Match Report
The table read 1st (Reyady Abaseya, 10 pts) against 1st (Al Nejmeh, 11 pts), 1 points apart. Reyady Abaseya had been under-performing their position — 15th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Reyady Abaseya were scoring 2 and conceding 0.5, Al Nejmeh 1.33 and 0.83, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Al Nejmeh, winners of their last six, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 7/15 points for Reyady Abaseya, 15/15 for Al Nejmeh.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Al Nejmeh: Marios Ogboe (85')