Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al Ula 2nd with 74 points, Al Zulfi 8th with 45, 29 apart. The last five rounds placed Al Zulfi no better than 12th for form, against 8th in the standings. Per game in the league, Al Ula were scoring 2.21 and conceding 0.88, Al Zulfi 1.35 and 1.32, against a competition average of 1.48 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Al Ula. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Al Ula against 6/15 for Al Zulfi.
The venue was Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, with room for 24,000 spectators. Al Ula led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 4-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Ula: Cristian Guanca (7'), Cristian Guanca (37'), Danilo Barbosa (79'), Aseel Abdullah Abdulrazaq (87') · Al Zulfi: Léo Tilica (49'), Basem Al-Fenaitel (90')
Key stats
Possession: Al Ula 43% · Al Zulfi 57% · Total shots: 7-10 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 2-7