Al-Duhail SC vs Al Wakrah 3-1

Al-Duhail SC beat Al Wakrah 3-1 in Doha, with the result settled by a late own goal and a quick equaliser from the bench before the hosts pulled away in the closing minutes.

Krzysztof Piątek opened the scoring in the 14th minute, steering in Marco Verratti’s assist, but Amine Zouhzouh levelled for Al Wakrah in the 41st minute from Aissa Laïdouni’s pass. The match was 1-1 at half-time.

After the break, Al Wakrah made two changes on 45 minutes, replacing Nabil Irfan and Luis Alberto, while Al-Duhail SC brought on Sekou Oumar Yansané for Mubarak Shanan Hamza. Al Wakrah then made a further substitution on 62 minutes and Al-Duhail SC changed again on 75 and 83 minutes, before Omair Abdulla put through his own net in the 85th minute to make it 2-1 to Al Wakrah. Sekou Oumar Yansané, who came on in the 45th minute, equalised on 87 minutes with Piątek’s assist, and that turned the game back again after Al Wakrah had briefly led.

Al-Duhail SC had 62% possession and 631 passes to Al Wakrah’s 369, while also outshooting them 19-12 and landing 7 efforts on target to 3. Al Wakrah had more corners, 5-3, and both sides were level on offsides at 1. The hosts were credited with 2 saves to Al Wakrah’s 5, and the xG figures were 1.51 to 1.13. Fouls finished 13-12.

Nabil Irfan and Omar Salah were booked for Al Wakrah, while Assim Madibo was shown a yellow card for Al-Duhail SC in the 68th minute. There were no red cards.