Al Sadd 4-2 Al Kharaitiyat
Al Sadd were made to work by an attacking Al Kharaitiyat side as the eventually took all three points in a tough encounter at home. Before this match Al Sadd had won four of their last six matches and looked strong going into tonight’s game.

The first goal of the night came from a corner as Xavi sent in a fizzing ball to the edge of the box and the unmarked defender Ibrahim Magid headed powerfully to put the Wolves into the lead (18’).



Kharaitiyat then started to penetrate more as they serched for anequalizer and eventually they got what they deserved. Anwar Diba's freekick found Abdulla at the far post who headed the ball back across the face of goal for Kebe to poke just over the line with a scuffed volley (34’).

Then a minute later Kebe was at it again when he scored his second just a minute later! Al Sadd looked shell-shocked as the Burkinabe striker punished them once more. The goal was scored after an uncharacteristic error by Xavi whose pass was wayward. The Thunders exploited this with a quick break as the ball found Diba; the playmaker ran through the middle of the park before he laid off the ball beautifully for his teammate,- Kebe to tuck away.

But all this was undone just before the stroke of half time when the Thunder’s gave away a penalty. Up stepped Wolves legend Khalfan Ibrahim and he coolly sent the keeper the wrong way to level up the match at two apiece (45+2’).

The second half saw Kharaitiyat fade badly as Sadd stepped up a gear, the Wolves scoring from yet another corner, delivered once more by Xavi. Left back A.Hassan rose highest and put his side back in the lead (73’).

The final nail in the coffin for Kharaitiyat came in the 76^th minute as Sadd scored again as they restored their two goal cushion.

Xavi received the ball in the middle of Kharaitiyat's half, close to the final third. He saw the unmarked Haydous running down the left wing and with a perfectly weighted ball, he put through the young Qatari who scored the best goal of the night with an elegant curling effort past Kharaitiyat keeper -Ahmed Sufiyan.

Lekhwiya 3-2 Al Khor
A sigh of relief will have been exhaled by Lekhwiya Head Coach Djamel Belmadi tonight as his team have finally managed to get a win under their belts after five losses and a draw. The defending champions defeated Al Khor 3-2 at Qatar Sports Club stadium.

But at the end of the first half, things didn’t look that pleasant for Lekhwiya. Nam Tae-Hee had missed a penalty in the 35th minute, and then in the 42nd minute it was the turn of Lekhwiya to concede a penalty.


Striker Julio Cesar made no mistake from the spot as Al Khor acquired a surprise lead against the defending champions.

The second half was a busy one with four goals scored in total. The first was the equaliser for Lekhwiya and came courtesy of Khalid Muftah who scored with a powerful left footed effort into the far corner of the net. 

But then just when it looked like Lekhwiya were wrestling control of the match, Khor went back into the lead when Cesar scored the second of his goals in the 57th minute. 

After that goal there was a lull in play. Both teams were looking for more goals and Khor, despite having the lead, didn’t park the bus.

Lekhwiya were building a lot of attacks but were not penetrating in the final third. However, that changed with the quick feet of Vladimir Weiss. The Slovakian slalomed inside the box and crossed to an unmarked Nam Tae-Hee who made redeemed himself for his penalty miss earlier on by finding the back of the net this time (74’).

The winning goal came in the 88th minute. Luiz Martin Jr. ran down the right flank and crossed to Mohamed Muntari who was able to leap above Khor’s Naif Mubarak Al‐Buriki and head the ball into the net. The replay though, showed that Al-Buriki should have done better.

Lekhwiya have finally got that elusive win and some confidence back as they head for the next match where they will take on a tough opponent in Al Sadd.





Al Rayyan 9-0 Qatar Sports Club
Al Rayyan have pulled off the biggest win since the Qatar Stars League was formed back in 2008 as they decimated Qatar Sports Club 9-0 at Al Sadd stadium. Skipper Rodrigo Tabata led by example as he scored four goals for the Lions on a night that will live long in the memory.

Qatar SC who have had a horrible start to the season must have known that it this would be a tough encounter but they wouldn’t have expected such an emphatic result.



Within 30 seconds of the kick off Qatar could have gone ahead when Iajour had a go from inside the box but Keeper Barry was quick to the danger and blocked well.

Rayyan had already scored 25 goals in eight games and it didn’t take long for them to open the scoring in this clash.

Tabata latched onto a poor clearance and fired the ball inside the near post to score the opening goal on the 13 minutes. And then one minute later Victor Caceres doubled the lead when his shot took a deflection off Qatar SC defender Mohamed Rabiei, the keeper was left wrong footed and could only watch as the ball sailed into the net.

Qatar were in shock and Rayyan looked as if they could score with every attack.

Tabata scored his second with a great freekick in the 27th minute. The Qatari curled the ball over the wall and into the far corner. Qatar SC goalkeeper Sami Hasawi initially went the wrong way and didn’t have enough time to shift direction.

Then four minutes later Sebastian Soria turned provider, crossing the ball into the centre where Sergio Garcia was present to calmly head in.

Then the roles were exchanged when this time Garcia turned provider and crossed for Soria, the striker zeroed in on goal and smashed a powerful left foot strike in the 43^rd minute.

It was only the end of the first half and Qatar SC had already conceded in five goals. But their misery didn’t end there.

In the second half, Garcia scored his second (66’). The Spaniard was waiting on the edge of the box as he controlled it first time before sending a cheeky chip over the stranded QSC keeper. It was a goal of the highest calibre with the replay clearly showing that he meant to shoot instead of cross.

Then it was the turn of Tabata to score his third goal of the match when he got to the end of a cross from Mohamed Alaeddin and with a looping header, put the ball into the net (78’).

Rayyan were 7-0 up and relentless with wave after wave of attack and looking like they could score at will.

There was nothing that Qatar SC could do to stop the goals and the next one came in the 86th minute. Garcia delivered a long cross into the box and an unmarked Tabata was able to head it in. That made it four goals in the match for the Rayyan skipper as he also became the league’s top scorer with ten goals so far this season.

There was still time for another goal and this time it was substitute Adbulmajid Anad, who came on in the 72nd minute.

The previous record win in the QSL was when Al Gharafa defeated Al Shamal 8-1 back in 2010. Rayyan have bettered that record and Qatar SC now find that they have the dubious distinction of having lost by the highest margin in Qatar Stars League history.