Muaither loses to Al Sadd

Our first football team lost to its counterpart Al-Sadd by four goals to two, within the framework of the eighteenth week of the Expo Stars League competitions, in a match held this evening at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Al-Sadd Club, and the goals of our team were scored by Ayman Al-Hassouni from a penalty kick and by Thiago Di Luanco. The match started at a high pace between the two teams, with some timid attempts on both goalkeepers. Al-Sadd’s relative control over the course of the match, which is trying to score the first goal, as our team takes advantage of Al-Sadd’s push forward and plays on counter-attacks through Thiago Di Luanco, Ayman Al-Hassouni, and Denis Alibek. Al-Sadd threatened our team's goal through two chances from Akram Afif, the first of which went over the crossbar and the second was blocked by our team's goalkeeper. Then our team responded to Al-Sadd's attacks with a shot by Fouad Hanafouk, which was blocked by Al-Sadd's goalkeeper after a counterattack. A dangerous opportunity for our team, almost alone, by Fouad Hanfouk from inside the box, but it passed next to the post for the Al Sadd goalkeeper, wasting the opportunity for the first goal for our team. Al-Sadd's attacks continued on our team's goal, as Akram Afif and Mohamed Waad had two chances, but they found the brilliance of our team's goalkeeper, Ivanildo Rodriguez, then he responded to Al-Sadd's chances, Denis Alibek, with a left-footed shot that was blocked twice by Al-Sadd's goalkeeper, Youssef Blida. Minute 39: The first goal for our team was scored by Ayman Al-Hassouni from a penalty kick after the referee awarded a handball on Al-Sadd defender Mohamed Hazbawi, giving our team the lead with the first goal. Our team succeeded in scoring the second goal in the 45th minute + 1, through our team striker Thiago Di Luanco, who took advantage of the mistake of Al-Sadd defender Mohamed Hazbawi and pounced on the ball and went one-on-one with Al-Sadd goalkeeper Youssef Blida and put it into the net, making our team lead by two goals without a response. Al-Sadd tried to reduce the difference through Akram Afif from a creeping shot that was blocked by our team's goalkeeper for a corner. The first half ended with our team leading by two unanswered goals, in a half that witnessed Al Sadd taking over the course of the match, and the score for our team was two goals. The second half started with an advantage for Al Sadd, which succeeded in reducing the score early in the 48th minute through Tariq Salman’s header, making the score two goals for our team versus one for Al Sadd. Al-Sadd attempted to equalize, but their attempts found the brilliance of our team's goalkeeper, who relied on reverse balls by Thiago Di Luanco and Denis Alibek, which usually pose a threat to Al-Sadd's goal. The first substitution for our team, with the departure of Andre Siahputra and the entry of Saif Al-Muhannadi to revitalize and restore the balance of the midfield. In the 73rd minute, Al Sadd succeeded in adjusting the score from a penalty kick by Akram Afif, making the score two goals for each team. Minute 77, Al-Sadd succeeded in scoring a third goal from a penalty kick by Akram Afif, bringing the score to three goals for Al-Sadd versus two goals for our team. Substitutions for our team, with Fouad Hanafouk leaving, Gamal Hamad entering, Moaz Al-Bistami leaving, and Abdul Ghani Mounir entering to activate the front line. Our team made intense attempts in search of an equalizer, but without any real threat to the Al Sadd goalkeeper. Al-Sadd succeeded in killing the score and scoring a fourth goal through Akram Afif, so the match ended with a 4-2 victory for Al-Sadd over Muaither.