Match Report
The table gap was wide: 16 points between Al-Shabab Club (2nd, 54 pts) and Sohar (7th, 38 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Al-Shabab Club 1.96 scored and 1.04 conceded per game, Sohar 1.35 and 1.08, with the league averaging 1.25.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Al-Shabab Club, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Al-Shabab Club 2, draws 2, Sohar 3, at 2.57 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 71% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 71%.
Sultan Qaboos Sport Complex, capacity 14,000, hosted the game. Sohar led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al-Shabab Club: Bader Ali (74'), Canaan Markneh (86') · Sohar: Ammar Al-Rusheidi (36')
Key stats
Possession: Al-Shabab Club 59% · Sohar 41% · Total shots: 14-10 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 4-1




