Match Report
Al Faysali went into the game 4th in the table on 6 points; Al Sharjah sat 3rd on 8 — a 2-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Al Faysali: only 26th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Faysali 0.83 scored and 2 conceded per game, Al Sharjah 0.67 and 0.83, with the league averaging 1.6.
Al Sharjah had not won in 5 games. The last-five ledger: Al Faysali 9/15, Al Sharjah 3/15.
The match was played at King Abdullah International Stadium in Amman (capacity 5,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Sharjah led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.