Qatar Cup: Al-Sadd reach final with 4-1 win over Al-Rayyan

Al-Sadd reached the final of the 2020 Qatar Cup with a 4-1 win over Al-Rayyan in the semifinal clash which was held at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium on Saturday.

Moufak Awad gave Al-Rayyan the lead in the 15th minute, slotting in a rebound after Franck Kom’s initial shot was saved by Saad Al Dosari.

Al-Sadd equalised in the 38th minute through Khoukhi Boualem, who rose to head in past Fahad Younes following a corner played by Nam Tae-hee.

Nam was involved in Al-Sadd’s second goal as well, playing through Akram Afif in the 42nd minute with a great ball before the Asian Player of the Year finished with aplomb to make it 2-1.

Salem Al-Hajri then scored Al-Sadd’s third goal in the 54th minute, sliding in and finishing at the far post after a low cross from Hassan Al-Haydos.

The fourth and final goal arrived in the 68th minute, when Akram Afif’s cross from the right deflected in off Al-Rayyan’s Gabriel Mercado.

MATCH DETAILS

Al-Sadd x Al-Rayyan (Qatar Cup 2020 semifinal)

Venue:
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

Lineups:

Al-Sadd: Saad Al-Dosari, Pedro Miguel, Boualem Khoukhi, Jung Woo-young, Abdulkarim Hassan, Salem Al-Hajri (Abdulaziz Al-Ansari), Gabi, Nam Tae-hee, Hassan Al-Haydos (Ali Asad), Baghdad Bounedjah, Akram Afif (Yasir Abubakar)

Al-Rayyan: Fahad Younis, Franck Kom, Dami Traore, Khaled Muftah, Yacine Brahimi, Rodrigo Tabata (Sebastian Soria), Abdulaziz Hatem, Moufak Awad (Abdulrahman Al Harazi), Mohammed Juma, Gabriel Mercado, Ahmed El Sayed

Result:

Al-Sadd won 4-1

Goals:

Moufak Awad 15’
Khoukhi Boualem 38’
Akram Afif 42’, 68’
Salem Al Hajri 54’

Bookings:

Franck Kom 18’
Mohammed Juma 35’

Referees:

Main referee: Salman Falahi
Assistant referee: Ramzan Al Nuaimi
Assistant referee: Majed Haders
Fourth official: Mohammad Ahmed