Al Shamal vs Al-Duhail SC 0-4

Al-Duhail SC left Al Shamal without a goal and won 4-0 at Al-Shamal SC Stadium, with Krzysztof Piątek's early strike setting the tone before three more after the break.

Piątek opened the scoring in the 14th minute, finishing to make it 1-0 after Lucas Tuta had already been booked for Al-Duhail SC in the 3rd minute. Al Shamal had Tiago Silva cautioned in the 37th minute and trailed 1-0 at half-time.

Al-Duhail SC then pulled away. Sekou Oumar Yansané made it 2-0 in the 67th minute from Ibrahima Bamba's pass, and two minutes later Almoez Ali, who had come on in the 55th minute, scored in the 72nd minute from Piątek's assist to make it 3-0. Al Shamal made two changes on 63 minutes and two more on 74 minutes, while Al-Duhail SC also made two changes on 78 minutes. Mubarak Shanan Hamza, who had come on in the 78th minute, sealed it in the 90th minute from Marco Verratti's assist for 4-0. Jeison Murillo was booked for Al Shamal in third-half stoppage time.

The numbers showed a tighter match than the scoreline suggests in some areas. Al Shamal had 55% of the possession and 509 passes to Al-Duhail SC's 404, but Al-Duhail SC had more shots, 19 to 12, more on target, 6 to 3, and the same six corners. Al Shamal also finished with two saves to Al-Duhail SC's three, while the visitors committed 12 fouls to nine and were flagged offside once.

Discipline was shared evenly, with two yellow cards for each side. Lucas Tuta and Marco Verratti were booked for Al-Duhail SC, while Tiago Silva and Jeison Murillo were cautioned for Al Shamal. There were no red cards.