Newcomers Al Shahania stun Al SailiyaQatar Stars League newcomers Al Shahania stunned Al Sailiya with a hard fought 2-1 win in the opening game of the fifth round of QSL action.
Two goals in five second half minutes settled the tie in for the Oryxes thanks to goals by Mohamed Tiaiba and Abdullah Al-Yazidi on the 65th and 70th minute respectively at Al Ahli stadium. Al Sailiya attacker Mohammed Muddather reduced the deficit with a goal in the 93rd minute of the tie.
After a cagey start to the tense clash, Al Shahania eventual goal hero Abdullah Al-Yazidi produced a moment of excitement for his team inside the Al Sailiya box. Lurking inside the area, Al-Yazidi tapped a lob ball in front of him and quickly swivelled before letting go a ferocious shot towards Al Sailiya goalmouth.
The ball beat Al Sailiya goalkeeper Gregory Gomis but narrowly missed the crossbar in the 22nd minute. Seconds later Shahania‘s Algerian attacker Mohamed Tiaiba fired a long-range shot but his ball was deflected by a diving Gomis, Al Sailiya’s last line of defence.
Four minutes later, Al Sailiya registered their first chance of note through a long-range shot through Mirghani Al Zain but his shot was superbly tipped over the bar by Shahania stopper goalkeeper Khalifa Al-Dosari for a corner kick.In a moment of madness, Shahania midfielder Mohammed Sayyar trampled on Raoul Loé’s right foot resulting in a stoppage in play as the player received medical attention in the 32nd minute, the first half ended honours even at 0-0.
At the one-hour mark, Al Shahania’s Algerian midfielder Gourmi Khaled was benched as Eduardo Santos came on as replacement.
Al Sailiya conceced a penalty on the 65th minute when substitute Mohammed Muddather brought down Nabeel Anwer with a rough tackle. Shahania striker Mohamed Tiaiba stepped up and lofted the ball into the top right side of the net to give his side the lead.
Five minutes later, a solo effort by Abdullah Al-Yazidi saw the Oryxes go 2-0 up. Al-Yazidi sprinted from the half-line before receiving a ball some 60 yards from the goal . Al-Yazidi, who was closely tracked by the Sailiya defense continued towards the goal before producing a composed shot past Gregory Gomis.
Seconds before the end of the game Al Sailiya grabbed a consolation. Mohammed Muddather fired a bullet from the edge of the box, bit it proved too late for Sami Trabelsi’s side. The victory was Shahania’s second of the season.
Al Khor ease past Al Ahli
Al Khor on Thursday picked up early momentum to sail past hosts Al Ahli with a 3-1 victory at Al Ahli stadium. Al Khor scored three first half goals through Madson and a brace from Moroccan attacker Mouhcine Iajour to ensure the Knights second victory of the season. Ahli grabbed a late consolation from the penalty spot thanks to Meshal Abullah.
The visitors started well and Madson, Khor’s 30-year-old Brazilian attacking midfielder, opened the scoring for Al Khor in the 7th minute.Unmarked near the Al Ahli box, Madson moved in anticipation after the ball was passed to him by a team-mate from the left flank.After dodging one defender, the beefy Brazilian forward met the ball half-way inside the Al Ahli box before clipping a neat ball past a charging Abdulla Al-Dosari .
Buoyed by the early goal, Al Khor maintained pressure on the home side, and managed to double their lead on the 31st minute.Moroccan striker Mouhcine Iajour produced slick football inside the Al Ahli box, easily beating his marker before slotting the ball past goalkeeper Al-Dosari
Four minutes later, Al Khor raced to a 3-0 lead. Madson spotted Iajour unmarked on the left side of the Al Ahli box. The 31-year-old Moroccan striker slipped the ball past Al Ahli goalkeeper with his left boot as Al Khor celebrated their third goal soon after the half-hour mark.
Both teams walked off the Al Ahli Stadium pitch with the visitors sitting pretty with a 3-0 cushion.Ahli tried to reduce the deficit and where awarded Late in the second half after being rewarded a penalty. Captain Meshal Abdulla stepped up and converted a penalty kick by choosing to go left of Al Khor goalkeeper Baba Djibril.
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