Ooredoo Stars League/ Al Sadd Win Thriller over Al Shahania in Week 7

Doha: October 18 - Al Sadd scored a 4-2 win over a battling Al Shahania in an exciting Week 7 clash of the 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium of Al Sadd club on Friday, October 18, 2024. While Al Sadd began sprightly scoring three goals in the first half, Al Shahania hit back with two in the second session as Alhassan Koroma scored a brace, but an in between own goal cost them dear. For Al Sadd, the goals came from Moustafa Tarek Mashal (second minute), Rafa Mujica (19th minute), Cristo Gonzalez (22nd minute) and from Pelle van Amersfoort (Own Goal 78th minute). For Al Shahania, Alhassan Koroma scored in the 54th and 89th minutes of the match. The win was defending champions Al Sadd's fourth of the league this season and pitchforked them into the third place in the rankings with 12 points. Al Shahania with a fourth loss, remained in 10th place with five points. The first three of Al Sadd's goals were all set up by the mercurial Akram Afif. In the first, he grabbed a def ensive rebound from the right to send the ball across to Moustafa at far left to score the opening goal. In the next one, Afif initiated the move in the middle before running down the left to set up Mujica with a through ball to score gleefully. Minutes later, Afif collected a back flip from Mujica to move left and provide Gonzalez with a perfect ball to strike the third goal from the centre for Al Sadd. Koroma gave Al Shahania hope when he first made the most of a fine assist from Mohammed Bader Sayyar, who ran down deep before moving the ball back to Koroma to sweep a left footer into the net (1-3). An over-zealous Al Shahania then saw a reversal as Van Amersfoort headed an Al Sadd corner kick into his own goal (1-4). Koroma provided some heal minutes later as he grabbed substitute Abdulrahman Mosed's long cross to strike hard and his shot went past the hands of goalkeeper Saad Al Sheeb. There were many hits and misses for both sides during the match. An Afif header went past the left post early in th e first half, while a Hashim Ali threatening kick was stopped by Al Shahania goalkeeper Shehab Ellethy. Later, a Mohammed Ibrahim header for Al Shahania was pushed over by Al Sheeb. He also saved a face-to-face shot and another from some distance from Van Amersfoort, denying Al Shahania. Al Sadd scored a 4-2 win over a battling Al Shahania in an exciting Week 7 clash of the 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium of Al Sadd club on Friday, October 18, 2024. While Al Sadd began sprightly scoring three goals in the first half, Al Shahania hit back with two in the second session as Alhassan Koroma scored a brace, but an in between own goal cost them dear. For Al Sadd, the goals came from Moustafa Tarek Mashal (second minute), Rafa Mujica (19th minute), Cristo Gonzalez (22nd minute) and from Pelle van Amersfoort (Own Goal 78th minute). For Al Shahania, Alhassan Koroma scored in the 54th and 89th minutes of the match. The win was defending champions Al Sadd's fourth of the leagu e this season and pitchforked them into the third place in the rankings with 12 points. Al Shahania with a fourth loss, remained in 10th place with five points. The first three of Al Sadd's goals were all set up by the mercurial Akram Afif. In the first, he grabbed a defensive rebound from the right to send the ball across to Moustafa at far left to score the opening goal. In the next one, Afif initiated the move in the middle before running down the left to set up Mujica with a through ball to score gleefully. Minutes later, Afif collected a back flip from Mujica to move left and provide Gonzalez with a perfect ball to strike the third goal from the centre for Al Sadd. Koroma gave Al Shahania hope when he first made the most of a fine assist from Mohammed Bader Sayyar, who ran down deep before moving the ball back to Koroma to sweep a left footer into the net (1-3). An over-zealous Al Shahania then saw a reversal as Van Amersfoort headed an Al Sadd corner kick into his own goal (1-4). Koroma provided s ome heal minutes later as he grabbed substitute Abdulrahman Mosed's long cross to strike hard and his shot went past the hands of goalkeeper Saad Al Sheeb. There were many hits and misses for both sides during the match. An Afif header went past the left post early in the first half, while a Hashim Ali threatening kick was stopped by Al Shahania goalkeeper Shehab Ellethy. Later, a Mohammed Ibrahim header for Al Shahania was pushed over by Al Sheeb. He also saved a face-to-face shot and another from some distance from Van Amersfoort, denying Al Shahania. Source: Qatar News Agency