Match Report
The table gap was wide: 17 points between Al Talaba (14th, 35 pts) and Kirkuk (18th, 18 pts). The last five rounds placed Al Talaba 6th in the league for form — higher than their 14th in the standings. Per game in the league, Kirkuk were scoring 0.5 and conceding 2.18, Al Talaba 1.03 and 1.38, against a competition average of 1.27 goals per team per game.
Kirkuk Olympic Stadium, capacity 30,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Kirkuk led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Kirkuk: Ako Mohammad (19'), Muataz Haseb (30') · Al Talaba: Ali Abed Dhayab (80')




