Al-Sadd Club completed the contract for the finalists to the semi-finals of His Highness the Amir Cup 2023, after defeating Umm Salal Club by three goals to one, in the match hosted by Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Al-Duhail Club last night, and the leader succeeded in achieving his goal from the match and qualifying for the semi-finals, Al Haidoos put Al Sadd ahead in the 52nd minute with a stunning long-range free kick. Akram Afif doubled the score with a shot from inside the area in the 57th minute. The referee awarded the goal after reviewing the video technology due to doubts about a violation during the preparation for the goal. Yassin Al-Bakhit pulled one back for Umm Salal in the 82nd minute, with a shot from inside the area. Al-Kaabi completed the Al-Sadd hat-trick in stoppage time with a header, after preparing a header also from his colleague Baghdad Bounedjah. Al-Sadd, which has the record number of crowning the most expensive cups, is seeking to save its season as it retreats in the race to win the Stars League title and loses the Qatar Cup title. A quiet half The first half of the match did not witness a great level on both sides, as the game concentrated more in the middle of the field with Sadawi domination in some periods, as Al Sadd players had some opportunities to score the first goal, but they were not exploited, due to the lack of effectiveness in front of the goal on the one hand. , and sometimes to the brilliance of the Falcons’ goalkeeper Abu Bakr, who tackled two dangerous balls from Al-Kaabi and Bounedjah, and deprived the leader of taking precedence. The main referee of the match, Ali Al-Shammari, announced a penalty kick in favor of Al-Sadd Club at the fifteenth minute of the first half. Which assured him that Sayed Hassan did not touch Ali Asad’s foot in that joint ball. Al-Haydos advanced in the second half of the match, which was completely different from its predecessor, as the leader entered him strongly and managed to open the scoring at the fifty-second minute. in the first half. The first goal scored by captain Hussein Al Haidoos gave more confidence to the Al Sadd players, who became more in control of the ball and continued to press in order to secure the result, which they had at the 52nd minute, this time through the brilliant Akram Afif, who penetrated into the area and hit a ball that hit the Umm Salal defense. And she returned to him again to put it directly in the net. Reducing the difference The Umm Salal team was able to reduce the difference at the 82nd minute after a counterattack from the right side by Adel Alawi, who distributed a ground ball. Defender Boualem Khoukhi did not deal well with it, and it reached Yassin Bakhit, who fired it hard into the net of goalkeeper Saad Al Sheeb, but this The goal did not change the situation after Ayoub Al Kaabi managed to deepen the score and add the third goal for Al Sadd at the fourth minute of stoppage time, so the match ended with Al Sadd winning and crossing into the semi-finals of the most expensive cups.
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