Match Report
The table gap was wide: 22 points between Al Nejmeh (3rd, 25 pts) and Shabab Al Ghazieh (5th, 3 pts). Shabab Al Ghazieh ranked just 18th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. In league terms the two rates read 4.43/3 for Al Nejmeh and 1/3.6 for Shabab Al Ghazieh (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.8.
Al Nejmeh came in having won four on the spin, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The match was played at Fouad Shehab Stadium (capacity 1,500). Al Nejmeh led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Nejmeh: Collins Opare (7'), Mohamad Omar Sadek (90'), Hassan Kourani (69')
Key stats
Possession: Al Nejmeh 56% · Shabab Al Ghazieh 44% · Total shots: 9-1 · On target: 3-0 · Corners: 8-0