Match Report
The table gap was wide: 42 points between Al Shorta (9th, 62 pts) and Al Bareed (34th, 20 pts). On the form table Al Shorta stood 4th over the last five rounds, despite being 9th overall. Per game in the league, Al Shorta were scoring 1.44 and conceding 0.97, Al Bareed 0.68 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.08 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive draws preceded this one for Al Bareed.
The venue was Al-Shaab Stadium in Bagdad, with room for 40,000 spectators.


