Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al Ula 2nd with 74 points, Al Bukayriyah 10th with 43, 31 apart. The last five rounds placed Al Bukayriyah no better than 16th for form, against 10th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Bukayriyah 1.06 scored and 1.41 conceded per game, Al Ula 2.21 and 0.88, with the league averaging 1.48.
Al-Bukiryah Club Stadium, capacity 3,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Ula led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-3.
Goal scorers
Al Bukayriyah: Danilo Barbosa (16' og) · Al Ula: Ayman Al-Khulaif (7'), Efthymios Koulouris (64'), Ayman Al-Khulaif (37')
Key stats
Possession: Al Bukayriyah 52% · Al Ula 48% · Total shots: 8-18 · On target: 0-7 · Corners: 4-4