Match Report
Teshrin went into the game 9th in the table on 11 points; Wathba sat 4th on 20 — a 9-point gap. Per game in the league, Teshrin were scoring 0.73 and conceding 1.09, Wathba 1.09 and 0.82, against a competition average of 1.08 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Teshrin in 6 games.
11 meetings are on record — 4 won by Teshrin, 3 by Wathba, 4 drawn, at 1.91 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 64% of the meetings.
Al Basil Stadium in Latakia staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,600. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.