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<p>Al Gharafa overcame a stubborn Al Shahania defence to come away as 3-0 winners in Week 1 of the 2019-20 QNB Stars League at the Al Janoub Stadium on Thursday.</p><p>Al Gharafa scored their goals through Ahmed Alaaeldin (64th and 90+4 minutes), and Sofiane Hanni (72nd minute). </p><p>From start to finish, it was a very dominant performance from Slavisa Jokanovic’s men as they put down an early marker for the season.</p><p>The opening half saw a collection of chances created by The Cheetahs as they kept pushing for that opening goal, most notably through Sofiane and Alaaeldin, with the latter’s back-heeled shot drifting marginally wide of the post.</p><p>The two teams could have been easily separated at the break had it not been for the goalkeeping expertise of Khalifa Al Dossari in goal for Al Shahania.  </p><p>The second half commenced in similar attacking fashion, with Al Gharafa hitting three well-struck volleys within a five-minute period. The resistance was finally broken when Alaaeldin latched on to Sofiane’s pass to drill the ball home.</p><p>Fewer than 10 minutes later, they doubled their lead spectacularly when Sofiane beat the onrushing goalkeeper with a superb flick.</p><p>At that point, it was game over and Alaaeldin ended the match by beating the offside trap to grab his second of the night.</p>