Egyptian international Hamdi Fathi triggered a crisis during his team Al-Wakrah’s match against Al-Sadd in the Qatari League at the Al-Janoub Stadium, part of the Qatar Stars League’s thirteenth round of fixtures.
Chaos ensued when the match was halted in the 63rd minute as Al-Wakrah demanded a penalty kick after a challenge from Al-Sadd’s Paulo Otávio on Omar Salah, Al-Wakrah’s winger, inside the penalty area in the 61st minute.
There was a handball by Hamdi Fathi inside his team’s penalty area following a shot from the Brazilian Guilherme Torres.
The referee initially refused to award it but then, in the 63rd minute, reviewed the handball incident involving Hamdi Fathi inside Al-Wakrah’s penalty area and awarded a penalty kick in favor of Al-Sadd.
Despite the two-minute crisis that ensued, Akram Afif missed the penalty.
Al-Sadd subsequently took the lead with 32 points, while Al-Wakrah occupied second place with 28 points.
Sheikh Khalifa bin Hassan Al Thani, the president of Al-Wakrah Club, demanded that his team’s players withdraw following the awarding of a penalty kick to Al-Sadd and protested the non-award of a penalty kick to his team in the preceding game.
الشيخ خليفة بن حسن آل ثاني رئيس نادي الوكرة يطالب لاعبي فريقه بالانسحاب عقب احتساب ركلة جزاء لنادي السد واعتراضا على عدم احتساب ركلة جزاء لفريقه في اللعبة التي قبلها#الوكرة_السد #دوري_نجوم_إكسبو#قنوات_الكاس pic.twitter.com/bsGNWw0Er3
— قنوات الكاس (@AlkassTVSports) February 25, 2024
