Umm Salal concluded Week 11 of the 2025-2026 Doha Bank Stars League with a commanding 3-0 triumph over Al Ahli at Al Thumama Stadium on Monday.
Umm Salal concluded Week 11 of the 2025-2026 Doha Bank Stars League with a commanding 3-0 triumph over Al Ahli at Al Thumama Stadium on Monday.
After a quiet opening period, the breakthrough arrived in the 58th minute when Oussama Tannane unleashed a stunning strike from a set-piece, sending the ball in from a distance and triggering loud celebrations around the venue.
Their momentum quickly accelerated. Just six minutes after the opener, Abdulrahman Al Rashidi produced a precise delivery into the box, allowing Cristo Gonzalez to guide the ball home with ease into an unguarded net.
Antonio Mance then settled the contest shortly after, striking in the 73rd minute to seal a dominant performance and remove all doubt about the outcome.
The victory marked Umm Salal’s third success of the campaign and propelled them upward to 10th place in the table, now holding nine points.
Al Ahli, meanwhile, remain stuck on 12 points, clinging to their position just ahead of their opponents in the league standings.
The result offers Umm Salal renewed confidence as they look to push further up the rankings, having delivered one of their most complete displays of the season so far.
The defeat also signaled a difficult beginning for newly appointed Al Ahli manager Younes Ali.
His arrival had sparked optimism, but this opening match under his direction ended in disappointment.
Al Ahli will now have to regroup quickly, with pressure mounting to recover form and avoid slipping further down the league order.
