Match Report
Al Fallah went into the game 3rd in the table on 13 points; Al-Ahly Merowe sat 5th on 9 — a 4-point gap. Al-Ahly Merowe had been under-performing their position — 23rd on five-round form against 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Fallah 0.5 scored and 0.4 conceded per game, Al-Ahly Merowe 0.6 and 0.8, with the league averaging 1.39.
Al-Ahly Merowe arrived off four consecutive draws.
Al Fallah led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.