Match Report
The table gap was wide: 42 points between Al Fateh U18 (2nd, 73 pts) and Al Watan U18 (15th, 31 pts). Al Watan U18 had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 15th overall. Per game in the league, Al Watan U18 were scoring 1.06 and conceding 1.91, Al Fateh U18 1.97 and 0.59, against a competition average of 1.42 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Al Watan U18 — three in succession. Over the last five, Al Watan U18 had taken 1 of 15 points to Al Fateh U18's 8.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.