Al Duhail First Football Team secured a crucial victory over their hosts, Al Wakra by two clean goals, in a match that concluded recently at Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium. The game was part of the 13th round of the Doha Bank Stars League.
Starting Lineup
Al Duhail entered the match with the following starting eleven:
- (1) Salah Zakaria (GK)
- (6) Marco Verratti
- (7) Ismail Mohamed
- (8) Edmilson Junior
- (9) Krzysztof Piątek
- (12) Karim Boudiaf
- (17) Youssouf Sabaly
- (18) Sultan Al Brake
- (21) Jean-Victor Castelletto
- (22) Ibrahima Bamba
- (77) Adil Boulbina
Match Highlights
- 18th Minute: Al-Duhail had their first real threat on goal. Al Wakra goalkeeper managed to tip Edmilson Junior’s shot away with his fingertips, denying Al Duhail an early lead.
- 53rd Minute: Following a cross from Adil Boulbina from the right flank, Krzysztof Piątek’s shot struck the left post, preventing Al Duhail from breaking the deadlock.
- 63rd Minute: After repeated runs down the left wing, Adil Boulbina used his skill to earn a rightful penalty. Boulbina stepped up to take the kick himself and successfully converted it in the 64th minute, giving “The Red Knights” the lead.
- 65th Minute: Edmilson Junior narrowly missed a chance to double the score. He met a brilliant cross from Ismail Mohamed with a header, but the ball was deflected by Al Wakra defender before it could reach the net.
- 79th Minute: Al Duhail nearly scored a second goal following an attack from the right. Youssouf Sabaly sent in a cross, but Adil Boulbina was unable to reach the ball to tap it into the empty net.
- 83rd Minute: Team captain Marco Verratti secured the win by scoring the second goal. Capitalizing on another Sabaly cross from the right, Verratti easily slotted the ball into the open net.
The remaining minutes of regulation and the five minutes of added injury time saw no further changes to the score line. The referee blew the final whistle to confirm Al Duhail return to winning form with a 2-0 victory.
With this result, Al Duhail raises their tally to 19 points, moving up to sixth place in the league standing table, pending the completion of the remaining Round 13 fixtures.
