Reigning champions Al Sadd beat Al Ahli 4-1 in Week 8 of the 2021-2022 season QNB Stars League at the Al Gharafa Stadium on Saturday.

Hassan Al Haydous (25th minute) Baghdad Bounedjah (54th and 85th-minute penalty) and Andrew Ayew (79th-minute penalty) scored the goals for Al Sadd.

Al Ahli’s only goal was scored by Patrick Eze through a penalty in the 68th minute.

Al Sadd raised their tally to 24 points following their eighth victory with an all-win record, the only team to do so thus far.

Al Ahli’s wait for their first victory thus continued and they remained on five points after suffering their third defeat.

It was mostly an Al Sadd show right from the start and captain Al Haydous put Al Sadd ahead as he successfully ended off a counter-attack. Santi Cazorla started it and fed Bounedjah, who ran with the ball through the middle and into the rival box before putting Al Haydous through on the left.

Al Ahli’s only serious attempt in the first half was made by Aldoukali Alsayed, but his shot was saved by goalkeeper Saad Al Dossari.

Bounedjah had a goal ruled offside in the 36th minute.

Changing ends, Al Sadd continued their domination and scored a second time through Bounedjah, who headed in Abdelkarim Hassan’s cross from the left.

Soon, Al Ahli got a good chance to reduce the margin, but for the brilliant save by Al Dossari off striker Patrick Eze’s header.

But Al Ahli and Eze were not to be denied and they did reduce the margin through a penalty awarded after Abdelkarim Hassan fouled Abdulrahman Al Harazi.

Al Sadd then earned a penalty when Bounedjah was fouled by Ibrahim Majed. Andre Ayew’s first take from the spot was blocked by goalkeeper Ivanildo Rodriguez, but Ayew was spot-on with the retake ordered by referee Saoud Ali Al Athba after VAR review to make the score 3-1.

Bounedjah got into the scoring act as he too converted a penalty awarded for a foul on Ayew.