Match Report
2 points and 1 places separated them: Kober 6th with 5, Al Merghani 5th with 7. Al Merghani had been under-performing their position — 23rd on five-round form against 5th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.33/1.78 for Kober and 0.9/1.4 for Al Merghani (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.39.
Defeat had followed defeat for Kober — four in succession. 11 games without a win framed Al Merghani's arrival.
Port Sudan Stadium, capacity 7,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.