Qatar SC beat Al Khor 2-1 in Week 19 of the 2020-21 season QNB Stars League at the Qatar SC Stadium on Friday.

Al Khor’s Giannis Fetfatzidid (21st-minute penalty) opened the scoring, but Qatar SC hit back with goals from Hamed Ismail (55th minute) and Bashar Resan (72nd minute).

Qatar SC stormed back into the top-four bracket with 31 points.

On the other hand, Al Khor failed to add to their tally of 14 and remained in the 11th position.

Al Khor’s Khaled Radwan’s snap-header off a long free-kick set the tone for an entertaining clash. The deflection from him hit the Qatar SC crossbar much to the relief of rivals in the third minute.

Seven minutes later, Youcef Belaili of Qatar SC clipped one from close range, but Al Khor keeper Baba Djibril put in a short dive to pouch the ball.

Yousef Ayman of Qatar SC handled the ball in his own box and the referee used a VAR move to award a penalty. Al Khor captain Giannis produced a blistering left-footed penalty kick that hit the net to the right of keeper Jassim Al Hail.

Soon after the half-hour mark, Al Khor’s Pierre-Michelle Lasogga produced a powerful shot inside the box, but Qatar SC’s Yousef Ayman blocked the move by thrusting his body in the line of the ball.

In injury time, Qatar SC’s Bashar clipped one close from range, but this chip shot hit the Al Khor crossbar.

Soon after resumption of play, Qatar SC’s Cristian Ceballos went long range on a shot from outside the box, but the Al Khor keeper parried the ball.

In the 55th minute, Qatar SC produced the equaliser. Bashar found Hamed Ismail with a loopy cross and the latter jumped high to head the ball into the net.

In the 68th minute, Al Khor’s Rafael Santos produced a curling free-kick, but his shot narrowly missed the target as the ball flew past to the right of Qatar SC keeper.

Four minutes later, Qatar SC grabbed a 2-1 lead. Bashar, after charging into the Al Khor box, dribbled past Musab Abdulmajid and then fired into the top of the net, leaving Djibril rooted to his spot.