Match Report
In the standings it was Al Rabta Kosti 1st on 17 points, Merreikh Nyala 6th on 7 — separated by 10. Recent form told a different story for Merreikh Nyala: only 19th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Against a league average of 1.05 goals per team per game, Al Rabta Kosti ran at 0.9 scored and 0.6 conceded, Merreikh Nyala at 1 and 1.4.
Al Rabta Kosti arrived off four consecutive draws. Merreikh Nyala had not won in 15 games.
The match was played at Kosti Stadium (capacity 3,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.




