Match Report
The table gap was wide: 34 points between Al Ansar (1st, 53 pts) and Al Mabarrah (9th, 19 pts). Al Mabarrah's recent output lagged their position: 18th on form over five rounds while 9th in the table. Against a league average of 1.23 goals per team per game, Al Mabarrah ran at 0.55 scored and 1.8 conceded, Al Ansar at 2.52 and 0.43.
Al Ansar entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Over the last five, Al Mabarrah had taken 4 of 15 points to Al Ansar's 12.
Sour Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Ansar led 4-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-7.
Goal scorers
Al Ansar: Elhadji Malick Tall (37'), Hicham Houssem Eddine Khalfallah (41'), Mohammad Hboos (44'), Nader Matar (45'), Elhadji Malick Tall (56'), Rafik Mednini (72'), Elhadji Malick Tall (80')
Key stats
Possession: Al Mabarrah 43% · Al Ansar 57% · Total shots: 11-18 · On target: 4-12 · Corners: 2-5