Match Report
Al-Qadsiah, 4th with 77 points, sat 57 points above Al Akhdoud (17th, 20). Al Okhdoud had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 12th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Against a league average of 1.5 goals per team per game, Al Akhdoud ran at 0.79 scored and 2.06 conceded, Al-Qadsiah at 2.44 and 1.
A win had eluded Al Akhdoud for 7 matches. Al-Qadsiah had not lost in 13 games, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Over the last five, Al Akhdoud had taken 1 of 15 points to Al-Qadsiah's 11.
Horatiu Fesnic took charge of the match — our records show 18 games refereed with an average of 0.0 yellow cards per game. Prince Hathloul Bin Abdul Aziz Sport City Stadium (Najran), capacity 12,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 2-4.
Goal scorers
Al Akhdoud: Christian Bassogog (43'), Abdulaziz Al-Hatila (86') · Al-Qadsiah: Julián Quiñones (34'), Waleed Al-Ahmad (50'), Julián Quiñones (74'), Julián Quiñones (87')
Key stats
Possession: Al Akhdoud 38% · Al-Qadsiah 62% · Total shots: 7-22 · On target: 4-8 · Corners: 1-7