Ghana winger Ernest Asante scored his eighth goal of the season for Al Jazira who they came from two goals down to beat Ittihad Kalba 4-2 on Saturday night.
The visitors found themselves trailing 2-0 after just 27 minutes but showed their resilience to equalise at half-time thanks to goals from Musallem Fayez and Sebastian Siani.
Kalba was reduced to 10-men with 20 minutes remaining and Al Jazira took full advantage by taking the lead through Asante.
He directed home from close range from an Abdalla Ramadan assist.