Amir Cup 2020: Al-Sadd progress to the quarterfinals with 3-1 win over Al-Kharaitiyat

Al-Sadd clinched a spot in the quarterfinals of the Amir Cup 2020 after a 3-1 win over Al-Kharaitiyat in the Round of 16 game played on Thursday at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium.

Starting strongly, Al-Sadd made an early impact through Abdelkarim Hassan who broke the deadlock within the first minute, heading in after Hashim Ali sent in a great cross from the right.

Al-Kharaitiyat were then handed a opportunity to level the scores in the 14th minute, when the referee awarded them a penalty for a foul by Hamed Ismail in the box. However, Rachid Tiberkanine’s spot kick crashed off the post and the score stayed at 1-0.

Six minutes later, however, Tiberkanine managed to equalise, this time through a free-kick from the edge of the box.

Al-Sadd soon restored their one-goal advantage, with Baghdad Bounedjah scoring in the 25th minute. Ali Asad deftly lifted the ball into the box for Bounedjah, who headed in past Al-Kharaitiyat keeper Shehab Mamdouh.

The first half thus ended with Al-Sadd leading 2-1. Right after the break, Salem Al-Hajri thought he hade made it 3 when he scored in the 48th minute but the referee ruled the effort out for a foul in the build up, after a VAR review.

Midway through the second half, Al-Sadd coach Xavi Hernandez brought on Nam Tae-hee and Akram Afif, in place of Abdulaziz Al-Ansari and Yasir Abubakar, as the Wolves looked to score another goal to secure the result.

That goal arrived in the 82nd minute, after Afif crossed from the left for Bounedjah to control and tap in from close range, as Al-Sadd confirmed their 3-1 win and progression to the quarterfinals.

MATCH DETAILS

Al-Sadd x Al-Kharaitiyat (Amir Cup 2020 Round of 16)

Venue:

Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium

Lineups:

Al-Sadd: Meshaal Barsham, Hamed Ismail, Tarek Salman, Jung Woo-young, Abdelkarim Hassan, Ali Asad, Abdulaziz Al Ansari (Nam Tae-hee), Salem Al-Hajri, Baghdad Bounedjah, Yasir Abubakar (Akram Afif), Hashim Ali

Al-Kharaitiyat: Shehab Mamdouh, Alhaj Mohammed, Ulises Pascua, Abdullah Taleb Afifa (Almehdi Al Khamassi), Mohammed Salam, Rachid Tiberkanine, Sayaf Al Korbi (Abdulhadi Numaan), Mahmoud Saad, Mohammed Shabaan, Pejman Montazeri, Osama Omari (Ahmed Al Sada)

Result:

Al-Sadd won 3-1

Goals:

1′ Abdelkarim Hassan
20′ Rachid Tiberkanine
26′, 82′ Baghdad Bounedjah

Bookings:

33′ Abdulaziz Al-Ansari

Referees:

Main referee: Abdullah Al-Athba
Assistant referee: Zahi Al-Shammari
Assistant referee: Khaled Ayed
Fourth official: Yousuf Al Sharshani