Gulf Insider
Al Najma suffered their second straight defeat at the 28th Asian Men’s Club League Championship in Kuwait, going down 29–25 to Qatar’s Al Duhail in Sabah Al Salem yesterday. The Bahraini side, coached by Abdulrahman Mohamed, again delivered a spirited performance against one of the tournament’s stronger teams. The opening half was closely contested, with both sides exchanging momentum before finishing level at 15–15 after Al Najma briefly held control early on. After the break, Al Duhail gradually took charge, finding better rhythm in attack and capitalising on key moments. They outscored Al Najma 14–10 in the second period to secure victory. Al Najma continued to rely on Mohamed Habib Ahmed, who produced a standout display with 10 goals from 11 attempts and was named player of the match despite the defeat. Uros Mitrovic added three goals, while Jasim Khamis and Hasan Alsamahiji scored two each in a balanced but insufficient effort. For Al Duhail, Hamdi Hadj Ayed led with five goals, supported by Rafael Capote, Firas Zemzemi and Amine Guehis. They finished with 29 goals from 40 shots at 73% efficiency. The match was finely poised at 21–21 midway through the second half after a strong spell from Ahmed. […]
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