Match Report
Al Nejmeh went into the game 1st in the table on 11 points; Bourj sat 11th on 10 — a 1-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Nejmeh 1.33 scored and 0.83 conceded per game, Bourj 0.73 and 1.82, with the league averaging 1.23.
Momentum sat with Al Nejmeh, winners of their last five, having scored in 14 consecutive games.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Al Nejmeh, 2 draws and 1 for Bourj, at 1.17 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. Only 17% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Fouad Shehab Stadium, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Al Nejmeh led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-0.
Goal scorers
Al Nejmeh: Mohamad Omar Sadek (4'), Ali Kassas (12'), M. Juma (62')