Al-Sadd reached the 2023 Qatar Cup final after defeating Al-Arabi 3-1 in the semifinal which was played at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium on Thursday.
The match saw three red cards – two for Al-Arabi (Ahmed Suhail and Marc Muniesa) and one for Al-Sadd (Tarek Salman).
Baghdad Bounedjah scored the opening goal for the Wolves in the 41st minute, finding his way in between several defenders before managing a shot that went in past Mahmoud Abunada.
Just before halftime, Jung Woo-young made it 2-0 to Al-Sadd, with a header off Santi Cazorla’s delivery from a free-kick.
In the second half, Al-Sadd was able to add a third goal, when substitute Musaab Khidir completed a 40-pass move starting from the goalkeeper Meshaal Barsham, in the 79th minute.
Al-Arabi pulled a goal back in the 86th minute when Khoukhi Boualem accidentally put the ball in his own net.
MATCH DETAILS
Al-Sadd x Al-Arabi (2023 Qatar Cup)
Venue
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Lineups
Al-Sadd: Meshaal Barsham, Khoukhi Boualem, Pedro Miguel (Bahaa Al-Laithi), Jung Woo-young, Bahaa Al-Laithi, Guilherme (Ahmed Sayyar), Rodrigo Tabata (Ali Asad), Santi Cazorla, Hassan Al-Haydos (Musaab Khidir), Akram Afif, Baghdad Bounedjah (Ahmed Al-Saeed)
Al-Arabi: Mahmoud Abunada, Muniesa, Hamid Ismail, Yousuf Muftah, Ahmed Suhail, Rafinha, Abdullah Marafee, Ahmed Fathy, Hilal Mohammed, Youssef Msakni, Omar Al Somah
Result
Al-Sadd won 3-1
Goals
Jung Woo-young 41′
Baghdad Bounedjah 45+1′
Mussab Khidir 79′
Khoukhi Boualem 86′ (O.G.)
Bookings
Pedro Miguel 35′
Ahmed Fathy 38′
Ahmed Suhail 40′ (red card)
Tarek Salman 55′ (red card)
Marc Muniesa 62′ (red card)
Bahaa Al-Laithi 88′
Referees
Abdulhadi Al-Ruwaili (Main Referee)
Taleb Salem (First Assistant)
Majed Al-Shammari (Second Assistant)
Nasser Ayesh (Fourth Official)
