Qatar SC Beat Al Sadd, Al Wakrah Defeat Al Khor in Ooredoo Cup

Doha, October 06 (QNA) - Qatar SC fought back from two goals down to beat Al Sadd 3-2 in Round 2 (Group A) of the 2020-21 season Ooredoo Cup at the Qatar SC Stadium on Tuesday. Substitute Kayke Rodriguez (52nd and 58th minutes) and Abdulaziz Adel (64th minute) scored for Qatar SC. Rami Sohail (26th minute) and Saoud Al Nasr (28th minute) were Al Sadd's scorers. Al Sadd were playing their first match in the tournament as their fixture against Al Duhail in Round 1 was postponed owing to both teams' campaigns in the 2020 AFC Champions League. Al Sadd dominated possession in the first half and were rightly rewarded with two goals in as many minutes. Qatar SC, who had played out a 1-1 draw with Al Wakrah in Round 1, were a determined lot in the second session. Coached by ex-Qatar international midfielder Younis Ali, The Kings reaped its benefits. They took the field in the second half with two substitutions - Kayke Rodriguez and Muataz Majed coming in for Ali Awad and Omar Al Emadi respectively. The move paid off as Kayke made an instant impact by reducing the margin for his team by scoring two goals in six minutes. Qatar SC's confidence was high now and Kayke linked up with tall Abdulaziz Adel and the latter sent a shot over the bar. Abdulaziz was on target as he headed in a free-kick. Qatar SC thought they had made it 4-2 before Elmehdi Barrahma's header, off a corner kick, flew over towards the end of the game. Also, Al Wakrah defeated Al Khor 2-1 in Round 2 (Group A) of the 2020-21 season Ooredoo Cup at the Al Arabi Stadium on Tuesday. Al Khor took the lead through Ahmed Hassan Al Mohannadi in the 26th minute, while Cristian Ceballos (38th minute) and Mohamed Benyettou (47th minute) scored for Al Wakrah. Possession was almost even, but Al Wakrah had the last laugh as they rallied from the deficit to script an important victory. The Blue Wave had played out a 1-1 draw with Qatar SC in the opening round. The result was a blow to Al Khor, who had beaten Al Sailiya 5-1 in Round 1 of 2020-21 Ooredoo Cup. Al Wakrah now have four points, while Al Khor stood on three. Ahmed Hassan found the target off a pass from Anas Ahmed. Ceballos helped Al Wakrah draw parity with help from Murad Naji as the teams took the breather with the score tied 1-1. Soon after resumption, Benyettou, one of the top scorers in the 2019-20 QNB Stars League, found the target, with Omar Ali giving the assist. Al Khor had a good chance to equalise in the 80th minute, but substitute Hamad Al Mohannadi's header flew over the bar. (QNA)