Our first football team secured a crucial 3-3 draw against Al Khor Club in a match held this evening at the club’s Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium in Qatar, as part of the first round of the Second Division League.
Fouad Hanfouk scored our team’s three goals from a penalty kick, followed by Albert Luque and Doukali Essid.
The match started with a relative advantage in favor of Al Khor, who managed to score early in the third minute through a header from striker Ricardo Gomez, taking advantage of poor marking by our team’s defense.
Our team responded quickly, as Fouad Hanfouk equalized in the sixth minute from a penalty kick, successfully converting it into the net, making the score 1-1.
In the 21st minute, Al Khor extended their lead with a second goal, also from Ricardo Gomez, after receiving a pass from his teammate inside the penalty area and firing the ball powerfully past goalkeeper Majed Abdul Latif.
In the 26th minute, our coach made the first substitution, with Abdulrahman Al-Karbi leaving the field due to injury and Al-Dukali Al-Sayed coming on to bolster the attacking midfield.
Our team attempted to equalize through several offensive attempts, but their attempts proved fruitless due to the organized deployment of Al-Khor players on the field and their control of the game’s tempo.
In the 43rd minute, our player Albert Luque fired a powerful shot from inside the penalty area, but Al-Khor goalkeeper Abdullah Al-Radhi brilliantly saved it.
The first half ended with Al-Khor leading 2-1.
The second half began with our team in the lead, with our player Banga Aaron firing a powerful shot from outside the penalty area, which goalkeeper Abdullah Al-Radhi saved. This was followed by a powerful shot from a set piece by Al-Dukali Al-Sayed, which Al-Radhi again saved and deflected for a corner kick. This squandered our chances of equalizing.
Our team’s pressure on Al Khor’s goal resulted in an equalizer in the 60th minute, through Albert Luque, who received a perfect cross from Khaldoun Ismail and headed it into the net with a brilliant header, making it 2-2.
In the 69th minute, our team made its second substitution, with Abdulrahim Al Balushi coming off due to injury and Abdulrahman Al Salahi coming on.
After our team scored the equalizer, the advantage shifted, but neither goalkeeper was threatened.
In the 79th minute, our team made its third substitution, with Youssef Al Yahri coming on for Ziad Tariq.
The pace of the match slowed down a bit, with some timid attempts from both teams, which posed no threat to either goalkeeper.
Our team managed to increase the score to 3-0 in the 88th minute, through Al Doukali Al Sayed, with a powerful shot from inside the box that found the back of the net.
Al Khor managed to equalize in the final minutes of the match through Abdullah Mohammed.
The match ended in a 3-3 draw with Al Khor.
