Al-Arabi continued to put pressure on Al-Duhail, the leaders of the Qatari Football League , after they overcame Umm Salal 2-0 on Monday at the end of the eighteenth round.
Al-Shaab raised its score to 40 points, consolidating its second position, and bringing back the two-point difference from Al-Duhail, to continue to cling to its chances of competing for the title that has been absent from its coffers for more than 25 years. On the other hand, Umm Salal’s balance was frozen at point 13 in the penultimate position leading to the relegation playoff to the ranks of second-division clubs.
Al-Arabi owes its thirteenth victory in the league to its Syrian star, Omar Al-Soma, who scored two goals (33 and 75).
Coach Younis Ali's team imposed complete control over the course of the first half, creating many opportunities, before scoring the first goal after a beautiful sentence started by Spaniard Ravina Alcantara to pass the ball to Abdullah Al-Muraisi, who in turn prepared it for Omar Al-Soma to turn it into the net (33).
Despite Umm Salal's attempts to return to the match in the second half, Al-Arabi's counter-attacks found efficacy to consolidate the result when Alcantara sent a cross that was met by Al-Somah.