He featured in two other matches in the competition, one against Saudi Arabia, and one against Vietnam, where he scored a goal both as second-half substitutes. International career Īl-Haydos made his debut for the Qatar Olympic team in 2007, coming off the bench to score a late goal against Japan in the 2008 Summer Olympic Qualifiers in order to help his team salvage a 2–1 win. He was voted as the 'Best Qatari Player' in 2014 in a poll conducted by Doha Stadium, receiving 58 out of 104 votes from a panel of analysts, coaches and administrators. The penalty shoot-out was won by Al Sadd 5–3. In the third-place match between Al Sadd and Kashiwa Reysol, he was again selected to take one of the penalty kicks after the match had ended 0–0. The victory ensured Al Sadd would earn a place in the FIFA Club World Cup as the representative for Asia. He was one of the players to take a penalty kick in the penalty-shootout against Jeonbuk in the 2011 AFC Champions League, scoring after the ball deflected off the top post. He had support and guidance early on from Jafal Rashed Al-Kuwari. Al-Haydos playing for Al Sadd in a Stars League match in 2012Īl-Haydos started playing football for Al Sadd at the age of eight, advancing through the ranks until he reached the first team at age seventeen.
