Al Duhail First Football Team secured a massive 8-1 victory over their host, Al Arabi, in the fifth round of the Doha Bank Stars League.

Al Duhail started the match with the following starting lineup:
(30) Bautista Burki (goalkeeper), (4) Youssef Ayman, (5) Bassam Al Rawi, (6) Marco Verratti, (9) Krzysztof Piątek, (10) Luis Alberto, (15) Luiz Martin, (17) Youssef Sabaly, (18) Sultan Al Brake, (25) Mubarak Shannan, (77) Adel Boulbina.

Al Duhail opened the scoring in the third minute with a goal by forward Krzysztof Piątek, who converted a precise cross from Sultan Al Brake with a stunning header into Al Arabi net.

In the eighth minute, Piątek had a chance to score his second goal for Al Duhail from the penalty spot but missed, leaving the score at 1-0.

Al-Arabi Sarabia scored the equalizer in the 23rd minute, bringing the score to 1-1.

Al Duhail regained the lead in the 26th minute with an own goal by Al Arabi Hashemi Hussein.

In the 34th minute, Sultan Al Brake extended the lead with a fantastic shot from outside the box, scoring the third goal for Al Duhail Tornado.

A magical pass from Adel Boulbina in the 39th minute put Luis Alberto one-on-one with Al Arabi goalkeeper, and he scored Al Duhail fourth goal. The first half ended with Duhail leading 4-1.

In the 51st minute, Adel Boulbina found himself alone with the goalkeeper after a fast run and cleverly chipped the ball over him to score Al Duhail fifth goal.

Boulbina was at it again in the 60th minute, making a brilliant run and delivering a perfect pass to Luis Alberto, who didn’t fail to score Al Duhail sixth goal of the match.

Boulbina returned to the scoresheet in the 68th minute, this time from the penalty spot, scoring Al Duhail seventh goal. Benjamin Bourigeaud then sealed the victory with Al Duhail eighth goal in the 78th minute. The match ended with Al Duhail winning 8-1 over Al Arabi.

This victory increased Al Duhail points to 10 at the end of the fifth round.