Match Report
45 points separated the sides: Al Minaa Basra 11th on 59, Maysan Umara 35th on 14. The last five rounds placed Al Minaa Basra 4th in the league for form — higher than their 11th in the standings. Per game in the league, Al Minaa Basra were scoring 1.06 and conceding 0.68, Maysan Umara 0.5 and 1.71, against a competition average of 1.08 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Al Minaa Basra, winners of their last three, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Defeat had followed defeat for Maysan Umara — three in succession. Recent form was uneven: 13/15 points for Al Minaa Basra, 1/15 for Maysan Umara.
Basra Sport City Stadium, capacity 65,227, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-1 full-time score.


