Al Sailiya and Al Khor played out a goalless draw in Week 5 of the 2021-2022 season QNB Stars League at the Khalifa International Stadium on Friday.

Al Sailiya raised their points to four and Al Khor three.

The match began quickly, with Al Sailiya exerting strong pressure. In the 16th minute, they received a penalty kick after Al Khor defender Diab Haroun blocked Mohammed Salah El Neel. Referee Abdulrahman Al Jassim did not hesitate to point to the spot, but Iranian professional Ramin Rezaien fumbled with his penalty shot.

Al Sailiya continued to try to score the first goal and Norwegian Valentin Adama hit a powerful ball from outside the penalty area in the 19th minute, but it went past the near post.

Al Khor’s Naif Al Buriki almost scored by mistake during an attempt to clear one of the balls, but Baba Djibril saved it. As the minutes passed by, the first half ended without a goal.

In the second half, Al Khor took the initiative to put pressure on Al Sailiya, instead of adopting a cautious approach.

Al Khor midfielder Koo Ja-Cheol managed to score a goal with a powerful shot in the 53rd minute, but the referee cancelled it after referring to VAR due to an error committed just before the goal was scored.

Al Khor continued to press, with Ismail Al Haddad, Al Mohannadi and Helal Mohammed being in charge, but Al Sailiya goalkeeper Claude Amine was on the alert.

As the match wore on, both sides had a series of missed opportunities.