Match Report
3rd against 2nd, but level on points: Sepahan and Al Taawoun both had 7. The last five rounds placed Al Taawoun no better than 18th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Per game in the league, Sepahan were scoring 1.33 and conceding 2, Al Taawoun 2.17 and 2, against a competition average of 1.46 goals per team per game.
Al Taawoun were unbeaten in 5, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
Mohammed Bin Saud Al-Qasimi Stadium in Ash Sha'm, capacity 25,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.