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Al Jazira clinch third UAE Pro League title
Abu Dhabi: Al Jazira were crowned the new UAE Pro League champions after defeating Khor Fakkan 3-1 at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium on Tuesday. 

Going into the tie in the driver's seat for the title, Marcel Keizer’s side made no mistakes as they won their third UAE Pro League title ahead of Baniyas, who were held 1-1 by Al Wahda FSCC in their final match as Al Jazira finished on 57 points.


Oumar Traore opened the scoring on 10 minutes for Al Jazira, curling the ball in at the far post after being set up by Ali Mabkhout, who then added a second on 29 minutes from close range.

Al Jazira suffered a setback when playmaker Khalfan Mubarak was sent off in the 37th minute but Traore added the third goal for Al Jazira in the 56th minute for a comfortable lead with Khalfan Al Noobi reducing the deficit for Khor Fakkan in added time.

Baniyas, needing Al Jazira to drop points to stand a chance at winning the title, scored through a Gaston Suarez penalty but Al Wahda drew level in the 68th through Omar Khrbin.

Elsewhere, Shabab Al Ahli’s 3-2 win against Al Nasr saw them pip Sharjah to third spot in the table and claim the 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying spot. Sharjah finished fourth after a 1-0 defeat to Kalba.