Match Report
35 points separated the sides: Muharraq 1st on 45, Al Ittihad 16th on 10. Al Ittihad's recent output outran their position: 12th on form over five rounds, 16th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.89/2.28 for Al Ittihad and 2.78/0.5 for Muharraq (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.56.
Muharraq came in having won four on the spin, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Over the last five, Al Ittihad had taken 3 of 15 points to Muharraq's 13.
The venue was King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, with room for 12,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Muharraq led 3-0 at the break; 6 second-half goals set the final 0-9.