Al-Sadd lose 0-2 to Al-Markhiya in Round 1 of the QSL Cup

Al-Sadd’s QSL Cup campaign began with a 0-2 defeat to Al-Markhiya in the Round 1 fixture of Group B, which was played at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium on Wednesday.

The Wolves started the game with a team filled with U23 players, in order to give them experience in a competitive atmosphere.

Mohammed Salah scored Al-Markhiya’s first goal in the 19th minute after heading in a cross from the left.

Despite Al-Sadd’s attempts to get back into the game, the score remained the same until injury time of the second half when Al-Markhiya scored again.

In the 92nd minute, Nasser Al-Nasr netted to clinch the 2-0 win for his side.

MATCH DETAILS

Al-Sadd x Al-Markhiya (QSL Cup Group B – Round 1)

Venue:

Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium

Lineups:

Al-Sadd: Jehad Mohammed, Meshaal Al-Shammari, Ayoob Mashhoor, Jassim Al-Shammari, Meshaal Ibrahim, Hatem Kamal, Abdulaziz Bakheet (Ahmed Younes), Adnan Al-Sayed, Ghassan Waheed, Ahmed Al-Jalham (Khaled Al-Nuaimi), Saoud Ibrahim (Abdulaziz Al-Jalabi)

Al-Markhiya: Mohammed Muntasir, Medhat Mustafa, Tigan Jaita, Mohammed Salah Al-Neel, Ahmed Salim, Nasser Ibrahim, Khaled Al-Shaiba, Mubarak Al-Saadi, Mahmod Attiyah, Ali Mujbel

Result:

Al-Markhiya won 2-0

Goals

Mohammed Salah 19′

Nasser Al-Nasr 90+2′

Referees

Mohammed Al-Shammari (Main referee)

Saoud Ahmed (Linesman)

Abdullah Anas (Linesman)

Mohammed Al-Dosari (Fourth official)