Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al Sadd U23 1st with 60 points, Al Kharitiyath U23 11th with 10, 50 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Sadd U23 3.14 scored and 0.64 conceded per game, Al Kharitiyath U23 0.95 and 3.68, with the league averaging 1.58.
Al Sadd U23 had won 13 straight, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Al Kharitiyath U23 arrived off four straight defeats. Al Sadd U23 had banked 15 of the last 15 points on offer; Al Kharitiyath U23, 3.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 7 second-half goals set the final 6-1.




