Dalic happy with Al Ain display despite missed opportunities

Al Ain were marginally the better team in a challenging game played in stifling conditions, with temperatures regularly in excess of 40 degrees centigrade.

Lokomotiv goalkeeper Ignatiy Nesterov was the busier of the two goalkeepers and he was on hand to deny Al Ain on several occasions, including pushing away a goal-bound free-kick from Omar Abdulrahman and smothering a late effort by Danilo Asprilla.

But Dalic claimed himself satisfied with his side’s performance, despite their inability to convert in front of goal.