Al Wakrah beat Al-Gharafa 3-2 in round five of the Qatar Stars League

Al Wakrah beat Al-Gharafa 3-2 in the match between the two sides in round five of the Qatar Stars League for the 2026 season, held at 20:00 Damascus time and broadcast on Al Kass channel.

Aïssa Bilal Laïdouni opened the scoring for Al Wakrah in the 38th minute, before Yacine Nasr Eddine Brahimi equalised for Al-Gharafa from a penalty kick in the 45+10th minute. At the start of the second half, Ferjani Sassi put Al-Gharafa ahead with a goal in the 48th minute.

Gelson Dala then turned the match around in favour of Al Wakrah by scoring two goals, the first in the 78th minute and the second in the 90+3rd minute, securing the match points for his team.

Statistically, Al-Gharafa dominated possession with 60 percent against 40 percent for Al Wakrah, and Al-Gharafa had 26 attempts compared to 10 for Al Wakrah, including 8 on target for Al-Gharafa against 4 for Al Wakrah. Al-Gharafa also won 9 corner kicks compared to 3 for Al Wakrah, while Al Wakrah's goalkeeper made 6 saves compared to two saves for Al-Gharafa's goalkeeper. The match saw no red cards, while each team received two yellow cards.

With this result, Al-Gharafa raised their tally to 4 points in ninth place after playing 4 matches, winning one, drawing one and losing two, with a goal difference of 4 for them against 8 against them. In contrast, Al Wakrah raised their tally to 2 points in 11th place after 4 matches, drawing two of them and losing two without any win, with a goal difference of 4 for them against 9 against them.