Match Report
The table gap was wide: 54 points between Al-Qadsiah U18 (1st, 85 pts) and Al Watan U18 (15th, 31 pts). Al Watan U18 had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 15th overall. Per game in the league, Al-Qadsiah U18 were scoring 2.79 and conceding 0.44, Al Watan U18 1.06 and 1.91, against a competition average of 1.42 goals per team per game.
Al-Qadsiah U18 had won four straight. Al Watan U18's winless run stood at 9. The five-game form split read 12/15 points for Al-Qadsiah U18 against 2/15 for Al Watan U18.
Esperance Sports Club Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-0.