On December 21, 2016, Qatar Stars League (QSL) club Al Shahaniya were battered 10-0 in a league encounter by Al Duhail. It was an extremely unpleasant day for Portuguese head coach Jose Fernando who was sacked following the disastrous result.
With four months left for the season to conclude, the Qatari club roped in Croatian Igor Stimac as their interim manager. He managed just one win in 13 games with a sub-par squad and the team was relegated at the end of the season but two results that he pulled off during his short stint will be of interest to the Indian football audience.