Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Kalba 9th with 32 points, Al Urooba 14th with 13, 19 apart. Al Urooba ranked 7th in the league on five-round form, well above their 14th table position. In league terms the two rates read 0.92/2.46 for Al Urooba and 1.5/1.46 for Kalba (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.6.
Al Urooba had been beaten in 13 straight games. 5 games without a win framed Kalba's arrival.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Al Urooba 0, draws 0, Kalba 4, at 2.5 goals per meeting. 75% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The match was played at Gibbo Stadium in Triangle (capacity 10,000). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Al Urooba: Mohamed Ismail (36'), Sinisa Jolacic (74') · Kalba: Abdul Salam Mohammed (31')