Brazilian Gualo Pedro led his Qatar team to the toughest victory in the Doha Bank Stars League at the expense of Umm Salal with two goals to one in the difficult confrontation that brought them together yesterday evening in the eighth round of the Doha Bank Stars League. João Pedro scored both of the king’s goals in the 51st minute from a penalty kick and in the 85th minute, after Umm Salal took the lead with Ahmed Suhail’s goal in the 45th minute, and Qatar raised its score to 17 points and was alone for the first time. In the lead, Umm Salal’s score stopped at 6 points.
Qatar deserved the victory and the lead after facing its rival with ten players to expel Ahmed Sayyar early in the 14th minute. Despite this, and despite being late with the first goal, the King was able in the second half to come back and tie and snatch the hardest victory in the deadly time of the match, while Umm Salal paid a heavy price for the goals and opportunities it wasted since the first quarter of an hour and since the expulsion of the Qatar player, and did not take advantage of the numerical deficiency, and encountered a lot of lack of success. The crossbar twice blocked two goals from two shots by Osama Tanan. The King was the best at the beginning of the match and had more possession of the ball, but without threatening the goal. Umm Salal retreated to the defense to confront the Qatari attempts, and the 14th minute came when Ahmed Sayyar was sent off for the second yellow card, changing the course of the match in favor of Umm Salal, who abandoned his caution and turned to the attack and tried to exploit the numerical deficiency and obtained many opportunities, the most prominent of which were two strong shots by Osama Tannan in the 40th and 50th minutes. In the second half, Qatar appeared better and was able to compensate for the numerical deficiency, and succeeded early in achieving a draw from a penalty kick, and the balance became equal, and the technical level increased and rose on both sides, but without the ability to exploit the opportunities.
In the 85th minute, Qatar launched a quick attack that ended with Joao Pedro outside the area. He surprised everyone and hit it with a strong shot into the net. The last minutes erupted in Umm Salal’s offensive attempts to save what could be saved and to escape loss, to no avail.
Abdullah Al Kuwari: We dedicate the victory and the lead to the club symbol
Abdullah Al-Kuwari, head of the football team at Qatar Club, said that the victory that was achieved was the result of the spirit and strong performance of the players, and we dedicate this victory and topping the league to His Excellency Sheikh Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani, as he is the first supporter of the club’s journey.
The team’s coach, Lopez, showed his exceptional impact and was clear in changing the team’s appearance and developing its identity on the field.
This success is the result of administrative work and the effort of an integrated system within the club that works in one spirit. We affirm that the continued support of our fans and their standing behind the team is the greatest motivation for us to continue on the path with steadfastness and ambition.