Match Report
1st against 2nd, but level on points: Al Hilal Omdurman and Al Hilal Port Sudan both had 19. Al Hilal Port Sudan ranked just 10th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Against a league average of 1.39 goals per team per game, Al Hilal Omdurman ran at 2 scored and 0.78 conceded, Al Hilal Port Sudan at 1.3 and 0.6.
Al Hilal Omdurman carried a 15-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Defeat had not touched Al Hilal Port Sudan in 10 games.
4 meetings are on record — 3 won by Al Hilal Omdurman, 0 by Al Hilal Port Sudan, 1 drawn, at 2.25 goals per meeting. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 25% of meetings.
The match was played at Al-Hilal Stadium (capacity 1,000). On the scoreboard, Al Hilal Omdurman led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-1.