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<p>Al Sadd got their 2018-19 QNB Stars League campaign off to a perfect start with a 6-0 win over a new-look Al Kharaitiyat at the Khalifa International Stadium on Sunday.</p><p>The goals came through Baghdad Bounedjah (53rd, 89th and 90+2 minutes), Akram Afif (eighth and 88th minutes) and a 78th-minute own goal from Abdrahman Mahamet.</p><p>Al Kharaitiyat could have taken a surprise early lead, but Mahir Issa’s free header in the first minute was directed straight at the goalkeeper when he should have done better. </p><p>It did not take The Wolves too long to make Al Kharaitiyat pay for that miss, thanks to Under-23 star Akram. With the ball dropping to him in the box, he coolly set his body and curled his left-footed shot emphatically into the far corner.</p><p>From there on, Al Sadd were able to dominate the rest of the opening 45 minutes and went close to increasing the lead through Bounedjah.</p><p>The second half was a much more destructive affair with Al Sadd happy to spray the ball across the park and await a mistake from the opposition. </p><p>The breakthrough came via a penalty when Salim was penalised for a handball in the area. Bounedjah made no mistake with the spot kick as he put the ball straight down the middle to make it 2-0. </p><p>Al Sadd’s dominance was further demonstrated when Al Kharaitiyat’s Abdrahman Mahamat scored an own goal after some neat exchanges outside the penalty area.</p><p>Bounedjah then added another as he latched onto Hamid’s low cross to poke home, with Afif then scoring with a cool finish before Bounedjah completed a comprehensive hat-trick to make it 6-0.</p>