Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Al Sadd U23 (1st, 60 pts) held a 27-point advantage over Al Arabi U23 (7th, 33 pts). Al Arabi U23 had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 7th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Sadd U23 3.14 scored and 0.64 conceded per game, Al Arabi U23 1.36 and 0.95, with the league averaging 1.58.
Al Sadd U23 entered with 11 wins in a row, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Al Arabi U23 entered with three wins in a row.
The venue was Fort Stadium in Madīnat ash-Shamāl, with room for 35,000 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.




