QNB Stars League: Al-Sadd lose to Al-Ahli in Round 10

Al-Sadd suffered their first league defeat of the season after losing 4-1 to Al-Ahli in the QNB Stars League Round 10 game played on Saturday.

The result means that Al-Sadd stay in second place in the league standings with 19 points from 8 games, with two delayed games yet to be played.

Omid Ebrahimi opened the scoring for Al-Ahli early on, firing in from a tight angle after exploiting a mistake from Khoukhi Boualem.

Al-Ahli then made it 2-0 in the 21st minute through youngster Abdulrahman Mohammed, who dribbled into the box and finished past the diving Meshaal Barsham in the Al-Sadd goal.

Al-Sadd attempted to get back into the game but were dealt a further blow before halftime, with Pedro Miguel conceding a penalty in the 34th minute. Mohammad Muntari converted the spotkick to give Al-Ahli a 3-0 lead at the break.

In the second half, Al-Sadd head coach Jesualdo Ferreira made some changes to his team, bringing on Ali Asad and Salem Al-Hajri in place of Hassan Al-Haydos and Jung Woo-young respectively.

The Wolves then managed to reduce the deficit in the 52nd minute, after Baghdad Bounedjah struck from the spot after Khoukhi was brought down in the box.

In the 64th minute, Ebrahimi restored Al-Ahli’s three-goal advantage with a powerful strike from the edge of the box, bringing up a 4-1 scoreline that lasted until the final whistle.

MATCH DETAILS

Al-Sadd x Al-Ahli (QNB Stars League Round 10)

Venue:

Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium

Lineups:

Al-Sadd: Meshaal Barsham, Hamid Ismail, Pedro Miguel, Yasir Abubakar, Xavi, Gabi (Tariq Salman), Jung (Salem Al-Hajri), Hassan Al-Haydos (Ali Asad), Akram Afif, Baghdad Bounedjah

Al-Ahli: Ivanildo Rodrigues, Mohammed Reza, Mouhcine Motouali, Omid Ebrahimi, Nigel De Jong, Ali Qadri, Jassim Omar, Mohammed Muntari (Meshaal Abdullah), Abdulrahman Mohammed, Magid Mohammed, John Benson

Result:

Al-Ahli won 4-1

Goals:

Omid Ebrahimi 5′, 64′

Abdulrahman Mohammed 21′

Mohamemd Muntari 34′ (PEN)

Baghdad Bounedjah 52′

Bookings:

Hassan Al-Haydos 33′

Gabi 65′

Magid Mohammed 76′

Tareq Salman 89′

Hamid Ismail 90′

Ali Ferydoon 90′

Referees:

Salman Falahi (Main referee)

Khaled Ayed (Linesman)

Nasser Al-Doss (Linesman)

Ahmed Saleh (Fourth official)

Saoud Al-Athba (Additional)

Mohammed Al-Obaidly (Additional)