Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Kirkuk (12th, 49 pts) held a 15-point advantage over Al Taji (18th, 34 pts). Kirkuk ranked 6th in the league on five-round form, well above their 12th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Taji 0.97 scored and 1.74 conceded per game, Kirkuk 0.97 and 1.21, with the league averaging 1.1.
Kirkuk Olympic Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,000. Al Taji led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Taji: Basem Mohammad (27'), Milad Fallah (61') · Kirkuk: Ali Aziz (89')


