Al Sadd lift Emir Cup title
Saturday, May 20th 2017 01:15 AM
The iconic stadium was earlier inaugurated by the Emir
H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani watched by a capacity crowd close to 48,000 and guests which included the FIFA President Gianni Infantino.All the goals came in the second half to give Al Sadd their
16th Emir Cup title, while Al Rayyan, which had won the title six times, will have to wait another year to add another title to their collection.Al Rayyan went in to the lead in the 49th minute through
Rodrigo Tabata while Hassan Al Haidos equalized seven minute later.Al Sadd score the match winner in added-on time of the
match with Hamroun Jugurtha notching the decisive goal for Al Sadd.Both the teams set a hot pace from the very beginning
watched by FIFA President Infantino and other high ranking football officials from the region.With both the teams giving out their best and ready to
outsmart their rivals with every trick in the bag the packed house at the renovated stadium had their money’s worth.
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