Match Report
3 points and 4 places separated them: Al Shorta 11th with 5, Al Duhail 7th with 8. Al Shorta ranked just 15th in the league on five-round form despite their 11th table position. Against a league average of 1.35 goals per team per game, Al Shorta ran at 0.75 scored and 2.5 conceded, Al Duhail at 2 and 2.
Al Shorta were unbeaten in 9, having scored in 10 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Al Shorta 11/15, Al Duhail 5/15.
The match was played at Al Shorta Stadium (capacity 4,000). Al Duhail led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Shorta: Bouly Junior Sambou (58'), Bassam Shakir (19'), Bouly Junior Sambou (57') · Al Duhail: Krzysztof Piatek (10'), Benjamin Bourigeaud (45')
Key stats
Possession: Al Shorta 54% · Al Duhail 46% · Total shots: 9-10 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 6-3