Al Duhail experienced a surprising 2-1 defeat to Al-Shahania in their matchday 6 encounter of the Ooredoo Stars League.

Al Duhail fielded a starting lineup consisting of:
(1) Salah Zakaria (GK) – (3) Lucas Verisimo – (7) Ismail Mohamed – (8) Edmilson Junior – (10) Luis Alberto – (11) Al Moez Ali – (14) Michael Olunga – (18) Sultan Al Brake – (19) Benjamin Jesse – (22) Ibrahim Kader – (27) Ibrahima Diallo.

While the substituts:
(30) Bautista Burki “Goalkeeper” – (96) Amir Katool “Goalkeeper” – (4) Mohamed Ayash – (12) Karim Boudiaf – (20) Abdullah Al Ahrak – (25) Mubarak Shanan – (29) Rashid Al Abdullah – (44) Abdulaziz Abu Shanab.

Al-Shahania managed to score two clean goals in the first half before Michael Olunga pulled one back for Al Duhail in the 74th minute. Despite the late goal, Al Duhail suffered their first loss of the league season. However, they still maintain their top spot in the league standing table with 15 points.

Match Summary:

• Goal: Michael Olunga (74′).
• Yellow Cards: Benjamin Borijeo (72′), Almoez Ali (84′), Karim Boudiaf (95′).
• Substitutions: Ibrahima Diallo off for Karim Boudiaf (56′), Almoez Ali off for Abdullah Al-Ahraq (90′).