Match Report
The table read 11th (Ittihad FC IBB, 9 pts) against 9th (Al Orouba FC, 19 pts), 10 points apart. The last five rounds placed Ittihad FC IBB 5th in the league for form — higher than their 11th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.07 goals per team per game, Ittihad FC IBB ran at 0.58 scored and 1.5 conceded, Al Orouba FC at 1.25 and 1.33.
Ittihad FC IBB arrived off five consecutive draws. Al Orouba FC had drawn their last six.
22 May Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 40,000. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Ittihad FC IBB: Abdulhamid Al Muqri (35') · Al Orouba FC: Mohammed Ismail Kiyodi (44'), Ammar Zaid (77')




