Match summary
Before kickoff, Al Shorta (4th, 29 pts) were 22 points ahead of Al Najaf (18th, 7 pts). Al Najaf had lost 5 matches in a row before this one.
Al Shorta vs Al Najaf in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Leonel Ateba's 90th-minute goal decided the match.Al Shorta's goal 2 of 2 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 2-1 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Al Shorta3W 2D 0L
Al ShortaAl Najaf
11Pointsof 150
14Goals scored3
4Goals conceded12
1Clean sheets0
7Scored in a row1
6Unbeaten in a row0
0Without a win8
3Conceded in a row5
Head to head8 meetings · Jan 2018 – Apr 2025
- Al Shorta wins
- 5
- Draws
- 3
- Al Najaf wins
- 0
1.75goals per meeting
13%both teams scored
25%3+ goals
50%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsAl Shorta 2W 3D 0L · 1.4 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 146 earlier results
Al ShortaAl Najaf
#4Position#18
29Points14 v 14 games7
+16Goal difference-15
1.86Scored per gameleague avg 1.120.71
0.71Conceded per game1.79
#3Form table position#18
Match Timeline
Al ShortaAl Najaf
- Goal · Al Shorta · Leonel Ateba2-190+15'
- 90+11'Yellow Card · Al Najaf · Zainulabdeen Raad
- Yellow Card · Al Shorta · Mahmoud Al-Mawas90'
- 78'Yellow Card · Al Najaf · Hussien Abbas
- 71'Goal · Al Najaf · Sajad Raad1-1
- Goal · Al Shorta · Leonel Ateba1-045+5'
- 37'Yellow Card · Al Najaf · Ali Faez
Match Statistics
Match stats
Al ShortaAl Najaf
58%Ball Possession42%
15Shots Total2
2Shots On Target1
2Corners1
0Yellow Cards1
13Shots Off Target1
54Attacks63
77Dangerous Attacks42
2Goals1
2Substitutions3
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 5-3-2
Manager: M. Abdel Azim
Starting XI
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MA
Mohammed Al-Emwase-
AN
Ahmed Naaim-
NJ
Nduka Junior-
HA
Hussien Abbas-
LI
Lem Ismael-
MH
Mohammad Hassan-
AK
Ali Kute-
IH
Ibrahim Moussa HarounaSubstitutes
-
SR
Sajad Raad-
NG
Noor Almustafa Ghanam-
ZR
Zainulabdeen Raad-
AH
Ahmed Jalal Hasan-
AH
Abdullah Hussein-
MA
Mustafa Al-Zuhair-
SA
Sajjad Alaa-
MZ
Mohammed Zamil-
MA
Moamel Ahmed AliPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 90' | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |