Al Jazira ended their Fifa Club World Cup campaign with a 3-1 defeat to Mexican side CF Monterrey in the fifth place play-off at the Mohamed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
The UAE Pro League champions, returning from a 6-1 defeat to Saudi powerhouse Al Hilal, were never in the game after falling behind 3-0 at half time.
They got off to the worst possible start when their centre-back Zayed Sultan turned the ball into his own net to give Monterrey a fourth minute lead.
Rogelio Funes Mori doubled it seven minutes later before Cesar Montes fired in a third on 25 minutes to all but end the contest in the UAE capital.
Jazira did well to keep Monterrey at bay in the second half and even managed to score a consolation goal through their Brazilian forward Bruno de Oliveira, who came off the bench 10 minutes from time.
Abdoulay Diaby came in from the left flank, cut inside the area before slipping a low pass for the unmarked Bruno to fire past Monterrey goalkeeper Esteban Andrada two minutes into added time.
Jazira manager Marcel Keizer now faces the tough task of getting his players ready for their next assignment - a match against Al Wasl in the Adnoc Pro League on Tuesday.
