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<p>The QNB Stars League’s Week 4 witnessed 25 goals being scored and as many as four high-scoring matches.</p><p>Al Sadd remained on top ahead of Al Duhail on goal difference as both teams were tied on 10 points following their victories over Al Shahania (4-0) and Qatar SC (3-2) respectively.</p><p>While Al Sadd had it easy, scoring all their goals in the first half against the promoted team, Al Duhail struggled against a fighting Qatar SC who surged ahead by two goals at half-time. The Red Knights then staged a brilliant comeback to emerge as victorious.</p><p>Al Sadd have a goal difference of +19 compared to Al Duhail’s +10.</p><p>Al Sadd and Al Duhail thus continued their good form that also saw them defeat Iranian sides Esteghlal and Persepolis respectively in the AFC Champions League’s first-leg quarterfinals.</p><p>Al Sadd’s Algerian striker Baghdad Bounedjah continued to be the QNB Stars League’s top scorer with 11 goals, while team-mate Akram Afif increased his tally to six following his brace against Al Shahania. Boualem Khoukhi was The Wolves’ other scorer.</p><p>Nevertheless, Al Shahania and Qatar SC kept the eighth and ninth position respectively.</p><p>Al Sailiya stayed third with a 2-1 victory over Al Khor, with Abdulqadir Ilyas yet again coming to The Peregrines’ rescue with a two-goal effort. The striker had struck a brace in their opening-week defeat of Umm Salal as well.</p>
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<p>Al Khor remained on one point in 11th place.</p><p>The real shocker of the week was provided by Al Arabi as they put it across Umm Salal 5-1 to stay in the fourth spot with nine points, behind Al Sailiya on goal difference.</p><p>Al Rayyan remained fifth in the table with eight points after they piled on the misery of Al Kharaitiyat with a 2-1 victory.</p><p>Al Kharaitiyat were under new coach Abdelaziz El Amri from Morocco who replaced Nassif Al Bayawi. However, they could not make a turnaround in their fortunes and remained at the bottom as the only team yet to collect a point.</p><p>The week’s much-awaited encounter between Al Ahli and Al Gharafa turned out to be a one-sided one, with the latter running out as 4-0 winners. In the process, The Cheetahs climbed one position to sixth as Umm Salal slipped to seventh. Al Ahli stood at 10th.</p>