Match Report
23 points separated the sides: Al Mosul 12th on 47, Al Najaf 19th on 24. Al Najaf ranked 9th in the league on five-round form, well above their 19th table position. Per game in the league, Al Najaf were scoring 0.82 and conceding 1.79, Al Mosul 1.21 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
Al Najaf had not won in 15 games.
The match was played at Al Najaf Stadium (capacity 12,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Mosul led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Al Najaf: Ali Mohammed Jasimi (67') · Al Mosul: Cedric Ngah (16'), Akram Raheem (32')
Key stats
Possession: Al Najaf 49% · Al Mosul 51% · Total shots: 8-10 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 4-3