Al Jazira netted a goal in each half to earn a 2-0 win over city rivals Al Wahda at Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium in matchweek 9 of the Arabian Gulf League on Friday night.
Al Wahda had a chance to open the scoring in the 32nd minute, when Khalil Ibrahim launched a solo attack before crossing the ball back to Paul-José M'Poku, who fired from just outside the penalty area, but Al Jazira keeper Ali Khasif blocked his effort.
It was Al Jazira who found the back of the net in the 38th minute, when Khalfan Mubarak scored the opening goal by a powerful shot from outside the penalty area, leaving goalkeeper Mohamed AlShamsi helpless.
Al Jazira doubled their lead after Abdullah Ramadan sent an inch-perfect pass to Ali Mabkhout, who rounded the goalkeeper and scored the second goal in the 62nd minute, raising his tally this season to six goals.
Mabkhout came close to scoring again in the 67th minute, when he fired a powerful shot from outside the area but was blocked by AlShamsi.
With 10 minutes to go, Tahnoon Alzaabi missed a chance to reduce the deficit as his powerful effort from outside the box hit the woodwork.
The Clarets continued to pressure Al Jazira in search for a goal but were denied by in-form keeper Ali Khasif, who blocked a close-range header in the 85th minute to seal a 2-0 win for his side.
The match saw Al Jazira coach Marcel Keizer and midfielder Abdullah Ramadan receive their Coach of the Month and Player of the Month awards for November ahead of kick-off.
Following the win, Al Jazira moved back to second place with 20 points, three behind leaders Sharjah, while Al Wahda are eighth and tied on 14 points with Shabab Al Ahli.
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