Match Report
Al Gharafa went into the game 10th in the table on 6 points; Al Shorta sat 11th on 5 — a 1-point gap. Al Gharafa ranked just 19th in the league on five-round form despite their 10th table position. Per game in the league, Al Gharafa were scoring 0.88 and conceding 2.63, Al Shorta 0.75 and 2.5, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
Al Shorta carried a 13-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 13 consecutive games.
Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium in Shanghai staged the fixture, a ground that holds 45,857. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Al Gharafa: Ferjani Sassi (54'), Joselu (48')