Police Cross Diyala with a Clean Two Goals in the Stars League

Police Club achieved an important 2-0 victory over its host Diyala, in the match that brought the two teams together this evening at Diyala Stadium as part of the 35th round of the Iraqi Stars League, allowing the 'Green Harp' to continue chasing Air Force in the title race with two rounds remaining.

The victory came with disciplined performance and good utilization of opportunities, confirming Police's readiness to compete until the last breath despite the complexity of its mission in light of Air Force's superiority at the top of the standings.

The match needed no more than 7 minutes for Police to open the scoring, after Ahmed Farhan succeeded in shaking Diyala's net with an early goal that gave his team great comfort in managing the match.

The quick lead disrupted the calculations of the hosts, while Police tried to capitalize on the advantage to increase the scoring tally, but haste in the final touch prevented that.

The most prominent opportunity to add the second goal came at the 39th minute, when the referee awarded a penalty to Police, but the Syrian Mahmoud Al-Mawas missed it, leaving the difference at one goal until the end of the first half.

With the start of the second half, Police returned with higher focus to search for the reassuring goal, and Hussein Ali succeeded in achieving that at the 59th minute, after exploiting a precise pass inside the penalty area and placing it in the net, giving his team a 2-0 lead.

The match ended with a deserved 2-0 victory for Police, reflecting the visitors' superiority in terms of organization and effectiveness.

With this victory, Police raised its tally to 76 points, maintaining second place, and remaining 4 points behind the leading Air Force with three rounds to go.

As for Diyala, its tally froze at 45 points in eleventh place, remaining in the middle zone, far from the relegation battle and competition for advanced positions.