Important progress

Names on the field

Al-Arabi represented by: Raafat Al-Rabie, Nestor Mendi, Mohammed Al-Razem (Mohammed Marabeh), Bakr Kalbouneh, Omar Mubarak (Ibrahim Jawhar), Mohammed Al-Amayreh, Diatta Babacar, Sekou Sagna, Malik Al-Sarhan, Moataz Obeidat, Ali Diranieh (Yanal Mahmoud).

Al-Baqa'a represented by: Malik Shalabiya, Mohammed Abu Musharraf, Al-Mahdi Issa, Odai Khroub (Ahmed Daldoum), Obeida Al-Samarneh, Mohammed Al-Akash, Abdul Rahman Jarwan, Al-Maaisam Al-Zoubi, Ali Al-Dhiyabat, the Brazilian Caio (Ahmed Obeidat), Mohammed Al-Kalloub.

Silent start

Before the start of the match, both teams stood for a minute of silence in mourning for the victims of the incident that took place the day before yesterday in the city of Karak. They also held up a banner that read: "Whoever imagines that the bullets of treachery can divide the ranks of Jordanians has failed in their attempt against our steadfastness and unity."

Caution prevailed at the beginning of the match, as both teams passed the ball without any notable danger, amid tight closing of spaces and defensive positions.

Al-Baqa'a was the first to abandon its caution, as it began to advance toward its opponent's goal in search of the opening goal, trying to reach the net with all its strength, but its attempts collided with the alertness of Al-Arabi's goalkeeper and defense.

On the other hand, Al-Arabi relied on timid attempts through counterattacks without succeeding in threatening Al-Baqa'a's goal effectively, and the score remained as it was until the first-half whistle.

A better image

With the start of the second half, Al-Baqa'a appeared in a better form than its opponent, imposed its superiority on the flow of play, and began to pose a greater threat to the goal, until the turning point came with a penalty kick awarded in its favor after Al-Arabi's goalkeeper fouled the Al-Baqa'a striker inside the penalty area.

The referee needed to refer to the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology to confirm the validity of the foul before the cameras confirmed it. Mohammed Al-Akash took the kick successfully, shooting the ball to the goalkeeper's right in the 64th minute to give his team the lead.

Al-Baqa'a did not wait long to consolidate the result, taking advantage of the state of confusion in its opponent's ranks; Zaid Abu Abed sent a precise through ball toward Abdul Rahman Jarwan in the 68th minute, who received it and advanced toward the goal before shooting without hesitation into the far corner, putting the ball in the net and doubling his team's lead.

Al-Arabi's absence from the match continued, while Al-Baqa'a almost added a third goal through a wonderful attack that started with a beautiful through pass from Obeida Al-Samarneh to Odai Khroub, who found himself facing the goalkeeper and quickly crossed the ball, but it rebounded off the post before passing safely away from Al-Arabi's goal.

Al-Arabi tried to reorganize its ranks by making several substitutions and began to advance and threaten its opponent's goal, but its performance did not reach the required level, and the ninety minutes ended with Al-Baqa'a winning by two goals to nil, securing three important points that strengthened its position in the standings table.