Action during the Round 16 match at the QNB Stars League between Umm Salal and Al Wakrah at Al Wakrah Stadium yesterday . Umm Salal won the match 2-1.
Doha: Umm Salal pulled off a hard-fought 2-1 win over Al Wakrah in Week 16 of the 2019-20 QNB Stars League at the Al Wakrah Stadium on Friday.
Raul Becerra (ninth minute) and Mahmoud Al Mawas (84th-minute penalty) scored for Umm Salal, while Al Wakrahs goal came through Khalid Muneer in the 68th minute.
Umm Salal earned three valuable points in their desperate attempts to move away from the danger zone. The Orange Fortress are now on 13 points following their third victory in this seasons competition.
On the other hand, Al Wakrah would rue their missed opportunities despite dominating ball possession with 62 per cent.
They even forced 10 corner kicks as against Umm Salals four. The Blue Wave thus dropped three crucial points, which will have a strong bearing on their final position with six matches to go. They remained on 19 points after suffering their seventh defeat.
QNB Stars League website said the winning goal came off a penalty, awarded when Al Wakrahs Ismail Mahmoud handled Al Mawas cross and the latter was on hand to convert it, sending goalkeeper Saoud Al Khater the wrong way.
