Match Report
Al Shomooa (9th, 1 pts) visited Al-Ittihad (1st, 12 pts) with 11 points between them. Al Shomooa had been under-performing their position — 40th on five-round form against 9th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 2/0.75 for Al-Ittihad and 0.67/1.67 for Al Shomooa (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.16.
Momentum sat with Al-Ittihad, winners of their last three, having scored in 11 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Al-Ittihad against 7/15 for Al Shomooa.
11 June Stadium, capacity 67,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al-Ittihad led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-1.
Goal scorers
Al-Ittihad: Stephane Aziz Ki (90'), Thembinkosi Lorch (18'), Ahmed Al-Bizi (58'), Anatole Abang (83') · Al Shomooa: C. Samaké (66')