Match Report
20 points separated the sides: Al Zulfi 9th on 44, Al Safa 18th on 24. Per game in the league, Al Zulfi were scoring 1.06 and conceding 1.06, Al Safa 1 and 2.06, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
Al Safa had not won in 14 games. Al Zulfi had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Al Safa, 2.
The match was played at Al Zulfi Stadium (capacity 5,000). Al Safa led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Zulfi: Sadat Karim (21'), Maher Al-Mutairi (90'), Diego Silva (90') · Al Safa: Mohammed Al Sahlawi (45'), Hazim Al Zahrani (31'), Ahmed Al-Anzy (66')
Key stats
Possession: Al Zulfi 58% · Al Safa 42% · Total shots: 21-4 · On target: 9-3 · Corners: 14-3