Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Muharraq 1st with 55 points, Al Budaiya 9th with 22, 33 apart. Per game in the league, Muharraq were scoring 2.05 and conceding 0.32, Al Budaiya 1.09 and 1.55, against a competition average of 1.2 goals per team per game.
Muharraq arrived on a run of three straight wins.
The venue was Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī, with room for 10,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Muharraq: Hussein Abdulkarim (80')
Key stats
Possession: Muharraq 61% · Al Budaiya 39% · Total shots: 14-8 · On target: 8-1 · Corners: 9-2