Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Al Budaiya (1st, 55 pts) held a 39-point advantage over Al Reef (10th, 16 pts). Per game in the league, Al Reef were scoring 0.91 and conceding 1.91, Al Budaiya 2.55 and 0.73, against a competition average of 1.48 goals per team per game.
Five consecutive wins preceded this game for Al Budaiya. Al Reef had banked 5 of the last 15 points on offer; Al Budaiya, 15.
The match was played at Madinet Hamad Stadium in Madinat Hamad (capacity 20,000). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.




