Al Shahania beat Al Sadd 1-0 for their maiden win of the 2025-2026 Doha Bank Stars League in Week 4 opening match at the Al Bayt Stadium on Friday.

The result took Al Shahania’s tally to four points while displaying their strong defence which foiled many Al Sadd attempts to equalize, especially in the second half.

Al Sadd suffered a second loss in the league and their tally remained on six points.

Al Shahania’s successful strike came in the 23rd minute, with Pelle van Amersfoort scoring intelligently after being in a one-on-one situation with Al Sadd’s Pedro Miguel in front of the goal. The Dutch player chose to lob the ball which went on to hit the top right post before going into the net.

A sizzling second half had Al Sadd launching several robust attacks but in vain including a 56th minute Pau Prim powerful strike from outside the box which hit the crossbar and fell down just outside the goal.

Goalkeeper Shehab Ellethy excelled under the bar for Al Shahania. Among his many saves was a standout in the 28nd minute when he leapt high to punch away a strong Youcef Atal shot.

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