Shabab Al Ahli survived a late scare to defeat Emirates 2-1 at the Rashid stadium on Sunday and move up to third in the standings.
Federico Cartabia and Shabab Al Ahli’s new Norwegian signing, Thomas Olsen, were on target either side of half time, but a 72nd minute strike from Edarlyn Reyes kept the visitors under pressure until the final whistle.
Guilherme da Silva sent in a low cross to Cartabia, who curled a low effort beyond the outstretched hands of Emirates goalkeeper Abdulla Ibrahim for a 13th minute lead.
Two minutes after the restart, Olsen marked his Shabab Al Ahli debut with a goal to double his side's lead. Harib Suhail dribbled inside the penalty area to find the unmarked Olsen, who tapped in from six yards to become the first Norwegian to score a goal in the Pro League.
Reyes pulled one back with a powerful left-footed shot from the outside the area to beat Majed Naser, also becoming the first Dominican to score in the history of the competition.
Shabab Al Ahli were awarded a penalty two minutes from time after Cartabia was pulled down in the box but the Argentine sent his effort crashing against the crossbar.
With the victory, Shabab Al Ahli jump to third place on 26 points, seven behind the leaders Al Ain and just one below the second-placed Al Wahda.
Elsewhere, Walid Azarou marked his Pro League debut for Ajman with a winner against Al Nasr at Al Maktoum Stadium.
The Moroccan forward saw his first effort crash against the post on 34 minutes but was on target past the hour mark with a left-footed effort that proved enough to secure his team the win.
Nasr ended the game with 10-men after Diaa Sabia was sent off for a second booking nine minutes from time.
What is graphene?
Graphene is a single layer of carbon atoms arranged like honeycomb.
It was discovered in 2004, when Russian-born Manchester scientists Andrei Geim and Kostya Novoselov were "playing about" with sticky tape and graphite - the material used as "lead" in pencils.
Placing the tape on the graphite and peeling it, they managed to rip off thin flakes of carbon. In the beginning they got flakes consisting of many layers of graphene. But as they repeated the process many times, the flakes got thinner.
By separating the graphite fragments repeatedly, they managed to create flakes that were just one atom thick. Their experiment had led to graphene being isolated for the very first time.
At the time, many believed it was impossible for such thin crystalline materials to be stable. But examined under a microscope, the material remained stable, and when tested was found to have incredible properties.
It is many times times stronger than steel, yet incredibly lightweight and flexible. It is electrically and thermally conductive but also transparent. The world's first 2D material, it is one million times thinner than the diameter of a single human hair.
But the 'sticky tape' method would not work on an industrial scale. Since then, scientists have been working on manufacturing graphene, to make use of its incredible properties.
In 2010, Geim and Novoselov were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics. Their discovery meant physicists could study a new class of two-dimensional materials with unique properties.
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.
The bio
Favourite book: Peter Rabbit. I used to read it to my three children and still read it myself. If I am feeling down it brings back good memories.
Best thing about your job: Getting to help people. My mum always told me never to pass up an opportunity to do a good deed.
Best part of life in the UAE: The weather. The constant sunshine is amazing and there is always something to do, you have so many options when it comes to how to spend your day.
Favourite holiday destination: Malaysia. I went there for my honeymoon and ended up volunteering to teach local children for a few hours each day. It is such a special place and I plan to retire there one day.
