Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al Arabi 6th with 18 points, Mansheyat 14th with 0, 18 apart. Against a league average of 1.43 goals per team per game, Mansheyat ran at 0.5 scored and 2.58 conceded, Al Arabi at 1.42 and 1.42.
Mansheyat arrived off seven straight defeats. Al Arabi arrived off three straight defeats.
Al-Mafraq Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 17,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Mansheyat: 1 goal with no recorded scorer · Al Arabi: 2 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Mansheyat 41% · Al Arabi 59% · On target: 2-10 · Corners: 1-8




