Al-Sadd lost 2-1 to Al-Gharafa, in the 2022-23 QNB Stars League Round 4 game that was played on Tuesday at the Education City Stadium.

With this result, Al-Sadd suffered their second loss of the season. The team now have four points from four games, with a win, a draw and two losses.

Al-Gharafa took the lead through Ishak Belfodil’s goal in the 38th minute, and then doubled their advantage in the 55th minute, with a strike from Yacine Brahimi. Guilherme Torres scored Al-Sadd’s only goal in the 72nd minute. Al-Sadd played over an hour with only ten men, after Rodrigo Tabata was sent off in the 29th minute. ... 

Al-Sadd striker Baghdad Bounedjah described the upcoming game against Al-Gharafa as a difficult clash, and spoke of his hope that Al-Sadd will be able to win it with the support of the fans.

Speaking during the pre-match press conference, Bounedjah said: “The matches between Al-Gharafa and Al-Sadd are always difficult, intense and at a very high level.” ... 

Al-Sadd head coach Juanma Lillo spoke of the difficulty of the upcoming QNB Stars League Round 4 game against Al-Gharafa, which is set to be played on Tuesday at the Education City Stadium.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Juanma said: “All the teams are difficult to play against, and so is Al Gharafa, who have great players. We came to know they signed two new foreign players. We don’t know if they are going to play but they have a good track record.” ... 

Al Sadd’s first team resumed training on Saturday, in preparation for facing Al Gharafa in the QNB Stars League fourth round game, which will be played on Tuesday evening at the Education City Stadium.

The players had a break from training on Friday, after their exciting 3-2 victory over Al-Ahli in the third round of the competition. ... 

Al-Sadd head coach Juanma spoke about the importance of his side’s 3-2 win over Al-Ahli, in the third round of the QNB Stars League.

In his statement to the club’s website after the match, Juanma said: “We needed this victory the most, and at this time, an important first victory for us. We deserved it in the first two games, but we couldn’t achieve it.” ... 

Al-Sadd’s Baghdad Bounedjah expressed his happiness with his side’s 3-2 victory over Al-Ahli in the third round of the QNB Stars League.

In his statements after the match, Baghdad said: “We thank God for the victory and congratulate all our fans. We faced a difficult opponent who played against us with all their strength, but we tried until the end and succeeded in getting the three points.” ... 

Al-Sadd recorded their first victory of the season, defeating Al-Ahli 3-2 in the QNB Stars League Round 3 game played at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium.

The result meant that the Wolves increased their tally to 4 points, from a win, a draw and a defeat.

Al Sadd’s goals were scored by Ahmed Al-Saeed (18′), Guilherme Torres (45+3′), and Rodrigo Tabata (87′), while Yazan Al-Naimat (9′) and Sofiane Hanni (42′). ... 

Jehad Mohamed, Al-Sadawi goalkeeper, described Al-Zaeem’s upcoming match as difficult in Al-Sadd’s journey in the league championship.

Speaking during the pre-match press conference, Jehad said: The next match against Al-Ahli will be difficult. It will be difficult to get the three points. Our goal is to win and make up for the points we lost in the first two rounds and make Al Sadd fans happy.” ... 

Al-Sadd head coach Juanma Lillo spoke about the difficulty of the upcoming QNB Stars League Round 3 game against Al-Ahli, which will be played on Wednesday.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Juanma said: “All the matches are different and difficult. Al Ahli started the league really well and they will be a difficult opponent for us.” ... 

The Al-Sadd first team continued training today, Friday, in preparation for facing Al-Ahli in Round 3 of the QNB Stars League. The match is set to be played on Wednesday, the 17th of August, at Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium.

The technical staff, led by head coach Juanma, are looking to complete the training programme in the best way, to ensure the team is fully ready before the third round clash, especially as Al-Sadd is yet to achieve their first victory of the season.   ...