Al Duhail First Football Team managed to regain the lead in the Ooredoo Stars League after the team achieved an exciting victory over their guest Al Shahania by two goals to one in the Round 17 match that was held at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Al Duhail Club.
Al Duhail started the match with the following starting lineup:
(1) Salah Zakaria “Goalkeeper”, (2) Youssef Ayman, (3) Lucas Verissimo, (5) Bassam Al Rawi, (8) Paulo Edmilson, (10) Luis Alberto, (12) Karim Boudiaf, (14) Michael Olunga, (19) Benjamin Bourigeaud, (24) Humam Al Amin, (93) Hakim Ziyech.
While the substitutes at the beginning of the match were:
(30) Bautista Burke “Goalkeeper”, (38) Jassim Babaker “Goalkeeper”, (7) Ismail Mohamed, (20) Abdullah Al Ahraq, (23) Ahmed Abdulmaqsoud, (25) Mubarak Shanan, (44) Abdulaziz Abu Shanab, (77) Ghanem Al Menhali.
Al Duhail players did not perform as expected in the first half, as Lucas Verissimo opened the team attempts on Al Shahania goal in the fifth minute, then the team reappeared again with a shot by Luis Alberto, which was successfully blocked by Al-Shahania goalkeeper in the 33rd minute.
In the second half, Al Duhail entered into the atmosphere quickly, specifically in the first minute after goalkeeper Salah Zakaria provided a magical pass to his teammate Michael Olunga, who was alone with Al-Shahania goalkeeper to put the ball with his left foot into the opponent’s net, announcing the first goal for the Tornado.
In the 48th minute, Michael Olunga almost added his second goal, but Al Shahania goalkeeper brilliantly saved his shot, followed by another opportunity from Luis Alberto in the 54th minute, which was also successfully saved by Al Shahania goalkeeper.
In the 59th minute, a new attempt was made on Al Shahania goal, this time by Al Duhail player Humam Al Amin, but the goalkeeper also saved it, wasting the chance for a second goal.
In the 65th minute, Al Shahania equalized from the penalty spot after a mistake by the team defender Verissimo.
In the 68th minute, from a free kick on the edge of Al Shahania penalty area, Bourigeaud almost added Al Duhail second goal, had it not been for the brilliance of Al Shahania goalkeeper, who brilliantly pushed Bourigeaud’s shot away from his own net.
In the 70th minute, Karim Boudiaf managed to add the second goal for Al Duhail after he converted a corner kick taken by Benjamin Bourigeaud with a perfect header into Al Shahania net.
Humam Al Amin’s cross in the 75th minute was not saved by Al Shahania, and it passed safely out of the field.
In the 86th minute, after reviewing the VAR, the referee cancelled a penalty kick in favor of Al Shahania, and Al Duhail continued to lead with two goals to one.
In the first minute of stoppage time, the referee showed the red card to Al Shahania player Francesco Antonucci.
The final minutes did not witness any new changes in the score, and referee Abdullah Al Adhbah blew his whistle, announcing Al Duhail victory with three difficult points from a tough game versus Al Shahania.
The victory raised Al Duhail score to 38 points, returning to the top once again, one point ahead of Al Sadd, in second place.
Goal Summary:
- Michael Olunga (min 46)
- Karim Boudiaf (min 70)
Substitution Summary:
- Min 71 (Lucas Verissimo “out” – Ismail Mohamed “in”)
- Min 90 (Hakim Ziyech “out” – Abdullah Al Ahrak “in”)
- Min 90 (Luis Alberto “out” – Ahmed Abdulmaqsoud “in”)
Card Summary:
- Min 10 (Lucas Verissimo “yellow card”)
- Min 90+ (Ghanem Al Menhali “yellow card”)
