Match Report
Al-Ittihad Aleppo, 5th with 38 points, sat 23 points above Nawaeir (13th, 15). Against a league average of 1.17 goals per team per game, Nawaeir ran at 0.84 scored and 1.72 conceded, Al-Ittihad Aleppo at 1.04 and 0.88.
Nawaeir had gone 15 games without a win. Momentum sat with Al-Ittihad Aleppo, winners of their last three. Recent form was uneven: 1/15 points for Nawaeir, 9/15 for Al-Ittihad Aleppo.
The match was played at Al Baladi Stadium (capacity 13,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Al-Ittihad Aleppo: Mohammad Al Ghabbash (82')