Match Report
The table gap was wide: 19 points between Al Tai (4th, 74 pts) and Hajer (5th, 55 pts). On recent form Hajer sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Per game in the league, Hajer were scoring 1.26 and conceding 0.97, Al Tai 1.45 and 0.92, against a competition average of 1.17 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Al Tai in 7 games. Recent form was uneven: 5/15 points for Hajer, 11/15 for Al Tai.
Hajer Club Stadium (Al-Hofuf) staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Al Tai: I. Kwaku (52')
Key stats
Possession: Hajer 57% · Al Tai 43% · Total shots: 7-8 · On target: 1-4 · Corners: 2-4