Round 11 of the Qatar Stars League witnessed two big comebacks and some high score lines, the offensive players came good in round 11 with some classy goals. However for many teams defense was simply an afterthought. In the 7 fixtures played, there were 6 wins and only one match ended in a draw. Also this round witnessed a high number of goals; 29 goals from 7, the highest score line belonged to Qatar Sports Club as they beat Al Wakrah 7-0. The other big result of the weekend was for Lekhwiya who beat Shahania 5-0 but this was no surprise.

Al-Sadd continued to progress steadily after beating Al-Gharafa by three goals to two in an epic game, during which Al-Gharafa took the lead 2-0, before Al-Sadd came back and won the game in the second half. This is Al-Sadd’s 9^th win without any defeats and this Al-Sadd’s 3^rd consecutive win.

Last season’s champs - Lekhwiya got back on track after two draws in the previous rounds (Umm Salal & Al Arabi), they beat Al-Shahania by five goals to nil. 

This round also held the return of El Jaish to the 3^rd spot in the QSL after defeating Al Shamal by two goals to one. This is El Jaish’s second win in the last five games. Al Ahli also returned to victory after defeating Al-Arabi in another surprising match. Al Arabi was leading 2-0 during the first half, but Machala’s boys came back strong during the second half to win the match by four goals to two. An astonishing fight back that left the Arabi fans shell-shocked!

Furthermore, teams at the bottom of the table, Al Shamal and Al Shahania continued to disappoint their fans since the beginning of the season, after both received their 8^th defeat of the season.

Al Wakrah joined the bottom two with 8 defeats also, after losing to Qatar Sports Club by a staggering seven goals to nil.

Not to forget Al Kharaitiyat who drew against Al Khor and Al Sailiya who lost to Umm Salal. The boys in orange are now in 7^th spot and are trying to catch up to Al Ahli and Qatar Sports Club who are just above them in the standings.

This round showed the gap in class between teams at the bottom and at the top of the league as Al Shamal continues to struggle to find their first win in the league despite playing against 10 men.

In addition Al Sadd showed their supremacy once more as they remain undefeated with nine victories. In the last 5 matches they have achieved 4 wins and one draw, followed closely by their main rival Lekhwiya with eight victories, among which 3 wins and 2 draws in the last 5 games.

Round 11 witnessed Qatar Sports Club’s offense reaching the second best goal scoring record so far this season with 27 goals after Al Sadd who has 28 goals.

On the other hand, Al Shahania has a goal difference of +7 goals, Al Kharaitiyat + 8 goals and Al Shamal +9 goals.

Still Lekhwiya has the toughest defense, conceding only 7 goals, followed by Umm Salal with 8 goals. While the weakest defense is Al Shahania with 29 goals conceded, and then Al Wakrah with 27 goals.

Both Al Shamal and Al Shahania have drawn just once and have 4 defeats in the last 5 games, whilst Al Wakrah has lost their last 5 matches. The toughest two teams remain Al-Sadd and Umm Salal with 4 wins and one draw in the last five matches.

As for the top goal-scorers, Al Ahli’s Alain Dioko boosted his position with 12 goals, followed by Qatar Sports Club’s Hamdi Al Harbaoui with 10 goals and Brazilian Nene has 7 goals for Al Gharafa Club.