AL-HASA (Interstat) — Al Shabab defeated Al Fateh 3-1 on Thursday, capitalizing on goals from Ricardo Mathias and Ali Al Bulayhi. Mathias opened the scoring in the 17th minute, and Al Bulayhi added another in the 31st. Lukas Haraslin pulled one back for Al Fateh in the 40th, but Al Bulayhi scored again in the 54th to restore Al Shabab’s two-goal advantage. Al Bulayhi also received a yellow card in the 16th minute. Podence received a yellow card in the 44th minute, and Al Fateh’s Al Jari Z. was booked twice in the second half. Ricardo Mathias finished with one goal, while B. Martinez Tobinson R. and Yacine Adli each recorded an assist for Al Shabab. Wilfried Kanga provided an assist for Al Fateh, and Haraslin scored. Al Shabab is now 2-0-1 in the competition and across all competitions. Al Fateh is 1-3 in both. Al Shabab led 2-1 at halftime and protected the result after the break.