Al Duhail First Football Team concluded their participation in the Ooredoo Stars League with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Al Khor in the final round at Al Khor Stadium.

Al Duhail began the match with the following starting lineup:
(1) Salah Zakaria (goalkeeper), (2) Youssef Ayman, (3) Lucas Verissimo, (5) Bassam Al Rawi, (7) Ismail Mohamed, (10) Luis Alberto, (11) Al Moez Ali, (22) Ibrahim Bamba, (23) Ahmed Al Sayed, (24) Humam El Amin, (93) Hakim Ziyech.

While the following players sat on the bench at the start of the match:
(30) Bautista Burke, (38) Jassim Babiker (goalkeeper), (4) Mohamed Ayash, (8) Paulo Edmilson, (12) Karim Boudiaf, (14) Michael Olunga, (39) Ismail Ali, (44) Abdulaziz Abushanab, (77) Ghanem Al Menhali.

During the first half, Al Duhail players did not perform as expected, as the team offensive effectiveness was lacking, and the first half ended in a goalless draw against Al Khor.

In the second half, with changes made by the Head Coach Christophe Galtier, specifically on the offensive side, he brought on Michael Olunga, the team top scorer, who scored Al Duhail only winning goal of the match in the 68th minute, converting Al Moez Ali’s pass from the left into the empty Al Khor net. The match ended without any change in the score, with Al Duhail winning 1-0.

The victory raised Al Duhail points tally to 50 points, finishing second in the Ooredoo Stars League, two points behind defending champions Al Sadd.

Goal Summary:
Minute 68 (Michael Olunga)

Card Summary:
Minute 16 (Hakim Ziyech “yellow card”)

Substitution Summary:
Minute 46 (Ismail Mohamed “off” – Michael Olunga “on”)
Minute 70 (Hakim Ziyech “off” – Edmilson Junior “on”)
Minute 70 (Ahmed Al Sayed “off” – Karim Boudiaf “on”)
Minute 88 (Youssef Ayman “off” – Mohamed Ayash “on”.