Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al Ahli 3rd with 42 points, Al Ittifaq Maqaba 17th with 8, 34 apart. Against a league average of 1.56 goals per team per game, Al Ahli ran at 1.94 scored and 0.56 conceded, Al Ittifaq Maqaba at 0.67 and 2.39.
The match was played at Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha (capacity 27,000). Al Ahli led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 4-0 full-time score.