Match Report
The table gap was wide: 29 points between Emirates (2nd, 71 pts) and Al-Taawon (10th, 42 pts). In league terms the two rates read 1.38/1.5 for Al-Taawon and 2.66/1.03 for Emirates (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.58.
Al-Taawon's winless run stood at 7. Emirates came in having won ten on the spin, having scored in 14 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Al-Taawon 1/15, Emirates 15/15.
The venue was King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Buraydah, with room for 3,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Emirates led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-3.




