Match Report
East Riffa went into the game 1st in the table on 5 points; Hilal Al-Quds sat 4th on 2 — a 3-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Hilal Al-Quds: only 28th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Against a league average of 1.57 goals per team per game, East Riffa ran at 1.67 scored and 1 conceded, Hilal Al-Quds at 0.67 and 1.33.
The match was played at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium (capacity 20,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Hilal Al-Quds led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.