Match Report
Naft Al-Wasat, 20th on 19 points, faced a 16-point deficit to Al-Qasim (17th, 35). Al-Qasim had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 9th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.11/1.39 for Al-Qasim and 0.68/1.68 for Naft Al-Wasat (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.15.
Al-Qasim entered with three wins in a row. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for Al-Qasim against 3/15 for Naft Al-Wasat.
On the scoreboard, Naft Al-Wasat led 2-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
Al-Qasim: Murtada Kasad (15'), Saif Rashed Hameed (65') · Naft Al-Wasat: Hussein Abdul Wahid (44'), Samer Muhsen (37')
Key stats
Total shots: 11-7 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 6-4