Match Report
4 points for Dhofar (3rd), 7 for Al Arabi SC (1st): a 3-point gap. Dhofar had been under-performing their position — 15th on five-round form against 3rd in the table.
Al Arabi SC arrived on a run of four straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Dhofar held 7 points of 15 and Al Arabi SC 13.
The venue was Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium in Kuwait City, with room for 14,000 spectators. P. Banerji took charge of the match — our records show 53 games refereed with an average of 1.7 yellow cards per game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.