Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al Duhail U23 6th with 34 points, Al Sailiya U23 10th with 14, 20 apart. The last five rounds placed Team 253327 no better than 10th for form, against 6th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.58 goals per team per game, Al Sailiya U23 ran at 0.82 scored and 1.86 conceded, Al Duhail U23 at 1.41 and 1.18.
Defeat had followed defeat for Al Sailiya U23 — four in succession.
The match was played at Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha (capacity 12,000). On the scoreboard, Al Duhail U23 led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 0-4.