Match Report
Naft, 13th with 46 points, sat 40 points above Al-Qasim (20th, 6). The last five rounds placed Naft 7th in the league for form — higher than their 13th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Al-Qasim 0.55 scored and 2.53 conceded per game, Naft 0.79 and 0.89, with the league averaging 1.21.
Defeat had followed defeat for Al-Qasim — five in succession. Al-Qasim had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Naft, 8.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 1 Al-Qasim win, 5 for Naft, 3 draws, at 2 goals per meeting.
Al Sina'a Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,150. On the scoreboard, Naft led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-2 the final score.
Goal scorers
Naft: 2 goals with no recorded scorer