Akram Afif netted a hat-trick as Al-Sadd kept hold of top spot in the QNB Stars League table with a huge 6-2 win over Al-Khor in the Round 16 game played at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium on Saturday. The result took Al-Sadd’s points tally to 41.
The Wolves opened the scoring through Afif, who netted two quick-fire goals which came in the 7th and 10th minutes respectively. The first goal saw Afif finish off a pass from Hassan Al Haydos, while the second was a fierce shot off an assist from Gabi.
In the 14th minute, Wagner reduced the deficit with Al-Khor’s first goal after converting Thiago’s cross from the right.
Hamed Ismail then scored in the 42nd minute, controlling Al-Haydos’ pass and then finishing past Mohammed Al-Bakri in the Al-Khor goal to give Al-Sadd a 3-1 lead at halftime.
Al-Sadd continued scoring after the restart, with substitute Jung Woo-young curling in a free-kick in the 55th minute. Baghdad Bounedjah then made it 5-1 just two minutes later with a shot from outside the box.
Afif completed his hat-trick in the 65th minute by latching on to Bounedjah’s through ball and finishing past the keeper. Thiago then scored a consolation goal for Al-Khor from the penalty spot in the second minute of injury time.
MATCH DETAILS
Al-Sadd X Al-Khor (QNB Stars League Round 16)
Venue:
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Lineups:
Al-Sadd: Meshaal Barsham, Pedro Miguel, Tareq Salman, Hamid Ismail, Abdelkarim Hassan (Jung Woo-young), Khoukhi Boualem, Salem Al-Hajri, Gabi, Hassan Al-Haydos (Ali Asad), Akram Afif, Baghdad Bounedjah
Al-Khor: Mohammed Al Bakri, Yousuf Ramadan, Khaled Radwan, Wagner, Thiago, Hilal Mohammed, Robert Melki, Ayman El Trabelsi, Nayif Al Buraiki, Mohammed Boqshan
Result:
Afif 7′, 10′, 65′
Wagner 14′
Hamid 42′
Jung 55′
Bounedjah 57′
Thiago 90+2′
Referees:
Abdulhadi Al Ruwaili (Main referee)
Mohammed Dharman (Linesman)
Zahi Al-Shammari (Linesman)
Hussein Shuwaykh (Fourth official)
Source: al-saddclub.com