Match Report
The table read 1st (Al-Ittihad, 12 pts) against 4th (Shabab Al-Ghar, 5 pts), 7 points apart. Shabab Al-Ghar ranked just 25th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Per game in the league, Al-Ittihad were scoring 2 and conceding 0.75, Shabab Al-Ghar 1.25 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.16 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Al-Ittihad in 12 games. From the last five rounds, Al-Ittihad held 13 points of 15 and Shabab Al-Ghar 6.
The venue was 11 June Stadium, with room for 67,000 spectators. Al-Ittihad led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 4-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al-Ittihad: Mouad Eissa (6'), Fadel Mansour (26'), Mouad Eissa (61'), Stephane Aziz Ki (79') · Shabab Al-Ghar: Yaqoub Abdullah (15')