Match Report
A win had eluded Erbil for 11 matches.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 4 Al Talaba wins, 4 for Erbil, 2 draws, at 2.2 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 70% of the meetings won by the home side. Recent meetings have been cagier — 1.4 goals per game across the last five against 2.2 historically.
The venue was Stadioni Murtaz Khurtsilava, with room for 2,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Erbil led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 2-3.
Goal scorers
Al Talaba: Alaa Abdulzahra (68'), Simon Msuva (80') · Erbil: Maicol Cabrera (41'), Cristian Barco (63'), Sherzod Temirov (78')
Key stats
Possession: Al Talaba 59% · Erbil 41% · Total shots: 12-13 · On target: 6-9 · Corners: 3-1