Match Report
The table read 4th (Al Merreikh El Obeid, 13 pts) against 1st (Hilal El-Fasher, 19 pts), 6 points apart. The last five rounds placed Al Merreikh El Obeid no better than 32nd for form, against 4th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Merreikh El Obeid 1.5 scored and 1.9 conceded per game, Hilal El-Fasher 1.1 and 0.7, with the league averaging 1.39.
Al-Ubayyid Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Hilal El-Fasher led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-3.




