Match Report
9 points for Al Hussein (1st), 4 for Ahal (3rd): a 5-point gap. The last five rounds placed Ahal no better than 22nd for form, against 3rd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Hussein 2 scored and 1 conceded per game, Ahal 1 and 2, with the league averaging 1.43.
Al Hussein had lost four in a row. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Al Hussein against 10/15 for Ahal.
King Abdullah International Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 13,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Al Hussein: Odeh Al-Fakhouri (74'), Yousef Abu Jalboush (65'), Odeh Al-Fakhouri (80') · Ahal: Elman Tagayev (53')
Key stats
Possession: Al Hussein 51% · Ahal 49% · Total shots: 15-9 · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 4-2