HH the Amir Cup: Al Ahli Qualifies for Quarterfinals

Doha, February 14 (QNA) - Al Ahli defeated Al Markhiya 3-0 today, at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium for the round of sixteen of the 50th edition of HH the Amir Football Cup for the 2021-2022 sport season. Spanish professional, Jose Pozo, opened the scoring for Al Ahli in the 15th minute, Abdel Rahman Harazi added the second goal at the 18th minute, while the substitute, Hassan Blank, scored the third goal at the 62nd minute. The match came at a mediocre technical level in its first half, with a relative advantage in favor of Al Ahli, who succeeded in taking possession of the midfield and pressing in the defensive depth, on the other hand, Al Markhiya did not record any effective presence against Al Ahli's goal, and most of attempts were weak and he did not make any threat, until the Spanish professional Jose Pozo scored the first goal for Al Ahli in the 15th minute, and only three minutes passed until Abdel Rahman Harazi consolidated the score in favor of Al Ahli by scoring his teams second goal. Al Ahli, continued to control the match and had several opportunities to consolidate the result through Al Dokali Al Said and Hossein Kanani, but they were not successful in scoring, so Al Ahli came out advancing 2-0 at the end of the first half. In the second half, Al Ahli continued to dominate the match, Hassan Ahmed Balnek had the opportunity to score Al Ahli's third goal at the beginning of the 62nd minute, Al Ahli maintained its balance in the middle and dominated the match, so that the result remained unchanged until the final whistle, which announced Al Ahlis candidacy for the quarterfinals. (QNA)