Yesterday’s final Round 17 QSL clash saw bottom of the table Muaither SC lose 6-1 to Al Sadd as Jesualdo Ferreira’s men took all three points with a commanding performance at Al Gharafa Stadium to keep the pressure on league leaders Lekhwiya.
Al Sadd controlled the game right from the whistle and it didn’t take long before they found themselves 1-0 up thanks to a fine goal from their in-form number 8, Ali Assad. After Muaither’s goalkeeper failed to deal with a hard long range shot, Assad was the first to run into the box and follow up parried shot, taking it on his chest before poking it home with his right from ten yards out.
Al Sadd continued their absolute domination of the game and in the 25th minute made it 2-0 when Hamza Sanhaji scored a dramatic diving header from just a yard out. Al Sadd all but secured the three points on the 38th minute when they were awarded a penalty following a trip in the box. Up stepped Hamroun Jugurtha who struck it low and hard into the bottom right hand corner to make it 3-0 to Al Sadd.
Just before the stroke of half time, Muaither got one back to give them a glimmer of hope going into the second half. Their new signing Kissito Yessoh powered into the 18 yard box to connect with a perfectly squared pass, taking one touch before drilling a low shot into the bottom right hand corner.
Al Sadd started the second half much like the first, dominating possession and camping in Muaither’s half. It didn’t take long for them to all but see off the fixture when Hamroun bagged his second of the game and fifth of the 2016-17 season to make it 4-1 to Al Sadd. Hamroun received the ball on the edge of the box in the 54th minute, ran at two defenders and produced some lovely footwork to generate some space before unleashing a shot that took a deflection and looped over the goalkeepers head.
Just minutes later, Hamza got his second of the game to make it 5-1 to Al Sadd after he connected with a low cross across from Hamroun on the 59th minute, tapping it in from just two yards out.
Muaither continued to look for goal-scoring opportunities but Al Sadd controlled the remainder of the game and Mohamed Kasola bagged one more with the last play of the game to make it 6-1 on the night.
The three points leaves Al Sadd just three points behind league leaders Lekhwiya, who managed to grab a point against Al Wakrah earlier today after coming back from 3-0 down. Despite two points from their last two games, Muaither now look destined for the drop.