Match Report
The table gap was wide: 31 points between Al Shorta (6th, 40 pts) and Jehad (17th, 9 pts). Against a league average of 1.17 goals per team per game, Jehad ran at 0.79 scored and 2.14 conceded, Al Shorta at 1 and 1.17.
Defeat had followed defeat for Jehad — six in succession. Al Shorta had not lost in 6 games. Jehad had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Al Shorta, 7.
Al-Fayhaa Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 13,500. On the scoreboard, Jehad led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Jehad: 2 goals with no recorded scorer · Al Shorta: 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Jehad 45% · Al Shorta 55% · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 1-10


