Al Duhail first football team secured a 3-1 victory over Al Wakra, booking their place in the QSL Cup final. The match was hosted at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, home to Al Duhail Sports Club.
Al Duhail began the match with the following starting lineup:
(30) Bautista Burk (Goalkeeper), (3) Lucas Verissimo, (10) Luis Alberto, (12) Karim Boudiaf, (14) Michael Olunga, (19) Benjamin Bourigeaud, (22) Ibrahim Kader, (23) Ahmed Al Sayed, (28) Mohamed Al Majed, (31) Abdullah Al Sawaf, (77) Ghanem Al Menhali.
On the bench were:
(38) Jassim Sarour (Goalkeeper), (66) Khalid Ahmed (Goalkeeper), (33) Faisal Talal, (34) Muayyad Waleed, (39) Ismail Ali, (40) Abdullah Mahmoud, (55) Mubarak Al Jassim, (74) Hamada Ghazi.
Al Duhail took the lead through Benjamin Bourigeaud in the 48th minute, finishing off a magical cross from teammate Michael Olunga. Al Wakra equalized in the 57th minute from a penalty, forcing the match into extra time.
In the second half of extra time, specifically the 108th minute, Benjamin Bourigeaud scored his second goal of the match and Al Duhail second, replicating the first goal scenario with another magical pass from striker Michael Olunga.
Ismail Ali completely dashed Al Wakra hopes of a comeback when he scored Al Duhail third goal, receiving a brilliant pass from Luis Alberto that put him one-on-one with the goalkeeper. He fired a powerful shot into the bottom right corner of the net in the 112th minute.
With this victory, our team qualified for the QSL Cup final, awaiting the winner of the srcond semifinal match between Umm Salal and Al Arabi.