Al Duhail First Football Team secured a significant 4-2 victory over Umm Salal in the fourth round of the Doha Bank Stars League. The Tornado managed to turn the game around after being behind 2-1 in the first half.
Al Duhail, led by the Head Coach Djamel Belmadi, started the match with the following lineup:
(1) Salah Zakaria (goalkeeper), (4) Youssef Ayman, (5) Bassam Al Rawi, (8) Paulo Edmilson, (9) Krzysztof Piątek, (10) Luis Alberto, (12) Karim Boudiaf, (18) Sultan Al Brake, (21) Jean-Victor Castelletto, (77) Adel Boulebina.
In the second minute, Al Duhail had their first attempt, but Adel Boulebina’s cross was cleared by Umm Salal goalkeeper before it reached Al Duhail attackers.
In the 14th minute, Adel Boulebina’s shot from outside the penalty area was successfully saved by Umm Salal goalkeeper, keeping the score level at 0-0.
In the 27th minute, Umm Salal took the lead from a direct free-kick, scored by Oussama Tannane.
Al Duhail quickly equalized in the 30th minute after a great run down the left side by Adel Boulebina, who sent in a cross to Luis Alberto. Luis Alberto precisely placed the ball into the bottom right corner of Umm Salal goal.
In the 34th minute, Umm Salal regained the lead with a shot from Cristobal Pérez, making the score 2-1 in their favor.
In the second half, Al Duhail started with intense pressure, aiming for a quick equalizer. In the 46th minute, Adel Boulebina nearly scored, but the defense cleared the ball from the danger zone, and the opportunity was lost.
In the 47th minute, Adel Boulebina once again threatened Umm Salal goal, but his shot went just wide of the left post, and another chance for the equalizer slipped away.
In the 50th minute, Al Duhail players continued to miss clear opportunities. In a recurring scene, Adel Boulebina failed to find the net as his powerful shot went wide.
In the 58th minute, a defensive error by Umm Salal almost allowed Sultan Al Brake to score his first goal of the match, but the Umm Salal goalkeeper successfully saved his shot.
In the 61st minute, Krzysztof Piątek scored the equalizer for Al Duhail after receiving a magical pass from Marco Verratti, finding himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper and easily placing the ball into the net.
In the 63rd minute, Mubarak Shanan earned a penalty for Al Duhail. Krzysztof Piątek stepped up to take it, scoring Al Duhail third goal and his second of the night.
In the second half stoppage time, the referee awarded another penalty to Al Duhail after a foul on Mubarak Shanan. Krzysztof Piątek successfully converted it, completing his personal hat-trick and scoring Al Duhail fourth goal.
The remaining minutes of added time saw no further changes to the score. The referee, Salman Falahi, blew the final whistle, confirming Al Duhail 4-2 victory.
With this win, Al Duhail points total rises to four at the end of the fourth round.
