Nigeria's Onyekachi Okonkwo made his league debut for top division Qatari club al Kharaitiyat, spotting jersey (10) and he played the entire ninety minutes.
SECOND-HALF goals from Sebastian Soria and Marcio Jose de Oliviera gave Qatar Sports Club a deserved victory 3-2 over Al Kharaitiyat and put them among table toppers of the Qatar Stars League, presented by Masraf Al Rayan, in the opening week.
Mercurial Soria earlier struck first in the 10th minute when he neatly finished a sublime, low cross with a powerful shot inside 18 yards.
Kharaitiyat, who rallied strongly after the reverse, was handed a chance to equalise in the 12th minute when Abdullah Alawi brought down Alaa Abdul Zahra.
The free-kick was from 25 yards but Yahia Kebe’s effort was saved by the goalkeeper to the delight of the home fans.
With 20 minutes into the game, Kebe could not be stopped from getting a goal.
Kharaitiyat equalised after a clever pass from left winger Abdulla al Battat freed its top striker Kebe who calmly slotted the ball home.
Nigerian international Tico Okonkwo, making his league debut for Kharaitiyat, had a good first-half with his ball distribution and dribbling abilities, which resulted in a free-kick from 25 yards after he was pulled down when racing his way into the danger area.
The resultant freekick was brilliantly converted by Kebe for his second goal of the match.
The pressure was apparently on Qatar Sports Club as its lost concentration might have seen it concede another goal in the 35th minute by Zahra.
He needed just a simple touch to increase the goal tally but as he chose to crash the ball into the net, the shot went too high.
Trailing 1-2 at the break, QSC decided to pull all stops in the second session.
Its slick play helped it to dominate the early exchanges.
Enterprising de Oliviera dribbled his way into Kharaitiyat box which created a goal-mouth scramble in which Soria struck the equaliser in the 55th minute.
The tight match took a toll on the nerves of QSC coach Sebastiao Lazaroni, who was challenging the decisions by referee Khamis al Kuwari frequently.
But in the 63rd minute, the referee finally gave marching orders to the coach when he showed resentment over the booking of Fadel Omar Said.
QSC was fired up after this and laid a siege on the Kharaitiyat’s goal.
In the 77th minute, Soria could have struck again but he slammed the ball wide.
But de Oliviera was not the one to spurn the chance when he got it after beating the off-side trap in the 81st minute.
He darted inside and put the ball over from a close range to give QSC the maximum points and claim the $1,500.
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Onyekachi okonkwo has started his good performances again in Qatar. Guy, keep it up.
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