Al Wakrah blanked Al Markhiya 4-0 in Week 16 of the 2022-2023 season QNB Stars League at the Al Gharafa Stadium on Friday.

It was a resounding win for Al Wakrah who led 2-0 at half-time. Besides Mohamed Benyettou, who scored a brace (third and 69th minutes), the other scorers were Hazem Shehata (14th minute) and Yousef Abdurisag (90+4 minute).

The victory helped The Blue Wave move on to 23 points from 15 matches, while Al Markhiya stood on 15 points.

Al Wakrah launched their attack from the word go and in fine style, with the opening goal coming from exciting action off a free-kick. The Al Markhiya defensive wall fended off the kick and the ball went to Omar Ali, who relayed it back to a waiting Mohamed Benyettou to turn and score to the right of an onrushing goalkeeper.

Omar Ali was again in action for the second goal of Al Wakrah. After Jacinto Dala crossed the ball to an unmarked Ali, he went for the target from the right of the box, but goalkeeper Loukay Ashour jumped to make a save, but the ball fell to a waiting Shehata to score.

The double blow early on set back Al Markhiya who were left to defend most of the time.

Benyettou scored his second and the team’s third goal following a throw-in and a lob kick which saw the ball land near the danger area and the Algerian rushed in to dribble past two defenders and score.

There was more joy for Al Wakrah in added time as Dala made a move inside the ‘D’ passing the ball to Benyettou, who passed it back to him for a back flip and soon the ball fell to an alert substitute Abdurisag who deposited the ball into the left corner of the net to round off the tally.