Al Sadd had lost the top spot to rivals Lekhwiya two rounds back and knew that they could afford any further slip ups heading into the one month winter break.

The Wolves welcomed the visitors Kharaitiyat to the Jassim bin Hamad stadium for what turned out to be a night of goals for both teams in this5 goal thriller.

And the first goal of the evening came from Sadd’s season long loan player Rodrigo Tabata, the Brazilian has been worth his weight in gold this season and is certainly a fan favorite.

The first half ended with a one goal advantage to the home side.

After the restart Kharaitiyat fans had to wait until the 58^th minute to restore parity but it was worth the weight when Abdul-Aziz Alansari scored his team’s first goal of the night.

Going into the final 10 minutes of the game, it looked as though the Thunders had done enough to secure a point but Al Sadd never-say-die attitude saw them score to late goals to take all three points.

Rodrigo Tabata scored again in the 82^nd minute, followed by an almost immediate reply by Kharaitiyat’s Hassan Abd Al Fatah (89’) but then South Korean stalwart Lee Jung-Soo put a nice finish on a match that could have very easily gone wrong for the Wolves(93^rd ).

New Kharaitiyat temporary head coach Yasser al-Sibaei should be proud of his boys who stayed toe to toe with the home side and joint league leaders despite a last minute goal.

Al Sadd is level on points (36) but remain in second place in the QSL due to an inferior goal difference to Lekhwiya.