Shabab Al Ahli beat Al Ain 2-0 in UAE Pro League

Shabab Al Ahli secured a 2-0 win over Al Ain in the sixth round of the UAE Pro League, in the match held on 17 October 2026 at 18:45 Damascus time.

Sardar Azmoun opened the scoring for Shabab Al Ahli in the 45+1 minute, before Kauan Santos added the second goal in the 59th minute to settle the result of the match.

The closing minutes of the match saw Abdoul Karim Traoré sent off from Al Ain's ranks in the 90+2 minute.

Sardar Azmoun was named man of the match with a rating of 8.1, after playing for 84 minutes and scoring one goal.

In terms of statistics, Al Ain dominated possession with 61 against 39 for Shabab Al Ahli, and had 25 shots compared to 11 for their opponents, while shots on target were level at 4 for each side. Al Ain also won 9 corner kicks against just one for Shabab Al Ahli, and committed 17 fouls compared to 6 for Shabab Al Ahli.

With this result, Shabab Al Ahli raised their tally to 10 points in fourth place after playing 5 matches, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 1, with a goal difference of 10 scored and 5 conceded. Al Ain, meanwhile, remained in second place with 13 points from 5 matches, winning 4 and drawing 1 without losing, having scored 12 goals and conceded 5.