Match Report
17 points for Al Ahli (2nd), 8 for Al Sharjah (9th): a 9-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Al Ahli: only 8th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. In league terms the two rates read 2.63/1.13 for Al Ahli and 1/2 for Al Sharjah (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.35.
Al Ahli came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Al Sharjah had lost four in a row. From the last five rounds, Al Ahli held 13 points of 15 and Al Sharjah 1.
With 100 matches recorded and 1.5 yellow cards per game, I. Tantashev was the man in the middle. Alinma Stadium in Jeddah, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Sharjah: Ousmane Camara (81')