Match Report
14 points for Alamal Atbara (1st), 13 for Al Merghani (1st): a 1-point gap. Al Merghani had been under-performing their position — 5th on five-round form against 1st in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.63/1.13 for Alamal Atbara and 1.13/0.75 for Al Merghani (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.05.
Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Alamal Atbara, 5/15 for Al Merghani.
Stade Al-Merghani Kassala in Kassala staged the fixture, a ground that holds 11,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.




