Qatar: Al-Gharrafa Hit Five To Make It Six From Six

Brazilian striker Clemerson de Araujo was the star of the match, scoring a brilliant hat-trick to shoot to the top of the goalscoring charts with six goals.

Al-Gharrafa's have extended their tally to 18 points, a five-point lead over second- placed Al-Sadd, who easily dismissed Umm Salal 2-0 away from home.

While Qatar SC are floundering three places from bottom with only five points from six matches with only one win so far, former Gamba Osaka and Cruzeiro striker de Araujo, put Marcos Paqueta's side ahead in the 25th minute and added another 12 minutes later to give the pacesetters a 2-0 half-time lead.

Al-Gharrafa's assault continued in the second-half as Qatar SC hardly made it out of their half. Not long after the restart, Anas Mubarak made it 3-0 to virtually seal the match.

There was still time for two late goals as Moroccan midfielder Othman El-Assas scored in the 88th minute and de Araujo completed his hat-trick.

Earlier, Al-Shamal retained third place in the league table after they drew 0-0 with Al Arabi.

1: Al-Gharrafa 18 2: Al-Sadd 13 3: Al-Shama l 10 4: Al-Arabi 9 5:Al-Wakra 8