Match Report
Al Markhiya, 1st with 49 points, sat 34 points above Al Arabi II (13th, 15). On recent form Al Arabi II sat only 21st league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 13th overall. Against a league average of 2.25 goals per team per game, Al Markhiya ran at 3.65 scored and 0.41 conceded, Al Arabi II at 2.06 and 3.29.
Al Markhiya had won 15 straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Al Arabi II arrived off four straight defeats, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Al Markhiya had banked 15 of the last 15 points on offer; Al Arabi II, 3.
It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 4-1 full-time score.


