal haul in the UAE Pro League

Al-Dhafra secured a big win against visitors Dubai United by a score of 5-1 in the sixth round of the UAE Pro League for the 2026 season.

Dominique Mendy opened the scoring for Al-Dhafra from a penalty kick in the 33rd minute, before Willy Semedo equalised for Dubai United, also from a penalty, in the 40th minute. Sory Kaba responded with a goal in the 41st minute to restore his team's lead before the end of the first half.

In the second half, Sory Kaba added his second goal for Al-Dhafra in the 48th minute, then Dramane Koumare extended the margin with a third goal in the 68th minute, before Arielson wrapped up the scoring with a fifth goal in the 90+1st minute.

Sory Kaba received the player of the match award with a rating of 9.77 after playing for 82 minutes, during which he scored two goals and set up an additional goal.

Despite the defeat, Dubai United dominated possession with 72 percent compared to 28 percent for Al-Dhafra, and had 20 attempts compared to 11 for their hosts, along with 10 corner kicks compared to 3 for Al-Dhafra.

The match did not see any red cards, while each team received one yellow card.

With this win, Al-Dhafra moved up to 12th place with 3 points from 5 matches, while Dubai United dropped to 8th place with 7 points, also from 5 matches.