Match Report
In the standings it was Al Wihdat 2nd on 11 points, Istiqlol Dushanbe 4th on 0 — separated by 11. Istiqlol Dushanbe had been under-performing their position — 30th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Al Wihdat were scoring 1.33 and conceding 1.17, Istiqlol Dushanbe 0.17 and 2, against a competition average of 1.71 goals per team per game.
Al Wihdat had banked 12 of the last 15 points on offer; Istiqlol Dushanbe, 6.
King Abdullah International Stadium in Amman staged the fixture, a ground that holds 13,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Al Wihdat: O. Gueye (77')