Nigeria star Odion Ighalo scored four goals as title holders Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia blitzed Qatar's Al Duhail 7-0 on Sunday to reach the AFC Champions League final. Former Manchester United and Watford striker Ighalo scored his first goal inside 90 seconds to set Al Hilal on the way to the final against Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds where they will seek a record-extending fifth trophy. Mali attacker Moussa Merega also scored two as Al Duhail coach, former Argentina star Hernan Crespo, was
Week 20 of the QNB Stars League's 2020-21 season saw thrilling action, with as many as 18 goals scored. On Saturday, all six games were played. Al Sadd, the new champions, returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Al Gharafa to move to 54 points. The Wolves won their 17th game, while the Cheetahs fell to 30 points after suffering their ninth loss. They fell to the sixth position in the table as a result of this. Al Duhail beat Al
Al Sadd, the recently crowned QNB Stars League (QSL) champions, were taken to a 1-1 draw at home by Al Wakrah yesterday, while Al Duhail beat Al Sailiya 2-0 in their respective Round 19 matches. Rodrigo Tabata gave Al Sadd the lead in the 25th minute, but Khalid Muneer equalized in the 83rd minute, resulting in Al Sadd's third draw of the season. As Al Duhail avenged their 1-2 defeat to Al Sailiya in the first leg, Michael Olunga converted a penalty (20)
Al Ahly won in their first game at the FIFA Club World Cup by 1-0 Following Al Duhail’s loss, team’s star striker Almoez Ali deplore giving ‘too much respect’ to the African champions. But The Red Knights are not adopting the same approach again as they defeated Asian champions Ulsan Hyundai FC today. A face-off of the two Asian rivals will occur at 6:00 pm at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, looking to avoid taking the wooden spoon in the six-team tournament. While Al
Star striker Almoez Ali is confident of Al Duhail’s chances against Al Ahly ahead of their FIFA Club World Cup match at the Education Stadium on Thursday. The Qatari champions received a bye into the second round their scheduled first-round opponents, New Zealand side Auckland City, pulled out of the tournament due to the nation’s coronavirus restrictions. That does not mean to say, however, Duhail will have it easy in their bid to go far in the competition. Their first opponents will be
Reigning QNB Stars League (QSL) champions Al Duhail will enter the field as the underdogs when they face Egypt’s Al Ahly – regarded as the world’s most decorated club - on their FIFA Club World Cup debut on Thursday. The second round clash at the Education City Stadium will be the toughest test yet for Sabri Lamouchi-coached Red Knights, who are representing hosts Qatar, just like Al Sadd did in the last edition. Al Duhail – formed in 2017
Al Sadd beat Al Duhail 3-0 in a 2020-21 season Ooredoo Cup’s postponed match from Round 1 (Group A) at the Qatar SC Stadium on Saturday. Nam Tae-Hee (third minute), Saoud Al Nasr (11th minute) and Rodrigo Tabata (83rd minute) scored for Al Sadd, who rose to second position in the group with seven points, one less than Al Wakrah. The game was postponed owing to both teams’ campaigns in the 2020 AFC Champions League. Al Duhail remained last in Group A with
Al Duhail beat Qatar SC 1-0 in Round 4 (Group A) of the 2020-21 season Ooredoo Cup at the Qatar SC Stadium on Wednesday. The only goal of the match was scored by Yasen Abdallah in the 43rd minute. Al Duhail thus opened their account with their first victory, while Qatar SC stayed on four points. Al Duhai’s Under-23 player Walid Othman, after finding a little open space near the Qatar SC box, fired a powerful shot that was palmed away by keeper
DOHA: Al Sadd came back from a goal down to outplay Al Duhail 4-1 and reach their 26th Amir Cup final at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium on Saturday. It was a game of two halves yesterday with Al Duhail dominating the first, only to be outplayed by Al Sadd in the second. Edmilson had put Al Duhail ahead in the 10th minute after an error from Al Sadd goalkeeper Meshaal Barshem. Al Duhail, after a disciplined defensive show in the first half,
DOHA: An exciting battle is on the cards on Saturday when football giants Al Duhail clash with Al Sadd in the semi-finals of the Amir Cup. The match will be played at Al Duhail’s home turf at Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium with kick-off set for 6:00pm. Al Duhail coach Sabri Lamouchi said he knows what to expect from the clash. “I know everything about the players and our rivals. I just hope we deliver a good performance against Al Sadd,” Lamouchi said on
Holders Al Duhail defeated Al Rayyan 2-1 in Week 5 of the 2020-21 season QNB Stars League at the Al Gharafa Stadium on Sunday. Eduardo Rodriguez (Dudu) and Ramin Rezaeian scored for Al Duhail in the 68th (penalty) and 90+3 minutes respectively after Al Rayyan took the lead through Yacine Brahimi in the 42nd minute. Al Duhail raised their points tally to nine and Al Rayyan stood on seven after five rounds of action. The highlight match of Week 5 between last season’s
Al Sadd defeated Al Duhail 3-1 in a 2020-21 season QNB Stars League match postponed from Week 3 at the Al Duhail Stadium on Wednesday. Nam Tae-Hee (22nd and 70th minutes), Guilherme Torres (38th minute) scored for Al Sadd. Eduardo Rodriguez (Dudu) reduced the margin for Al Duhail in the 86th minute. Al Sadd took their points tally to 10 to be placed second in the table, while holders Al Duhail, playing their first league match under French coach Sabri Lamouchi, stayed on
Friday, 14th August, 2020 19:30 kick-off at Al Sadd Stadium Al Duhail face Al Khor in Week 21 of the 2019-20 QNB Stars League. The kick-off is at 19:30 at the Al Sadd Stadium on Friday, 14th August, 2020. Al Duhail dropped five points in the last three rounds after being held to a 1-1 draw by Umm Salal in Week 18 and losing 0-1 to reigning champions Al Sadd in Week 20. In between, they had beaten Al Gharafa 2-0. However, Al
Mario Mandzukic, the Croatian international striker was roped in by Al-Duhail, the top Qatarian Club from Juventus as per the latest reports from the league leaders of the Qatar Sports League. The club was founded as Al-Shorta Doha and in 2009 was renamed to Lekhwiya. Lekhwiya Club has the biggest financial budget in Qatar. Meanwhile, there were reports from the British media that he was about to join Manchester United but now will play for the top club in the Qatar Sports League