Al Sadd went into the final hoping it would be third time lucky after losing 2-1 to Rayyan in 2013 and 5-4 on penalties to Al Gharafa in the 2012 decider.

Former Real Madrid star Raul put the 2011 ACL champions one up in the 33rd minute as Al Sadd finally made their first-half dominance tell but barely a minute later Al Sailiya were given a golden chance to draw level from the penalty spot.

However, Al Sailiya skipper fired the 34th minute spot-kick over the bar and Al Sadd would go on to punish the Burkina Faso international’s profligacy midway through the second half when Ibrahim Majid doubled the advantage.

Al Sailiya tried to find a way back into the contest with swift counter-attacks but it was Al Sadd who would get on the scoresheet again when Hassan Al Haidous added to Majid’s 64th minute strike with Al Sadd’s third a minute into second-half stoppage time.

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