Match Report
Malkiya went into the game 3rd in the table on 7 points; Al Jazeera sat 1st on 14 — a 7-point gap. On recent form Malkiya sat only 25th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Per game in the league, Malkiya were scoring 1.83 and conceding 1.67, Al Jazeera 2.17 and 1, against a competition average of 1.73 goals per team per game.
Al Jazeera carried an 8-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 5/15 points for Malkiya, 13/15 for Al Jazeera.
It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Malkiya: Walid Abdulrahman Al Tayeb (38') · Al Jazeera: Mousa Al Tamari (21'), Mardik Mardikian (56')
Key stats
Possession: Malkiya 44% · Al Jazeera 56% · Total shots: 8-16 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 3-7