Match Report
In the standings it was Al Bataeh 11th on 27 points, Dibba Al Hisn 13th on 16 — separated by 11. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Bataeh 1.15 scored and 1.73 conceded per game, Dibba Al Hisn 1.12 and 2.15, with the league averaging 1.6.
Dibba Al Hisn had been beaten in three straight games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 2 Al Bataeh wins, 0 for Dibba Al Hisn, 2 draws, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 0% of those meetings. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 100% of the meetings.
Sur Sports Complex in Sur staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Bataeh led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Al Bataeh: Diney (23'), Anatole Bertrand Abang (38') · Dibba Al Hisn: Midana Cassamá (3'), Alioune Ndour (90')