Al Sadd defeated Al Duhail 3-1 in the much-anticipated Week 17 fixture of 2025-2026 season Doha Bank Stars League at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium on Thursday.

Rafa Mujica (54th minute) and Giovani Henrique (83rd minute) scored for Al Sadd after being gifted an own goal by Yousef Ayman in the 52nd minute. Edmilson Junior scored Al Duhail’s goal in the 47th minute.

The result consolidated Al Sadd’s leadership of the league as they moved  to 38 points, while The Red Knights remained on 21 points.

Edmilson had opened the scoring for Al Gharafa, capitalising on defensive errors from Al Sadd’s bulwark to unleash a left-footed shot from the right side of the box, but the joy that followed only lasted for five minutes as Al Sadd were gifted the equaliser by Ayman who mistakenly turned the ball into his own net while attempting to clear a diagonal cross from Akram Afif.

The Wolves’ second goal followed almost immediately through Mujica, while Giovani strengthened Al Sadd’s lead late in the match, benefiting from a well-calculated pass from Afif to score a simple but magnificent goal as the visitors secured the vital three points.