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<p>Al Kharaitiyat bounced back brilliantly from two goals down to beat Al Markhiya 3-2 to earn three valuable points in Week 16 of the QNB Stars League at the Al Khor Stadium on Saturday.</p><p>Sanjar Tursunov (43rd minute), Josue Mohy (86th) and Anwar Diba (90+3) scored for Al Kharaitiyat. Rebin Solaka and Mohammed Saleh netted in the 21st and 22nd for Al Markhiya.</p><p>Al Kharaitiyat, who were without ace Moroccan striker Rachid Tiberkanine, now have 13 points. Al Markhiya stayed rooted to the bottom with eight.</p><p>Al Markhiya fought initially as if they were waging a do-or-die battle. They dominated the proceedings in the opening session and created chances one after the other.</p><p>The Oryxes were rewarded for their hard work in subsequent minutes around midway through the first half through Solace and then through Mohammed Salah.</p><p>Solaka opened the scoring off a free-kick, while Salah found the net slotting home a rebound when rival goalkeeper Ahmed Sofiyan fumbled with a shot from Eric de Oliveira.</p><p>Tursunov’s goal came off a corner kick taken by Diba when the Al Markhiya defence least expected it.</p><p>Al Kharaitiyat were in the game a bit more after the break and they missed out on a golden chance to equalise when Diba’s penalty was saved by goalkeeper Al Bakri. The penalty was awarded when Al Markhiya defender Mohammed Shaban handled Tursunov’s shot.</p><p>But The Thunders were not to be denied as their persistent efforts paid off in the form of a header by an unmarked Mohy as Al Markhiya paid the price for failing to close the game.</p><p>Then came the climax as Diba’s long-ranger went in after kissing the underneath of the horizontal.</p>