Al‑Shorta beat Al‑Zawraa 2-0 in Baghdad classic of the Iraqi Stars League
Al‑Shorta defeated hosts Al‑Zawraa 2-0 in the capital's clásico; Mohannad Ali opened the scoring and Ahmed Yahya added a second in the second half in the 11th round.
Al‑Shorta secured a valuable 2-0 win over hosts Al‑Zawraa on Friday in the Baghdad classic played at Al‑Madina Stadium in the 11th round of the Iraqi Stars League.
Al‑Shorta finished the first half leading 1-0 with a goal by Mohannad Ali in the 40th minute, and the team extended its lead in the second half with a second goal from Ahmed Yahya in the 59th minute, taking advantage of confusion and poor handling by Al‑Zawraa's defense.
With this result Al‑Shorta's tally rose to 20 points in third place, while Al‑Zawraa remained on 18 points in sixth place.
