Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Sunday, 23 November 2025 22:24 / Updated on Sunday, 23 November 2025 22:26
Al Arabi, the team of the Romanian coach Cosmin Contra (49 years old), defeated Qatar SC away, score 5-1, in the 10th stage of the QSL. It is victory number 5 that the Romanian technician gets on Al Arabi's bench in the last 6 games.
The fate of the game was decided from the first half. Pablo Sarabia, the former PSG star, now under the command of Contra, opened the scoring in the 24th minute.
Olunga made it 2-0 in the 34th minute, and the same Sarabia solved the equation of the game 5 minutes before the break. Niall Mason reduced the deficit for the hosts in extra time in the first act.
Cosmin Contra, on the wave in Qatar! Victory after victory
The second half belonged entirely to Al Arabi, who had fun with the formation for which Presnel Kimpembe (30), the former central defender from PSG, is playing.
4-1 was made in the 50th minute, after Olunga “imitating” Sarabia and achieved the “double”. And the final score was set by Yazan Al Naimat, in the 81st minute, 5-1 for Cosmin Contra's team.
Following this result, Al Arabi climbed to 6th place in the championship, with 16 points after 10 matches. On the other hand, the opponent is on 5, with 17.
For Al Arabi and Cosmin Contra, the away duel with AL Khor, in the QSL Cup, on November 29 follows.
The stars in Cosmin Contra's team are Jordan Veretout, a French midfielder who has played for teams such as Aston Villa, Fiorentina, AS Roma, or Olympique Lyon, and Pablo Sarabia, a former player from Getafe, Sevilla, PSG, Sporting Lisbon and Wolverhampton.
