Match Report
2 points and 1 places separated them: Kalba 11th with 24, Al Dhafra 12th with 22. Scoring rates set the scale: Kalba 1.12 scored and 1.73 conceded per game, Al Dhafra 1.08 and 2, with the league averaging 1.41.
Defeat had followed defeat for Kalba — four in succession, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Al Dhafra had gone 6 games without a win.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 3 Kalba wins, 3 for Al Dhafra, 1 draw, at 2.29 goals per meeting.
Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Kalba: Yaser Hassan Mohamed Hassan Ali Alblooshi (79') · Al Dhafra: Marcelinho (82')
Key stats
Possession: Kalba 50% · Al Dhafra 50% · Total shots: 11-15 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 2-6