Al Shamal beat Al Khor 4-0 in Week 8 of the 2021-2022 season QNB  Stars League at the Al Arabi Stadium on Saturday.

A brace each by Jeison Escobar (36th and 54th minutes) and captain Bahaa Faisal (48th and 58th minutes) powered Al Shamal to a convincing win over Al Khor.

It was Al Shamal’s second win this season and they moved on to seven points, while Al Khor are still without a win and remained on four points.

In the 13th minute, Bahaa found Escobar with a neat cross, but the header from close range was snapped by young keeper Ali Nader Mahmoud.

Four minutes later, Escobar produced a neat low cross for Bahaa, who failed to deflect the ball right in front of the Al Khor keeper.

In the 29th minute, Al Shamal’s Majed Mohammed found Nasser Ibrahim Al Nasr with a neat cross. Al Nasr fired at the goal, but Al Khor’s keeper blocked the move.

Four minutes later, Mohsin Al Yazidi of Al Shamal went long-range on a shot from outside the Al Khor box, but keeper Mahmoud was alert to the high-flying shot in his direction.

After a few hits and misses, Escobar opened the scoring for Al Shamal. An assist from Ibrahim Al Nasr found Escobar unmarked and the Columbian striker deflected the ball into the net from close range. 

Three minutes into the second half, Al Shamal doubled the lead when Bahaa, after an assist by Majed, drilled a shot into the net from inside the Al Khor box.

Escobar added the third one from close range – following a goalkeeper gaffe – on an assist by Bahaa – from the edge of the Al Khor box.

The Al Shamal skipper drilled a bullet from a direct free-kick for his side’s fourth goal.

Two minutes from the end, Bahaa charged his way into the Al Khor box, but his tap from close range was palmed away by the keeper.