Match Report
Al Merreikh (2nd, 48 pts) visited Kober (10th, 35 pts) with 13 points between them. Kober ranked 4th in the league on five-round form, well above their 10th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Kober 1.07 scored and 1.24 conceded per game, Al Merreikh 1.74 and 0.42, with the league averaging 1.06.
Al Merreikh's unbeaten run stood at 8, having scored in 8 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 5/15 points for Kober against 13/15 for Al Merreikh.
Khartoum Stadium in Khartoum, capacity 23,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.