Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Al-Ittihad Aleppo (1st, 73 pts) held a 15-point advantage over Al Karama (4th, 58 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Al Karama 1.8 scored and 1 conceded per game, Al-Ittihad Aleppo 2.77 and 0.83, with the league averaging 1.25.
The sides have met 12 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Al Karama, 5 draws and 4 for Al-Ittihad Aleppo, at 2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host.
The match was played at Khaled bin Walid Stadium (capacity 10,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 2-4.
Goal scorers
Al Karama: Islam Batran (39'), Junior Ajayi (80') · Al-Ittihad Aleppo: Ahmad Al Ahmad (28'), Emmanuel Mahop (56'), Ahmad Al Ahmad (90'), Mohammad Rihanieh (86')