Important win for Kharaitiyat

Umm Salal easily beat league strugglers Al Wakrah 3-1 at the Qatar SC Stadium as The Blue Waves continue their drop down the table, now sitting bottom after Al Kharaitiyat registered an important win over fellow strugglers, Muaither SC.
Umm Salal’s new manager, Mahmoud Jaber, was hoping his debut would improve the The Orange Fortress’ recent form which has seen them lose their last two. Jaber’s debut didn’t start well though after Umm Salal found themselves trailing after just five minutes of play.
Wakrah’s Uruguayan striker, Pablo Olivera, received a lay off from his fellow South American teammate, Paraguayan Pablo Zeballos, who managed to head down a long cross into his path and set him up to hit a volley from 24 yards out.
Despite Olivera connecting well with the ball and putting it on target, Umm Salal’s goalkeeper Baba Malick should have done better and he was quick to hold his hands up to apologise to his teammates.  
With possession finely balanced and centred in midfield, Umm Salal managed to find a leveller on the 38th minute after on-loan Brazilian midfielder, Alf Santos, played a lovely through ball to Abdulaziz al-Yahari who along with Yannick Sagbo was able to beat Al Wakrah’s attempted offside trap.
Finding themselves two on one with Al Wakrah’s goalkeeper,  al-Yahari squared it to Sagbo once the goalkeeper had committed, allowing the big number 13 to make it 1-1 in front of an open goal from just three yards out.
Umm Salal took the lead seconds after the  second half thanks to yet another assist from al-Yahari. Just two passes after kick-off, Sagbo picked out al-Yahari who had evaded his marker and beaten the offside trap.
Al-Yahari ran towards goal and drew a defender before cutting it back across the six yard box to a well-placed Dheyab al-Annabi who slotted home to give The Orange Fortress a 2-1 lead.
Umm Salal all but sealed the three points when they made it 3-1 on the 63rd minute. Al-Yahari was again involved in the run of play, delivering a lovely ball to Sagbo down the right wing who was then able to run at Al Wakrah’s defense before cutting it back to the edge of the 18 yard box where Umm Salal’s number 11, Hilal Mohamed, was running in at pace.
Hilal smashed the ball on the outside of his left boot to leave the goalkeeper with very little chance and bag his first goal of the season as it went low into the left hand corner of the goal. Umm Salal maintain their mid-table position while Al Wakrah’s season goes from bad to worse.
In another match, Al Kharaitiyat  registered a vital three points in their quest to beat the drop defeating fellow strugglers Muaither 1-0.  The game ended with a flourish as Kharaitiyat defender Domingos headed the winner in stoppage time to hand Muaither their fifth defeat in a row.
The first half was a timid affair with both sides reluctant to commit to attacks as they look to preserve their position in the league. Each side managed just one shot on target and not much else to trouble either goalkeeper. The first 45 minutes ended scoreless with both sides level pegging.
The win gives Kharaitiyat the much-needed three points as they move from the very bottom of the table to replacing Muaither in 12th . Muaither are suffering from bad form now second from bottom with nine points from twelve games.