Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between Al Gharafa U23 (2nd, 48 pts) and Al Arabi U23 (7th, 33 pts). The last five rounds placed Al Gharafa U23 no better than 7th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Per game in the league, Al Gharafa U23 were scoring 1.95 and conceding 0.95, Al Arabi U23 1.36 and 0.95, against a competition average of 1.58 goals per team per game.
Al Gharafa U23 entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.




