The Shangri-La Hotel football team, led by Naim Ghaida, topped the standings of the 14-team football tournament being held at the Modhesh Fun City as part of the Dubai Summer Surprises.
In their final game, Shangri-La defeated Grosvenor House West Marina 4-0.
Grosvenor House, led by Roland Coutinho, started the game well and missed two scoring opportunities.
It took time for the Shangri-La lads to settle down but once they got into their stride there was no stopping them.
Hardworking Younis opened the scoring with a solo goal.
Naim increased the tally to two just before halftime.
The second half was one-sided with Younis scoring his second for the night and Naim completed the tally to win the match 4-0.
Minguel, Amir and Sebastian did their best for the Grosvenor team.
With this victory Shangri-La completed their league stage on 30 points and lead the standings.
In the second game, Jumeirah Beach Club pushed their way into second spot with 28 points despite a 1-1 draw against Le Meridien Al Aqah.
Henry scored just before half-time for Jumeirah Beach Club, while Francois Claire was on target from close range for the team from Fujairah.
Le Meridien Al Aqah finished the league in fifth position and will meet Milenium Airport Hotel in the quarterfinals on August 27.
In a battle for eighth place, Carlton Hotel had to pull out all stops before overcoming a stubborn Sea View Hotel 7-3.
As the last team to qualify, Carlton Hotel will now meet Shangri-La in the quarterfinals.
Sheraton Dubai Creek and Towers were awarded a walkover as 11th placed Four Points Sheraton failed to turn up for their game.
Sheraton Dubai Creek finished in third position and will meet Jebel Ali International in the quarterfinals at 6.25pm on Friday.
JW Marriott completed their engagements in the inter-hotel volleyball tournament defeating a strong Dusit Dubai Hotel 2-1.
Dusit Dubai shocked the table toppers winning the first set with Arwin Rana, Hadeep Dowyam and Suraj Thapa playing well.
However, the experience of Sujil Kunnath, Nazeer Paral and Sasikumar helped Marriott to recover and win the second set.
The third set was a sea-saw battle with both teams winning points.
Marriott's superiority showed in the end when they held their nerve to win the set and match 2-1.
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