Nigeria's Onyekachi Okonkwo won a man of the match award, after scoring his third of the season in a Qatar Stars League match on Thursday.However a late dramatic goal from Al Sailiya denied his team Al Kharaitiyat maximum points.
Yahia Kebe had a fine shot from 25 yards, which was blocked by the Sailiya keeper Mohamed Anyas.But Onyekachi Tico collected the deflection and scored to put Kharaitiyat ahead.
However, Faouzi Mubarak’s strike forced the teams to split the points.
Kharaitiyat should have wrapped the game in the first half itself after creating numerous chances but their players failed due to poor shooting.
Kebe’s free kick in the 20th minute was too high and four minutes later, Onyekacki blasted over the cross bar after exchanging passes with Alaa Abdul Zahra.
The home side continued to dominate with Mosaab Mousa’s fierce shot being well blocked by Mohamed Anyas for a corner-kick.
Sailiya managed to survive three sharp attempts by Kharaitiyat off the resultant corner.
First it was Zahra whose header inside the box was confidently cleared for another corner by the goalkeeper.
Then Nabil Mohammed had his shot cleared on the goal line by Sailiya’s captain Mugib Hamed Taha.
In the 43rd minute, Onyekchi dribbled his way into the goal area and forwarded the ball for Mosaab Mousa to shoot.His attempt was however too high .
Kharaitiyat finally capped its dominant spell by opening the scoring.
A powerful Kebe shot was deflected by the rival keeper, and in the ensuing goalmouth scramble, Tico slammed his third goal of the season.
Sailiya soon had an opportunity to level the scores from a corner, but after leaping like a salmon, Dagano Moumoune ballooned his shot over goalkeeper Khalifa Abubakar, the Kharaitiyat custodian.
Later, Zahra scored a goal but the referee disallowed it for a handball foul.
Soon after Dagano’s wasted chance, Mubarak struck home with a booming left-footed shot after a dazzling run by Majed Mohammed.
With the draw both side are placed at seventh and eighth slots in the the league
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Onyekachi scores brace for Kharaitiyat
KHARAITIYAT rode a brace by Onyekachi Tico Okonkwo to defeat Umm Salal 3-2 in a keenly-contested Qatar Stars League (QSL) match at Qatar Sports Club in Doha on Tuesday.
In another QSL match played on Tuesday at the same venue, Lekhwiya edged tableleader Qatar Sports Club (QSC) by a solitary goal.
This was QSC’s first defeat in five matches.
The lone goal of the match came through a penalty, which was converted by Bakari Kone.
Kharaitiyat first went into a two-goal lead but it was wiped off before scoring the winner.
Players of both the teams played with a lot of intensity to break the deadlock.
Kharaitiyat eventually emerged the winner due to the athleticism of Tico, who had earlier drawn the first blood in the 14th minute.
Kharaitiyat shot into the lead when Mohammad Husain’s hasty clearance rebounded into the Umm Salal box after hitting a rival player.
Both Tico and Alaa Abdul Zahra raced into the box to get hold of it.
Tico was the first to reach it and he made no mistake in shooting it into the net past the hapless goalkeeper.
The pace with which Tico ran for the man caught the Umm Salal goalie off guard too.
Kharaitiyat consolidated the lead in the 39th minute when Abdulla Darwish intercepted a pass from Umm Salal defender Dahi Saad al Naeimi and sent a floater inside the box from the right.
Yiha Kebbi Kebbi first chested down the ball and shot it in a flash into the net.
Stung by two reversals in quick succession, Umm Salal reorganised itself and launched several attacks through coordinated game.
Its efforts were rewarded in the 44th minute when Davi’s cross from the left found the out-stretched foot of Gabriel Francisco and the deflection saw the ball went past the falling goalkeeper.
Umm Salal continued to play in the same vein in the second session and succeeded in gaining parity in the 63rd minute.
Davi on this occasion received a cross at the left edge of the box.
After neatly trapping the ball with his left foot, he beat Daryo Kan before shooting from an acute angle.
Umm Salal grew in confidence and was now pushing for the lead for first time in the match.
But in the process, it left ample space for the Kharaitiyat players to exploit in the 66th minute through Tico.
Kebbi Kebbi headed into the vacant area and Tico outpaced Younes Yaghoob Darwish to reach the ball.
He then drew out the Umm Salal goalie and slotted the ball through the right of the goalkeeper.
Umm Salal squandered a golden opportunity to come back into the match again when a free-kick awarded to it right at edge of box flew past the right post.
In another QSL match played on Tuesday at the same venue, Lekhwiya edged tableleader Qatar Sports Club (QSC) by a solitary goal.
This was QSC’s first defeat in five matches.
The lone goal of the match came through a penalty, which was converted by Bakari Kone.
Kharaitiyat first went into a two-goal lead but it was wiped off before scoring the winner.
Players of both the teams played with a lot of intensity to break the deadlock.
Kharaitiyat eventually emerged the winner due to the athleticism of Tico, who had earlier drawn the first blood in the 14th minute.
Kharaitiyat shot into the lead when Mohammad Husain’s hasty clearance rebounded into the Umm Salal box after hitting a rival player.
Both Tico and Alaa Abdul Zahra raced into the box to get hold of it.
Tico was the first to reach it and he made no mistake in shooting it into the net past the hapless goalkeeper.
The pace with which Tico ran for the man caught the Umm Salal goalie off guard too.
Kharaitiyat consolidated the lead in the 39th minute when Abdulla Darwish intercepted a pass from Umm Salal defender Dahi Saad al Naeimi and sent a floater inside the box from the right.
Yiha Kebbi Kebbi first chested down the ball and shot it in a flash into the net.
Stung by two reversals in quick succession, Umm Salal reorganised itself and launched several attacks through coordinated game.
Its efforts were rewarded in the 44th minute when Davi’s cross from the left found the out-stretched foot of Gabriel Francisco and the deflection saw the ball went past the falling goalkeeper.
Umm Salal continued to play in the same vein in the second session and succeeded in gaining parity in the 63rd minute.
Davi on this occasion received a cross at the left edge of the box.
After neatly trapping the ball with his left foot, he beat Daryo Kan before shooting from an acute angle.
Umm Salal grew in confidence and was now pushing for the lead for first time in the match.
But in the process, it left ample space for the Kharaitiyat players to exploit in the 66th minute through Tico.
Kebbi Kebbi headed into the vacant area and Tico outpaced Younes Yaghoob Darwish to reach the ball.
He then drew out the Umm Salal goalie and slotted the ball through the right of the goalkeeper.
Umm Salal squandered a golden opportunity to come back into the match again when a free-kick awarded to it right at edge of box flew past the right post.
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