Friday’s Week 15 meeting in the 2025-2026 Doha Bank Stars League delivered high drama at Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Stadium, where Al Wakrah overcame Al Ahli by a 3-2 margin.
Friday’s Week 15 meeting in the 2025-2026 Doha Bank Stars League delivered high drama at Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Stadium, where Al Wakrah overcame Al Ahli by a 3-2 margin.
The home side showed resilience after being pegged back twice, maintaining pressure deep into stoppage time. Their persistence was rewarded right at the end of the encounter.
With this outcome, Al Wakrah strengthened their position in the table, continuing a positive run during the middle phase of the campaign.
Al Ahli struck first in the 20th minute when Ahmed Reyad capitalised on a misplaced back pass from left-back Fahad Waad, calmly converting the chance.
Just before the interval, Ayoub Assal brought the hosts level in added time at the end of the opening half, ensuring the sides went into the break locked together.
Lucas Mendes then pushed Al Wakrah ahead in the 67th minute, only for Oumar Sekou to answer back eight minutes later and restore balance for the visitors.
As the match entered added time, Al Wakrah found one final surge. Hamdy Fathy finished clinically two minutes into stoppage time to settle the contest.
The decisive move was crafted by Amine Zouhzouh, whose precise pass set up the winning effort. The late breakthrough sparked celebrations among the home supporters.
Following the final whistle, Al Wakrah climbed to 22 points, while Al Ahli, known as The Brigadiers, stayed on 15 after a narrow defeat.
