Al Wakrah defeated reigning champions Al Sailiya 1-0 in Round 3, Group A of the 2022-2023 season Ooredoo Cup at the Al Ersal 2 Stadium on Saturday.

Hamad Mansour scored the winner off a penalty kick in the 64th minute. He slotted home the rebound off Al Sailiya goalkeeper Abdrahman Mahamat after he blocked the kick taken by Ismail Mahmoud.

Al Wakrah thus moved on to three points following their first victory, while Al Sailiya have yet to open their account, having lost all three of their games.

Al Sadd, Umm Salal, Al Ahli and Qatar SC are the other teams in Group A.

Group B consists of Al Duhail, Al Markhiya, Al Arabi, Al Shamal, Al Gharafa and Al Rayyan.

The teams matched each other initially, but Al Wakrah created more chances as the match progressed.

Despite Al Sailiya’s resilience, Al Wakrah managed to surge ahead past the hour mark and they held on to the lead.