Match Report
9 points and 3 places separated them: Al Merreikh 2nd with 48, Al Ahli Khartoum 5th with 39. In league terms the two rates read 1.74/0.42 for Al Merreikh and 1.25/1.04 for Al Ahli Khartoum (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.06.
Al Merreikh carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 13/15 points for Al Merreikh, 7/15 for Al Ahli Khartoum.
M-Power Stadium hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-2.