Match Report
The table read 2nd (Al Khalidiyah, 12 pts) against 3rd (Al Quwa Al Jawiya, 9 pts), 3 points apart. Al Quwa Al Jawiya had been under-performing their position — 20th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Against a league average of 1.71 goals per team per game, Al Khalidiyah ran at 2.33 scored and 1.17 conceded, Al Quwa Al Jawiya at 1.33 and 1.5.
Al Khalidiyah entered with five wins in a row, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The match was played at Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī in Riffa (capacity 35,580). On the scoreboard, Al Khalidiyah led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 4-1.
Goal scorers
Al Khalidiyah: Kamil Al Aswad (4'), Kamil Al Aswad (56'), Kamil Al Aswad (90'), Dhurgham Ismail (52') · Al Quwa Al Jawiya: Alaa Abbas Abdulnabi (79')