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Knights of Al Khor kick off the Ooredoo Cup campaign with a 2-1 loss to Qatar

Qatar club won over Al Khor with two goals against a goal, in the match that took place between them on the evening of Sunday, September 5, 2021, at Saud bin Abdul Rahman Stadium in Al Wakra Club, as part of the first round matches for the second group of the Ooredoo Cup Championship for the season 2021-2022. Qatar club's first goal was scored by Salmin Al-Rumaihi in the 15th minute of the first half, then Sebastian Syria added the second goal in the 58th minute, before Saeed Mohammed reduced the difference by scoring the goal of Al-Khor Club in the 88th minute. Qatar SC was the best party in the first half and advanced the first goal early in the 15th through right-back Salmin Al-Rumaihi, who fired a powerful shot from the edge of the penalty area that hit the far right corner of Al Khor's goal, announcing the team's advance goal. The Al-Khor club team tried to return to the match, especially with the movements of the duo Hilal Muhammad and the Greek professional Vitfa, but the Qatar club's defense was on the lookout for them, until the first half ended with Qatar's superiority with a clean goal. Qatar SC regained its supremacy at the beginning of the second half, and Salmin Al-Rumaihi almost added the second goal in the 48th minute, but his shot went next to the left post of the goal of Baba Jibril, Al-Khor goalkeeper, and the Knights of Al-Khor missed the opportunity to score the equalizing goal after a shot from defender Nayef Al-Buraiki in the 54th minute, which overtook the goal Little Qatar Club. Sebastian Syria succeeded in consolidating the progress of Qatar Club with the second goal in 58, after the pass of the young Ahmed Ibrahim from the defense, which Syria played directly at the moment goalkeeper Baba Jibril left, scoring the second goal of progress. Al Khor team pressed in the last minutes, until Saeed Mohammed managed to reduce the difference by scoring the first goal in the 88th minute, after Brazilian Rafael Dosantos' cross, which Saeed Mohammed completed in the net against Qatar Club, scoring the only goal for Al Khor team in the match. Al-Khor Club's attempts to amend the result continued, until the whistle announced the end of the second half and the match with the victory of Qatar Club with two goals against a goal. It is worth noting that the second group includes teams: Al Khor, Qatar, Al Sailiya, Al Arabi and Al Gharafa.