Our first football team lost to Al Kharaitiyat Club by one goal to none, in a match held this evening at Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium at Al Ahli Club, as part of the fifth round of the Second Division League.
The match started with cautious calm between the two teams, with no advantage for one team over the other, and no real threat to either goalkeeper.
Our team tries to keep the ball from the beginning to gain confidence and build attacks in an organized manner, and in an attempt to find a loophole in Al Kharaitiyat’s defenses, but without any clear danger.
Our team relies on building attacks on the movements of Guy Mbenza and Anicet Ora, and behind them the passes of Saad Al-Sawan, Nassim Ben Issa and Mariano Vazquez.
The 22nd minute witnessed Al Kharaitiyat’s lead with the first goal through Idrissa Thiam from a shot inside the box.
After our team received the first goal, continuous attempts were made in search of an equalizing goal, but without any clear danger, due to the intense pressure from Al Kharaitiyat players on our team players, which made the task difficult for our players to reach the net.
The first half ended with Al Kharaitiyat leading by one goal to none against our team.
The second half started with the first substitution for our team, with Saad Al-Suwan leaving and Abdulaziz Adel entering to activate the offensive side.
Our team had an advantage at the beginning of the second half with an intensification of offensive attempts, in search of the equalizing goal, as several opportunities arose for our team’s striker, Guy Mbenza, but they were not exploited in the required manner.
Minute 75, a dangerous missed opportunity for our team from a header by Abdulaziz Adel after a cross from Mohammed Al-Badr, but it went over the crossbar.
At minute 76, two substitutions for our team, with John Benson leaving and Abdul Rahim Al-Balushi entering and Mohammed Saad Al-Badr leaving and Mohammed Rabie Saqr entering.
Our team’s attempts continued to achieve the equalizing goal, but nothing new on Al Kharaitiyat’s goal.
The match ended with our team losing to Al Kharaitiyat by one goal to none
