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Al-Sadd maintain winning streak with 3-1 victory over Al-Gharafa

Al Sadd recorded a 3-1 win over Al-Gharafa an exciting and deserved victory, 3 goals to 1, over Al Gharafa, in the match that brought the two teams together today, Wednesday, at Thani Bin Jassim Stadium in Al Gharafa Club, as part of the fourteenth week of the QNB Stars League.

Baghdad Bounedjah netted a brace for Al-Sadd (8′, 56′) and Guilherme Torres added a third goal in the 92nd minute. Ahmed Alaeddin scored Al Gharafa’s goal in the 26th minute. ... 

Ahmed Sayyar: We are going through a positive phase

Al-Sadd midfielder Ahmed Sayyar said that his side is expecting a difficult game against Al-Gharafa in Round 14 of the QNB Stars League.

Speaking during the pre-match press conference, Ahmed said: “A difficult game awaits us against Al Gharafa, especially as they’re coming on the back of a big victory over a strong team – Al Wakrah.” ... 

Juanma: It will be a difficult game against Al-Gharafa

Al-Sadd head coach Juanma Lillo has stressed the difficulty of his side’s upcoming game against Al-Gharafa in Round 14 of the QNB Stars League.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Juanma said: “It will be a difficult game against Al Gharafa, which is a good team, and they have players of high quality, especially I think they have a very good level of foreigners.” ... 

Al-Sadd resume training to prepare for Al-Gharafa clash

The Al-Sadd first team resumed training on Sunday, in preparation for facing Al Gharafa in Round 14 of the QNB Stars League. The match will be played on Wednesday evening at Thani Bin Jassim Stadium.

The coaching staff were keen to work on the players’ physical fitness levels, especially after returning from a period of rest on Friday and Saturday, following the 3-1 win over Al-Arabi 3-1 in the semifinals of the 2023 Qatar Cup. ... 

Juanma: We played beautiful football and deserve this victory

Al-Sadd head coach Juanma expressed his happiness after his side defeated Al-Arabi 3-1 to qualify for the final of the 2023 Qatar Cup.

Juanma said in his statement after the match: “The match was exciting and eventful after the red cards that were shown. We started the match well and played beautiful football, and created many chances even before the first red card for Al-Arabi. We deserve this victory.” ... 

Meshaal Barsham: We qualified for the final deservedly, the victory came with the efforts of all the players

Al-Sadd goalkeeper Meshaal Barsham stated that the team’s victory over Al Arabi, and qualification for the final of the Qatar Cup, was well deserved.

Speaking to the media after the match, Meshaal said: “The victory came as a result of the great effort made by the team in this game, as everyone worked hard to qualify for the final. Thank God we succeeded in qualifying, and we must now focus on the next match.” ... 

Al-Sadd defeat Al-Arabi 3-1 to reach Qatar Cup final

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. ... 

Juanma: We will face an excellent and cohesive team, facing them in the Qatar Cup will be different

Al-Sadd head coach Juanma spoke about the importance of the upcoming match against Al Arabi in the semi-finals of the 2023 Qatar Cup, which will be played on Thursday evening at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium.

Speaking during the pre-match press conference: “We are going into another tournament, and it will definitely be different from the league. We are facing an excellent and cohesive team, and we know this.” ...