Match Report
19 points separated the sides: Al-Qasim 9th on 52, Naft Al-Basra 18th on 33. Al-Qasim had been under-performing their position — 17th on five-round form against 9th in the table. Against a league average of 1.13 goals per team per game, Naft Al-Basra ran at 0.84 scored and 1.45 conceded, Al-Qasim at 1.13 and 1.13.
Naft Al-Basra had lost four in a row. Recent form was uneven: 1/15 points for Naft Al-Basra, 10/15 for Al-Qasim.
4 meetings are on record — 0 won by Naft Al-Basra, 4 by Al-Qasim, 0 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting.
Al Faihaa Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. Al-Qasim led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Naft Al-Basra: Husam Malek (82'), Ismail Ouro-Agoro (57') · Al-Qasim: George Jamabo (26'), George Jamabo (53')