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<p>Al Sadd beat Al Khor 2-1 in a 2019-20 QNB Stars League match, deferred from Week 7 due to the former’s AFC Champions League commitment, at the Al Khor Stadium on Tuesday.</p><p>Tiago Bezerra gave Al Khor the lead as early as the fourth minute. Nam Tae-Hee equalised for Al Sadd in the 29th minute and Akram Afif netted the winner (90+6 minutes).</p><p>Al Sadd, fresh from their triumph in the 2020 Qatar Cup where they defeated Al Duhail 4-0 in the final last Friday, now have 24 points as they completed 12 rounds of action, six less than leaders Al Duhail and four adrift of second-placed Al Rayyan.</p><p>It was Al Sadd’s eighth victory as Al Khor remained in the 10th position with nine points following their seventh defeat.</p><p>Al Khor gave Al Sadd a scare by scoring an early goal as Tiago volleyed the ball home amid confusion among the Al Sadd defenders following Ahmed Hammoudan’s first attempt at the goal.</p><p>Barring the goal, it was all Al Sadd in the first half as The Wolves attacked in waves, with Baghdad Bounedjah, Akram Afif and Nam at the helm of affairs.</p><p>Nam helped Al Sadd draw level with a diving volley from close after Bounedjah set him up by chesting down a cross from the right by Hashim Ali.</p><p>Bounedjah, Nam and Akram kept making attempts at the rival goal even after the game resumed.</p><p>Al Sadd attackers gave a harrowing time to Al Khor, whose performance upped considerably in the second half, often through counter-attacks.</p><p>Tiago could not properly connect a free-kick in the 55th minute and Al Khor’s new recruit Lucca Borges sent his shot wide in the 68th minute.</p><p>Soon, Al Sadd’s Ali Asad had a goal ruled out offside through VAR, but their persistent efforts paid off finally when Akram slammed home a weak clearance from Al Khor goalkeeper Baba Djibril following a Nam free-kick from the left.</p>