Match Report
The table gap was wide: 54 points between Safa (1st, 57 pts) and Shabab Al Ghazieh (5th, 3 pts). Shabab Al Ghazieh had been under-performing their position — 18th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Against a league average of 1.8 goals per team per game, Shabab Al Ghazieh ran at 1 scored and 3.6 conceded, Safa at 2.28 and 0.72.
Safa had not lost in 11 games. Shabab Al Ghazieh had banked 5 of the last 15 points on offer; Safa, 11.
The venue was Kafar El Jouz Stadium, with room for 1,500 spectators. On the scoreboard, Safa led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-4.
Goal scorers
Safa: Ali Kasas (44'), Jerome Mpacko Etame (45'), Islam Batran (61'), Rodney Michael (54')