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# Al-Sailiya escape defeat with thrilling 2-2 draw against Qatar SC in Stars League

Al-Sailiya and Qatar SC drew 2-2 in the sixth round of the Qatar Stars League, after Al-Sailiya salvaged the draw with two goals in the final minutes having trailed by two goals.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 17 October 2026، 19:26 ، updated 21:46 Saudi time

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Al-Sailiya escape defeat with thrilling 2-2 draw against Qatar SC in Stars League

The match between [Al-Sailiya](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/al-sailiya-61) and [Qatar SC](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/qatar-sc-60), played as part of the sixth round of the [Qatar Stars League](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/qatar-stars-league-5), ended in a 2-2 draw, in a game that saw a strong comeback from the home side after they had fallen two goals behind.

[Niall Aadya Mason](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/niall-aadya-mason-1877) opened the scoring for Qatar SC in the 34th minute, before [João Pedro](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/jo%C3%A3o-pedro-pereira-dos-santos-1890) added his team's second goal in the 51st minute to extend the visitors' lead.

But Al-Sailiya did not give up, as [Younès Belhanda](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/youn%C3%A8s-belhanda-1913) pulled a goal back in the 82nd minute, before [Joselu](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/jos%C3%A9-luis-sanmart%C3%ADn-mato-16443) scored the equaliser in stoppage time in the 90+5th minute to snatch a precious point for his team.

João Pedro was named man of the match after scoring a goal and putting in a good performance throughout the 90 minutes, with a rating of 8.2.

Statistically, Qatar SC dominated possession with 52 per cent compared to 48 per cent for Al-Sailiya, and recorded 16 shots compared to 15 for their opponents, including 6 shots on target compared to 4 for Al-Sailiya. The match saw no red cards, while Qatar SC received 3 yellow cards compared to one for Al-Sailiya.

With this result, Qatar SC raised their tally to 2 points in 11th place after 5 matches without a win, while Al-Sailiya remained in 12th and last place without any points after 5 rounds.

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