Al-Ahli claimed a narrow 29:28 victory over Sloga Doboj in a club friendly on Thursday. The match took place on 14 August 2026 and finished with the visitors holding on by a single goal. Neither side had much to work with in terms of competitive context, but the margin told its own story.
Sloga Doboj came into the game with some momentum behind them. They had drawn 31:31 with Krivaya just days before, and earlier in May picked up wins against Sloboda Tuzla and Gracanica. Things looked steady until the final whistle, and then the balance tipped.
Al-Ahli's recent run told a different tale. A heavy 25:14 defeat to MT Melzungen on Wednesday stood in stark contrast to their 39:13 rout of Sloga Doboj back in August 2024. That earlier meeting had gone rather the other way, and this time they made sure of it. By then the pattern was clearer.
To be fair, the result sits somewhere between the two sides' recent form. Sloga had been competitive in their last outing, while Al-Ahli were still finding their feet after the Melzungen loss. The one-goal margin reflects that uncertainty rather than a statement of superiority.
There were no statistics supplied beyond the scoreline, so the narrative rests on what happened on the pitch. It was enough to end Sloga's unbeaten run across their last five fixtures, and to give Al-Ahli a response to their midweek setback. One goal, one outcome.