Match Report
The table gap was wide: 48 points between Al-Ittihad (1st, 79 pts) and Al-Ouroba (14th, 31 pts). The last five rounds placed Al-Ouroba 4th in the league for form — higher than their 14th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Al-Ouroba 0.97 scored and 1.57 conceded per game, Al-Ittihad 2.21 and 0.55, with the league averaging 1.28.
Al-Ittihad had won four straight, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 1-4.


