Sadd Beat Sailiya In Ooredoo Cup Opener

Al Sadd defeated defending champions Al Sailiya 4-0 in the opening match of Group A of the 2022-2023 season Ooredoo Cup at the Al Ahli Stadium yesterday.
All of Al Sadd's goals came in the second half with Hassan Ahmed (57th minute), Santi Cazorla (75th minute), Faisal Mohamed (89th minute), and Rodrigo Tabata (90+3 minute) getting the goals.
It was a resounding start for Al Sadd, who had first emerged as the champions when the tournament's title name was changed from QSL Cup to Ooredoo Cup in the 2019-2020 season. Al Sadd, however, had to work hard with many of their efforts in the first half failing to yield any result.
Their stars Rodrigo Tabata and Santi Cazorla came close to scoring on at least four occasions with one Tabata free-kick (38th minute) being staved off by goalkeeper Abdraman Mahamat Aziz, who dived to his left. In another chance, Cazorla's left-footed curling kick from well outside the box hit the bottom of the left goal post in the 43rd minute.
Al Sailiya also came close to scoring in the added time of the first half but Ahmad Yasser Sebaie's kick was well stopped by Al Sadd goalkeeper Jehad Mohamed Hudib.
The scenario soon changed as Al Sadd came out blazing in the second session with Hassan Ahmed breaking the deadlock. He struck after being provided with a fine pass by Ahmad Mohamed Alsaeed once inside the penalty area.
Cazorla then scored from a free-kick from near and left outside of the box which went past a three-man wall and through the goalkeeper's legs.
Faisal Mohamed then added to the lead making good of a chance inside the danger zone.
Tabata's efforts were also rewarded in the end as he ran in to collect a good pass to slam in from the left.
In other matches of the day, Umm Salal beat Al Ahly 2-1 and Qatar SC defeated Al
Wakrah 3-1.

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