Pro League round-up: Ajman hammer Kalba to claim first win


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Al Dhafra 1 Al Shabab 1
Al Dhafra Diop 35' Al Shabab Henrique 62'

Al Dhafra continued to impress with a 1-1 home draw with Al Shabab. Makhete Diop headed a cross from Reda Abdulhadi for a 34th-minute lead for the home side.

Luiz Henrique headed a cross from Ciel for the equaliser just after the hour mark.

Shabab pressed hard for the winner but were denied by outstanding work from Abdulbasit Mohammed, the Dhafra goalkeeper.

He stopped two close-range efforts from Azizbek Haydarov and Edgar Bruno.

Ajman 6 Kalba 1
Ajman: Basheer 3', Kabi 32', 52, 60', Sy 58', 73' Kalba: Daoudi 16'

Ajman grabbed their first Pro League victory with an impressive second half, netting four goals in a 6-1 demolition of Kalba.

Saleh Basheer gave Ajman a third-minute lead but that was cancelled by Nabil Daoudi in the 16th minute only for Boris Kabi, above, to regain the lead past the half hour.

Kabi returned after the break to complete the hat-trick and Founeke Sy joined the party with a pair of goals.

Kalba have been outscored 27-3 thus far.

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Milestones on the road to union

1970

October 26: Bahrain withdraws from a proposal to create a federation of nine with the seven Trucial States and Qatar. 

December: Ahmed Al Suwaidi visits New York to discuss potential UN membership.

1971

March 1:  Alex Douglas Hume, Conservative foreign secretary confirms that Britain will leave the Gulf and “strongly supports” the creation of a Union of Arab Emirates.

July 12: Historic meeting at which Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid make a binding agreement to create what will become the UAE.

July 18: It is announced that the UAE will be formed from six emirates, with a proposed constitution signed. RAK is not yet part of the agreement.

August 6:  The fifth anniversary of Sheikh Zayed becoming Ruler of Abu Dhabi, with official celebrations deferred until later in the year.

August 15: Bahrain becomes independent.

September 3: Qatar becomes independent.

November 23-25: Meeting with Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid and senior British officials to fix December 2 as date of creation of the UAE.

November 29:  At 5.30pm Iranian forces seize the Greater and Lesser Tunbs by force.

November 30: Despite  a power sharing agreement, Tehran takes full control of Abu Musa. 

November 31: UK officials visit all six participating Emirates to formally end the Trucial States treaties

December 2: 11am, Dubai. New Supreme Council formally elects Sheikh Zayed as President. Treaty of Friendship signed with the UK. 11.30am. Flag raising ceremony at Union House and Al Manhal Palace in Abu Dhabi witnessed by Sheikh Khalifa, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.

December 6: Arab League formally admits the UAE. The first British Ambassador presents his credentials to Sheikh Zayed.

December 9: UAE joins the United Nations.

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