Match Report
3 points and 0 places separated them: Al Merreikh El Obeid 2nd with 16, Al Ahli Wad Medani 2nd with 13. Recent form told a different story for Al Merreikh El Obeid: only 8th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. In league terms the two rates read 1.5/1.3 for Al Merreikh El Obeid and 1.43/0.86 for Al Ahli Wad Medani (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.05.
Stade Al-Merghani Kassala in Kassala staged the fixture, a ground that holds 11,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.


