A positive draw (1-1) decided the match between Oil and its guest, Police, in the encounter held at the late Captain Sharar Haider Stadium in the capital, Baghdad, as part of the postponed 18th round of the Iraqi Stars League. The match was balanced throughout its two halves and witnessed a clear tactical struggle between the two teams.

The Police team opened the scoring in the 30th minute through the Syrian player Mahmoud Al-Mawas, giving his team the advantage of taking the lead, capitalizing on one of the offensive opportunities that tipped the balance for 'Al-Qeethara' in the first half of the match, successfully ending the first half with a lead of one goal without reply.

On the other hand, Oil tried to quickly return to the atmosphere of the match and managed to shake the net in the 36th minute through player Ahmed Khaled, but the referee decided to cancel the goal due to a foul, a decision that sparked some controversy about its validity, allowing Police to continue their lead until the end of the first half.

At the start of the second half, Oil entered with more momentum and a desire to adjust the score, intensifying their attacks on Police's goal until they managed to obtain a penalty kick in the 69th minute, which Hussein Abdullah successfully converted into the equalizing goal, bringing his team back to square one and reigniting the match atmosphere.

The remaining minutes saw mutual attempts from both sides to snatch the winning goal, but the score remained unchanged until the final whistle, with Oil securing an important point against one of the leading teams, while Police settled for one point despite their lead in the score.

With this draw, Police raised their tally to 49 points, remaining in second place, while Oil reached 29 points to occupy the eleventh place, as both teams strive to improve their positions in the standings in the upcoming rounds.