Match Report
The table gap was wide: 36 points between Al Shorta (2nd, 80 pts) and Al Gharraf (14th, 44 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Al Shorta 1.82 scored and 0.84 conceded per game, Al Gharraf 1.05 and 1.13, with the league averaging 1.21.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Al Shorta, having scored in 15 consecutive games. 5 games without a win framed Al Gharraf's arrival. The last-five ledger: Al Shorta 10/15, Al Gharraf 3/15.
Al-Shorta Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. On the scoreboard, Al Shorta led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Al Shorta: Abdul Razaq Qassem (6')
Key stats
Possession: Al Shorta 53% · Al Gharraf 47% · Total shots: 1-0 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 4-5