Match Report
9 points and 5 places separated them: Asswehly 1st with 13, Al Watan 6th with 4. The last five rounds placed Al Watan no better than 29th for form, against 6th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.6/0.2 for Asswehly and 0.67/0.67 for Al Watan (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.16.
Asswehly had won six straight, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Al Watan had lost three in a row. Over the last five, Asswehly had taken 15 of 15 points to Al Watan's 6.
9 July Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 16,000. On the scoreboard, Al Watan led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Al Watan: Peter Nworah (37')