The 2021-2022 season QNB Stars League’s Week 21 witnessed keen contests and exciting results, and a total of 28 goals were scored across the six matches, played on Tuesday and Wednesday, 1st and 2nd March, 2022.
RESULTS
Al Rayyan bt Qatar SC 2-1
Al Shamal bt Al Wakrah 3-0
Al Sailiya drew with Al Ahli 2-2
Al Khor lost to Al Sadd 2-4
Al Duhail bt Umm Salal 6-1
Al Arabi bt Al Gharafa 3-2
Only one match ended in a draw and Al Duhail recorded the biggest margin of victory when they beat Umm Salal 6-1.
Newly-crowned champions Al Sadd achieved their 18th victory when they beat Al Khor 4-2. The Wolves are still the only unbeaten team so far this season.
Al Sadd have a postponed match from Week 14 against Al Rayyan (Qatar Clasico). It will be played on 8th March, 2022.
Al Sadd lead the standings with 56 points (with a postponed match against Al Rayyan in hand), followed by Al Duhail (46 points), Al Wakrah (37 points), Al Arabi (33 points), Al Gharafa (30 points), Umm Salal (25 points), Al Ahli (24 points), Qatar SC (23 points), Al Shamal (22 points), Al Rayyan (21 points, with a postponed match against Al Sadd in hand), Al Sailiya (13 points) and Al Khor (13 points).
Al Duhail and Al Wakrah consolidated their second and third place respectively.
Al Duhail defeated Umm Salal by a 6-1 margin.
Al Arabi advanced to fourth place following their thrilling, last-gasp 3-2 victory over Al Gharafa, who fell to fifth place.
Al Sailiya advanced one position from the 12th to 11th following their 2-2 draw with Al Ahli on better goal difference than Al Khor, as both teams are on 13 points.
Al Shamal continued their good run by defeating Al Wakrah 3-0, while Al Rayyan got back to winning ways with a 2-1 verdict over Qatar SC.
In terms of top scorers, Al Duhail’s Michael Olunga continued to lead the list with 24 goals, followed by Al Sadd’s Andre Ayew (15 goals), his team-mates Akram Afif (14 goals) and Baghdad Bounedjah (13 goals).