Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Diala 11th with 49 points, Al-Qasim 20th with 6, 43 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Al-Qasim 0.55 scored and 2.53 conceded per game, Diala 1.05 and 1.11, with the league averaging 1.21.
Al-Qasim had lost six in a row. Diala had gone 5 games without a win.
On the scoreboard, Diala led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 0-4.
Goal scorers
Diala: Ayad Abd (39'), C. Opare (61'), Abdul Majeed Sabarah (90'), C. Opare (53')
Key stats
Possession: Al-Qasim 46% · Diala 54% · Total shots: 6-16 · On target: 1-7 · Corners: 1-5