Match Report
Karbala, 20th on 25 points, faced an 18-point deficit to Al Minaa Basra (16th, 43). Scoring rates set the scale: Al Minaa Basra 1.03 scored and 1.16 conceded per game, Karbala 0.74 and 1.68, with the league averaging 1.13.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Karbala. Over the last five, Al Minaa Basra had taken 8 of 15 points to Karbala's 1.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 2 for Al Minaa Basra, 2 for Karbala and 1 drawn, at 2.4 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Al Faihaa Stadium (capacity 10,000). On the scoreboard, Al Minaa Basra led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Al Minaa Basra: Salem Ahmed (8'), Hameed Ali (40'), Ala'a Abdul Zahra (90') · Karbala: Abd Al Qader Aziz (82')
Key stats
Possession: Al Minaa Basra 58% · Karbala 42% · Total shots: 20-4 · On target: 8-3 · Corners: 8-3