Al-Sadd qualified for the quarter-finals of the Emir Football Cup 2023, after overcoming Al Markhiya 4-0 in the meeting that brought them together today at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in the final price of the fifty-first edition of the tournament.
And Al-Sadd, the most crowned in the cup with 18 titles, hit a date in the next round with Umm Salal, the winner over Al-Khor, with a goal without a response, yesterday (Monday). The Algerian Baghdad Bounjah scored for Al Sadd in the 11th minute, Ali Asad in the 32nd minute, the Spanish Santi Cazorla in the 62nd minute, and the Moroccan Ayoub Al Kaabi in the 90th minute + 6.
Al-Sadd searched for early precedence, so its players launched towards the attack quickly, threatening Al-Markhiya goal more than once, before Brazilian Guillerme Torres sent a long ball behind the defense, which reached Akram Afif, who shot it powerfully, which was blocked by goalkeeper Louay Sharif, to be returned to Baghdad Bounedjah, scoring the goal of progress in the 11th minute.
The scene of the long pass from Torres to Akram Afif was repeated behind the defenders of Al Markhiya, to prepare the ball for Ali Asad, who did not find any trouble putting it in the goal, reinforcing the score in the 32nd minute, and Hassan Al Haydos almost scored a third goal when he faced the goal, but his ball went over the crossbar in the 41st minute to finish. The first half, Al Sadd advanced by two without a response. Despite the changes made by Al-Markhiya coach Abdullah Mubarak by pushing Ayoub Assal and Idris Fatouhi in search of a return to the match, Al-Sadd continued the attack, scoring the third goal when Spaniard Santi Cazorla took advantage of Baghdad Bounedjah’s pass and fired a powerful shot into the net in the 62nd minute. Al-Sadd’s advantage continued, and Moroccan substitute Ayoub Al-Kaabi was close to scoring when he was alone in the goal, but goalkeeper Louay Sharif saved the situation in the 74th minute, before Al-Kaabi won a penalty kick that he successfully executed himself in stoppage time, concluding the quartet in stoppage time and in the 90th minute + 6.
