Laurent Banide made a winning start to his second reign at <a href="http://www.thenational.ae/topic/organisations/sports-teams/uae-football-teams/al-dhafra">Al Dhafra</a> when Saif Mohammed's free-kick helped the hosts down <a href="http://www.thenational.ae/topic/organisations/sports-teams/uae-football-teams/al-nasr">Al Nasr</a> 1-0 last night, despite being reduced to 10 men in the 22nd minute. Dhafra had been without a win since their 2-1 upset over Al Jazira in the fourth round. The poor results prompted management to announce Dzemal Hadziabdic's departure last week following a 3-0 defeat at <a href="http://www.thenational.ae/topic/organisations/sports-teams/uae-football-teams/al-wahda">Al Wahda</a>. The change worked for the hosts as Mohammed gave them an 11th-minute lead, and then the whole team defended resolutely to deny Nasr after losing Fawzi Bashir to a second booking. Follow us