Dibba Al-Hisn hosted Palm City in the fourth round of the First Division regular season on Saturday, and the visitors claimed a 3-2 victory. Marega's brace proved decisive in a match that turned on individual moments rather than sustained pressure. By then, the pattern was already set.
A. Fernandez gave the hosts an early lead at the four-minute mark, tapping in from close range after a probing spell. Marega responded almost immediately, finding space in the box to fire past the goalkeeper at fifteen. The visitors had come for a cross he never reached, but they made their chances count.
Lukowicz restored parity before the break, heading home from a corner at forty-one minutes. Marega then doubled his tally fifty-eight minutes in, and sealed the result with a third goal at seventy-eight. Three goals from one player decided the tie.
The statistics tell a story of efficiency over volume. Dibba Al-Hisn enjoyed 53 per cent possession and registered 107 attacks to the visitors' 90, yet they managed only four shots on target compared to five for Palm City. The hosts had more corners at seven to three, but the away side punished them from a set piece.
The result moved Palm City up to ninth place with six points from four games, while Dibba Al-Hisn remained eleventh with three points after three matches. The visitors had lost two of their previous four fixtures, including a heavy defeat to Al-Arabi, but this performance suggested a turnaround. By then, the gap between them and the hosts had widened to three points.