Match Report
Al-Ittihad went into the game 4th in the table on 28 points; Al Malaab El Libby sat 9th on 19 — a 9-point gap. On recent form Al-Ittihad sat only 17th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Against a league average of 1.1 goals per team per game, Al-Ittihad ran at 1 scored and 0.65 conceded, Al Malaab El Libby at 0.8 and 1.05.
11 games without a win framed Al Malaab El Libby's arrival. The five-game form split read 8/15 points for Al-Ittihad against 2/15 for Al Malaab El Libby.
On the scoreboard, Al-Ittihad led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Al-Ittihad: Mouad Eissa (39'), Ahmed Al Haram (25'), Abdulati Al Abasi (52') · Al Malaab El Libby: A. Al-Hadi (45'), M. Al Zentani (69')