AL KHOR, Qatar (Jan. 6, 2026) (Interstat) — Al Gharafa defeated Umm Salal 3-2 on Tuesday in a Qatar Stars League match at Al-Khwar Stadium. Jamal Hamed led the visitors with two first-half goals, opening the scoring in the sixth minute and adding another just before halftime. Umm Salal rallied with second-half goals from Florinel Coman and Antonio Mance to level the score, but Cristo González secured the win for Al Gharafa with an 89th-minute strike. The result gave Al Gharafa a winning start to the league campaign, while Umm Salal began with a loss. The match featured four yellow cards. The final score exceeded the one-goal projection from Interstat’s game simulator.