All Even in the Big Derby…

The postponed derby from Round 10, which brought together Al Duhail and Al Sadd, ended in a draw with two goals for each team in the match that was played at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, and kicked-off at 07:45 pm today. With this tie, the team raises its tally to 36 points at the top of the QNB Stars League standings.

The first half of the match ended with Al Sadd taking the lead with a goal that was scored at the 34th minute Al Sadd striker Baghdad Bounedjah.

In the second half, Al Sadd managed to extend their lead by scoring the second goal in the 57th minute by Santi Cazorla.

Al Duhail waited until the added time instead to announce themselves strongly, as Nam Tae Hee managed to reduce the score in the 95th minute with a powerful shot from outside the penalty area, followed by a header from our defender Federico Fernandez scoring the second and equalizing goal at the 97th minute, after which the referee blew his whistle announcing the end of the match.

Match Card
Date & Time: Sunday 12 March 2023 – 07:45 pm
Venue: Jassim bin Hamad
Occasion: QNB Stars League – Round 10
Teams: Al Duhail vs Al Sadd
First Half Result: 1 – 0 (Al Sadd)
Match Result: 2 – 2
Goals: Baghdad Boundjah, Santi Cazorla (34th and 57th minutes for Al Sadd) Nam Tae Hee, Federico Fernandez (95th and 9th minutes for Al Duhail)
Yellow Cards: Mohamed Al Naimi, Luiz Martin, Ruben Semedo
Red Cards: None

Team Start List: Salah Zakaria, Mohamed Moussa, Federico Fernandez, Ruben Semedo, Mohamed Al Naimi, Luiz Martin (Mohamed Muntari), Khaled Mohamed (Ferjani Sassi), Nam Tae Hee, Ismail Mohamed (Suhaib Gannan), Al Moez Ali, Michael Olunga.

Substitutes: Shehab Al Laithi, Dhiyab Haroon, Mohamed Emad, Ahmed Moein, Karim Boudiaf, Ferjani Sassi, Abdulaziz Mohamed, Suhain Gannan, Mohamed Muntari.