Al-Sadd lose to Al-Wakrah in the QSL

Al-Sadd lose to Al-Wakrah in the QSL
28 Jan 2016
​Al-Sadd fell 1-3 to Al-Wakrah in the Qatar Stars League Round 16 match played on Thursday at the Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium. The result leaves Al-Sadd in fourth position in the league table with 28 points.

Argentine striker Jorge Saez gave Al-Wakrah the lead when he opened the scoring in the 10th minute itself. Al-Sadd managed to equalize before halftime when Hassan Al-Haydos scored with an acrobatic effort in the 41st minute. In the second half, Al-Wakrah regained the lead with a goal from Maher Yousef in the 57th minute before Saez doubled the lead with another goal in the 84th minute.

A strong start, Al-Wakrah score the first goal

The start of the match was a spirited one with both sides going for the goal. It was Al-Wakrah who managed to draw first blood with Jorge Saez scoring in the 10th minute from close range. The Argentine striker was able to make use of bad marking by the Al-Sadd defence and connect with a cross from Hamood Al-Yazidi. Al-Sadd reacted quickly with Nadir Belhadj sending in a cross in the 15th minute which was met by Meshaal Al-Shammari but the shot went over the crossbar.

The post denies Muriqui

In the 21st minute, Brazilian striker Muriqui almost equalized for Al-Sadd. Xavi played a pass to Al-Haydos who set it up for Muriqui with a through ball; the Brazilian struck it but it hit the right post and went out. After that waste of a deserved goal-scoring opportunity, Al-Sadd continued to put pressure on the opponent with Xavi and Muriqui attacking from deep and Al-Haydos and Belhadj attacking from the wings.

Al-Sadd attempt to equalize..and Al-Haydos gets the goal

Al-Sadd continued to make attempts to find an equalizer in the following minutes by putting pressure on the defenders of an Al-Wakrah side who were sitting back and relying on counter attacks from its attackers Maher Yousef and Mouhcine Motouali. On 41 minutes, Al-Sadd finally managed to level the scores. Meshaal sent in a cross from the right which was met first time by an acrobatic effort from Hassan al-Haydos. The shot beat the Al-Wakrah keeper and signalled the equalizer for Al-Sadd four minutes before halftime.

Exciting start to the second half, Al-Wakrah regain the lead

Al-Sadd started the second half with the same lineup from the first half. The Wolves maintaine their pressure on the Al-Wakrah goal; in the 49th minute, Muriqui penetrated from the right and crossed to Xavi whose shot deflected off a defender and went out. And then nn the other side, Al-Wakrah managed to score against the run of play. In the 58th minute, Ruben Amorim struck a shot from the edge of the box which rebounded off the crossbar, only for Maher Yousef to head the ball in to make it 2-1 for Al-Wakrah.

Nasser Ibrahim comes on, the woodwork denies Al-Sadd again

Jesualdo Ferreira, head coach of Al-Sadd, made his first change when he brought on Nasser Ibrahim in place of Saleh Bader in the 63rd minute to sharpen the attack. On 65 minutes, Al-Haydos had an opportunity to equalize again but once again, Al-Sadd were denied by the woodwork; this time, the effort from Al-Haydos hit the crossbar and went out.

Saddawi pressure continues, Al-Wakrah double their lead

While Al-Sadd kept up the pressure in the final minutes, they were unable to find a goal. In the 82nd minute, Al-Haydos sent a powerful shot from outside the box but the ball went over the Al-Wakrah crossbar. Al-Sadd went all out in search of an equalizing goal with substitute Nasser Ibrahim playing in an excellent cross from the right wing but no Saddawi was there to meet it. In the 84th minute, Al-Wakrah sealed their win with a third goal. Saez got his second of the night and ensured that Al-Wakrah went home 3-1 victors.
MATCH DETAILS
Al-Sadd v Al-Wakrah (Qatar Stars League Round 16)

VENUE:
Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al-Wakrah Club

Al-Sadd XI: Saad Al-Dosari, Xavi Hernandez, Meshaal Al-Shammari, Hassan Al-Haydos, Muriqui, Saleh Bader (Nasser Ibrahim), Talal Al-Baloushi, Aladeen Younes, Gaser Yahya, Nadir Belhadj, Mohammed Kasola (Ali Faiz)

Al-Wakrah XI: Hassan Idris, Ali Rehema, Mohammed Arafah, Waheed Mohammed, Jorge Saez, Ruben Amorim, Mahir Yousef (Johar al-Kaabi), Mohammed Al-Sulaiti (Saoud Sabah), Mouhcine Motouali, Hamood al-Yazidi, Ahmed Kahel

RESULT:
Al-Wakrah won 3-1

GOALS:
Jorge Saez (10th & 84th) and Maher Yousef (58th) for Al-Wakrah

Hassan Al-Haydos (41st) for Al-Sadd

BOOKINGS:
Waheed Mohammed (77th) for Al-Wakrah

Nadir Belhadj (73rd) and Meshaal Al-Shammari (34th) for Al-Sadd

REFEREES:
Istvan Kovacs (Main referee)
Mihai Ovidiu (Linesman)
Valentin Gabriel (Linesman)
Abdulhadi Al-Ruwaili (Fourth official)
Samir Ahmed (Additional)
Mohammed Shabir (Additional)