Al Duhail Goalkeeper Shehab Al Laithi, who excelled today and was one of the reasons behind tonight’s win, assured that the victory today was well deserved and the team is running after the Ooredoo Cup title. Shehab said in a statement after the match: It was a tough and difficult game as we expected. Al Sadd took the lead, however with the determination of my teammates we returned into the game and achieved victory following a very distinguished performance from both side, which made the match exciting for the fans.

Al Laithi said: Al Duhail is after the title and this qualification to the final game will surely make us double our efforts to win the final match and gain our first title this season.