Match Report
Al Hilal Omdurman went into the game 1st in the table on 50 points; Haidob En Nahud sat 3rd on 48 — a 2-point gap. Haidob En Nahud had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Hilal Omdurman 2.7 scored and 0.65 conceded per game, Haidob En Nahud 1.18 and 0.86, with the league averaging 1.06.
Al Hilal Omdurman came in having won ten on the spin, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Haidob En Nahud carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Nizhnij Novgorod, capacity 44,899, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Haidob En Nahud led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-3.