Match Report
Erbil went into the game 2nd in the table on 14 points; Al Oruba sat 18th on 8 — a 6-point gap. Al Oruba ranked just 23rd in the league on five-round form despite their 18th table position. Against a league average of 1.53 goals per team per game, Erbil ran at 1.83 scored and 0.83 conceded, Al Oruba at 1.67 and 1.33.
Erbil's unbeaten run stood at 15, having scored in 15 consecutive games. 5 matches unbeaten backed Al Oruba's arrival.
The match was played at Franso Hariri Stadium (capacity 40,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Erbil: Mahdi Karim (32'), Amjad Radhi (62') · Al Oruba: Hussein Ahmed (12')