Al Duhail First Football Team secured a crucial and hard-fought 2–1 victory away over Al Gharafa in Round 9 of the Doha Bank Stars League.
The Storms took to the pitch with the following starting lineup:
(1) Salah Zakaria (GK), (3) Lucas Melo Totta, (5) Bassam Al Rawi, (6) Marco Verratti, (7) Omar Sekou, (9) Krzysztof Piątek, (18) Sultan Al Brake, (19) Almoez Ali, (21) Jean-Charles Castelletto, (23) Assim Madibo, (24) Boubakary Soumaré.
First Half Action
- 15th Minute: Piątek came agonizingly close to opening the scoring for Al Duhail, but Al Gharafa goalkeeper pulled off a save to deny the “Storms” first real breakthrough.
- 39th Minute: Piątek struck back! After a sublime assist from maestro Marco Verratti, Piątek clinically slotted the ball into the back of the net to equalize for Al-Duhail.
- 43th Minute: Omar Sekou unleashed a ferocious long-range strike from outside the box, forcing a dramatic, difficult save from the Al Gharafa keeper to keep his side level.
Second Half Drama
- 63th Minute: Absolute magic from Boubakary Soumaré! The midfielder fired an unstoppable, sensational rocket from outside the penalty area that rifled straight into the bottom left corner, snatching the lead for Al Duhail.
As the clock wound down, neither side could find another breakthrough. Referee Abdullah Al Adhba blew the final whistle, sealing a fantastic 2–1 victory for Al Duhail over Al Gharafa.
With this massive win, Al Duhail climbs to the summit of the league standing table, taking sole possession of first place with 21 points while awaiting the remaining fixtures of Round 9.
