Khabea Leads Qadsia to Temporary Second Place

Al-Qadsiah returned from their trip to Al-Jahra with a valuable 1-0 victory over Al-Jahra in the eighth round of the Zain Premier League. The “Yellows” moved up to second place temporarily with 15 points, while Al-Jahra remained on seven points in ninth place.

Al-Qadsiah pressed from the outset to take the lead, but Al-Jahra goalkeeper Mubarak Al-Harbi stood firm, saving several attempts from Eid Al-Rashidi and Moroccan Hamza Khaba. Al-Jahra retreated into a defensive shape and focused entirely on counterattacks that did not pose sufficient danger to Al-Qadsiah’s goalkeeper, Saud Al-Qanaei, ending the first half goalless.

In the second half, Al-Qadsiah continued their pressure, while Al-Jahra again fell back. Al-Jahra’s Cameroonian striker Crescent Afala was taken to the hospital on a stretcher after a collision with Al-Qadsiah’s goalkeeper Saud Al-Qanaei (75th minute). Hamza Khaba scored the winning goal for Al-Qadsiah after a period of sustained pressure and resilience from Al-Jahra’s players, following a clever pass from Jassem Al-Mutairi (83rd minute).

Al-Qadsiah lineup: Saud Al-Janaahi (goalkeeper), Muath Al-Dhafiri, Rashid Al-Dosari, Cedric, Khaled Subaih, Abdullah Mutawa, Nasser Al-Ruwaili, Eid Al-Rashidi, Jassem Al-Mutairi, Abdulrahman Al-Mashifri, and Hamza Khaba. In the second half, Badr Al-Mutawa, Khaled Al-Kharqaawi, and Abdulaziz Wadi came on.

Al-Jahra lineup: Mubarak Al-Harbi (goalkeeper), Nasam, Marcus Ramos, Abdulaziz Al-Rasam, Jasem Fahad, Abdullah Al-Dahees, Ambouf, Badr Al-Shamri, Talal Majeed, Ahmed Al-Ajmi, and Afala.

The match was refereed by international referee Ahmed Al-Ali, whose decisions were sound.