Sporting 2-3 Irish in the UAE 3rd Division, round 31 at Uptown International School, Dubai (1,000 capacity).

Sporting won 3, drew 2 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–D–D–W–W), scoring 9 and conceding 4.

Irish won 2, drew 2 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (D–W–L–W–D), scoring 13 and conceding 9.

The two sides have met 4 times: Sporting 0 wins, Irish 2, 2 draws.