KUWAIT CITY (Interstat) — Youssef Naser scored three goals by the 30th minute and Al Kuwait defeated Al Sulaibikhat SC 7-0 on Monday in a home match that turned early and stayed one-sided. Al Kuwait scored twice in the opening 20 minutes, added two more before the half-hour mark and never allowed the visiting side to settle. The home side set the tone early and took control before the match reached the half-hour mark. Al Sulaibikhat SC finished with no goals, while Al Kuwait closed with seven. The match was decided well before the final whistle as Al Kuwait kept the visiting side off the scoreboard.

Naser opened the scoring in the 12th minute and doubled the lead in the 20th. Mohamed Marhoon made it 3-0 in the 22nd minute, and Naser completed his hat trick in the 30th. Ahmed Abdelfattah Amr added Al Kuwait’s fifth goal in the 49th minute. Al Kuwait scored again in the 73rd and 89th minutes to complete the scoring. Naser’s statline was 90 minutes and three goals, while Marhoon and Abdelfattah Amr each finished with 90 minutes and one goal. Naser was Al Kuwait’s top star. He had scored twice in a 30-minute appearance against Al Khalidiyah in his previous recent match. The visiting side trailed 4-0 at halftime.

Al Kuwait controlled the match from the opening exchanges. The home side produced the first goal when Naser struck in the 12th minute, then kept pressure on Al Sulaibikhat SC. Naser scored again in the 20th minute, and Marhoon followed two minutes later. Naser’s third goal in the 30th minute gave Al Kuwait a four-goal lead before halftime. Al Sulaibikhat SC went into the break without a goal and could not change the match after the restart. The visitors tried to slow the match after falling behind, but Al Kuwait continued to find space in the attacking third.

Abdelfattah Amr scored in the 49th minute to extend the lead. Al Kuwait added goals in the 73rd and 89th minutes, closing out a seven-goal performance. Al Sulaibikhat SC’s defense faced consistent pressure and the visiting side finished the match without a goal. Al Kuwait’s attack produced goals in every phase of the match, from the early exchanges through the closing minutes. The visiting side could not produce a response in the final stretch. The closing goals gave Al Kuwait its seventh goal of the match and completed the home victory. Al Sulaibikhat SC did not score in either half.

The result moved Al Kuwait to 2-0-0 in the competition and 3-0-0 across all competitions. Al Sulaibikhat SC is now 0-1-1 in the competition and 0-1-1 across all competitions. Al Kuwait’s competition record now stands at 2 wins, 0 losses. Its all-competitions record is 3 wins, 0 losses. Al Sulaibikhat SC’s competition record is 0 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw, and its all-competitions record is 0 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw. Al Kuwait entered after a 3-1 win over Al Khalidiyah and a 7-1 win at Al Naser SC in previous matches this season. Al Sulaibikhat SC had drawn 1-1 with Al Jahra SC in its previous result this season. Al Kuwait’s home win followed its earlier scoring form and kept its unbeaten start intact. Al Sulaibikhat SC remained without a win in its young season.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Al Kuwait 3, Al Sulaibikhat SC 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Al Kuwait with a 95.9 percent probability to win. Al Kuwait had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -2. The total score of 7 went under the over/under line of 3.5.