Al Duhail First Football Team secured a crucial 1-0 victory over their guests, Al Arabi, in the second last Round 21 of the Ooredoo Stars League, held at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Al Duhail Sports Club.
Al Duhail began the match with the following starting lineup:
(1) Salah Zakaria (Goalkeeper), (3) Lucas Verissimo, (5) Bassam Al Rawi, (7) Ismail Mohamed, (11) Al Moez Ali, (14) Michael Olunga, (19) Benjamin Bourigeaud, (22) Ibrahim Bamba, (23) Ahmed Al Sayed, (24) Humam Al Amin, (93) Hakim Ziyech.
While the following players sat on the bench at the start of the match:
(30) Bautista Burke (Goalkeeper), (38) Jassim Babiker (Goalkeeper), (29) Youssef Ayman, (8) Paulo Edmilson, (10) Luis Alberto, (25) Mubarak Shannan, (29) Rashed Al Abdullah, (77) Ghanem Al Menhali.
The ninth minute saw the first appearance of the team striker, Michael Olunga, with a shot at Al Arabi goal, but it sailed safely past goal.
The 22nd minute, after a superb individual effort from team captain Al Moez Ali, concluded with a magical pass to Benjamin Bourigeaud, who came from outside Al Arabi penalty area and unleashed a superb shot that Al Arabi goalkeeper failed to keep out, scoring our team first goal.
The 31st minute saw Al Arabi goalkeeper save a shot by Humam Al Amin, keeping the score unchanged, with Al Duhail leading 1-0.
In the third minute of stoppage time, Michael Olunga almost added a second goal for Al Duhail, but Al Arabi goalkeeper again blocked his shot, ending the first half with Al Duhail leading 1-0.
In the 55th minute, Bassam Al Rawi took a free kick, but his shot went over the crossbar. Then, in the 58th minute, Ismail Mohamed sent a cross from the right, which Olunga headed wide of Al Arabi goal, missing the chance for a second goal.
In the 70th minute, Al Arabi goalkeeper blocked Al Moez Ali’s shot to maintain the score and Al Duhail lead. This was followed by another shot from Ahmed Al Sayed in the 72nd minute, but it sailed safely over Al Arabi goal. Then, in the 73rd minute, Al Arabi goalkeeper blocked a shot from Luis Alberto.
The remaining minutes yielded no new results, and referee Abdulrahman Al Jassim blew his whistle to declare Al Duhail a 1-0 victory over their guests, Al Arabi.
With this win, Al Duhail tally rises to 47 points, maintaining their second place and keeping their hopes of winning the Ooredoo Stars League title alive, leaving the tie to the final round.
Goal Summary:
- Minute 22 (Benjamin Bourigeaud)
Card Summary:
- Minute 33 (Humam Al Amin – yellow card)
- Minute 45 (Hakim Ziyech – yellow card)
- Minute 90+8 (Salah Zakaria – yellow card)
Substitution Summary:
- Minute 63 (Michael Olunga (off) – Edmilson Junior (on)
- Minute 71 (Hakim Ziyech (off) – Luis Alberto (on)
- Minute 78 (Ahmed Al Sayed (off) – Youssef Ayman (on)
