Al Duhail Club first football team suffered a 2-1 defeat to Al Khor in Round 11 and the conclusion of the first leg of the Ooredoo Stars League. The match was held at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium.
Coached by Christophe Galtier, Al Duhail started the match with the following lineup:
(1) Salah Zakaria (Goalkeeper), (3) Lucas Verissimo, (4) Mohamed Ayash, (8) Edmilson Junior, (10) Luis Alberto, (11) Al Moez Ali, (12) Karim Boudiaf, (14) Michael Olunga, (19) Benjamin Bourigeaud, (22) Ibrahim Kader, (24) Humam Al Amin.
The substitutes were:
(30) Bautista Burke (Goalkeeper), (96) Amir Katoul (Goalkeeper), (7) Ismail Mohamed, (18) Sultan Al Brake, (20) Abdullah Al Ahrak, (23) Ahmed Al Sayed, (25) Mubarak Shanan, (29) Rashid Al Abdullah.
Al Khor opened the scoring in the 41st minute of the first half and added a second goal in the 47th minute. Our player, Edmilson Junior, scored Al Duhail lone goal in the 71st minute.
Our player, Luis Alberto, missed a penalty in the 82nd minute, denying him the chance to equalize. The match ended with Al Khor winning 2-1.
Despite the loss, Al Duhail still tops the Ooredoo Stars League table with 25 points, three points ahead of Al Sadd at the end of the first leg of the season.
Goal Summary:
71st minute (Edmilson Junior)
Card Summary:
46th minute (Edmilson Junior – Yellow Card)
46th minute (Ibrahim Bamba – Yellow Card)
53rd minute (Luis Alberto – Yellow Card)
90+8 minute (Lucas Verissimo – Yellow Card)
Substitutions:
56th minute (Mohamed Ayash OUT – Ismail Mohamed IN)
80th minute (Humam Al Amin OUT – Sultan Al Brake IN)
80th minute (Karim Boudiaf OUT – Abdullah Al Ahrak IN)
90th minute (Benjamin Bourigeaud OUT – Rashid Al Abdullah IN).