Goalkeeper Shehab Mamdouh Ellethy made a fine stoppage-time penalty save as Al Shahania went on to score a thrilling 3-2 win over Umm Salal in their Week 16 match of the 24-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League at the Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium of Qatar SC on Sunday.

Umm Salal won a penalty after a VAR following a goalmouth melee in 90+3 minute, but Ellethy judged Oussama Tannane’s kick perfectly diving to his right to secure a fourth successive win for his team in the league championship.

Their seventh win of the championship saw Al Shahania’s points tally swell to 23 points, while Umm Salal with a 10th defeat are in 11th place with 14 points.

Earlier, Al Shahania’s Alhassan Koroma scored one goal and was instrumental in another to ensure a comeback twice after the side was down a goal each time.

While Othman Al Yahri (12th minute) and Antonio Mance (38th minute) scored for Umm Salal, Moaz Tawheed El Wadia (22nd minute), Sven van Beek (42nd minute) and Koroma (84th minute) were on target for Al Shahania.

Umm opened scoring with a fine goal which was initiated off a throw-in and Mance held off a marker to provide Al Yahri with an assist for the latter to go around and strike into the right corner of the net.

Al Shahania hit back within 10 minutes making a move from the right with Koroma striking from outside the box. Umm Salal goalkeeper Jehad Mohammed made a save, but El Wadia latched on to the ricochet to find the equalizer (1-1).

The tussle to gain upper hand continued between the two teams with Umm Salal retaining majority of the possession.

They succeeded in scoring again as Ali Hassan Yahya worked on a smart chip lob for a perfectly-positioned and unmarked Mance in front of the goal to make a winning header.

Al Shahania hit back again and this time within four minutes as Van Beek converted a free-kick from five yards outside the box beautifully. The low shot found the gap in the wall and swung to the left beating a diving goalkeeper (2-2).

The second half was tighter with both teams being on vigil and tightening their defence.

Tables turned for Umm Salal when a defender failed to reach for a long lob and the ball reached an unmarked Koroma to fire from well outside the box, his grounder kick reaching finding the far left corner of the goal.

There were more tense moments towards the end resulting in the penalty, but Al Shahania ensured that they prevailed in a match yet again.