Al Rayyan Club succeeded in winning 3 valuable points, today, Friday, in the opening of the Ooredoo Stars League competition for the current football season 2024-25, which was held at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, after defeating Umm Salal Club with three goals to one in a crazy match.
Al Rayyan’s goals were scored by Hazem Ahmed in the (63) minute of the match, Eddiong Essien by mistake in his own goal in the (90+6) minute, and Gabriel Pereira in the (90+10) minute, while Osama Tanan scored Umm Salal’s only goal in the (90) minute.
Al Rayyan vs Umm Salal.. A crazy opening match!
The team entered Umm Salal In the match quickly, he was able to visit Al Rayyan’s net in the 5th minute of the match through his striker Kenji Gori with a goal from a wonderful shot, but the match referee canceled it in a controversial scene.
Al-Raheeb returned to control the match in terms of possession and danger, as they were able to threaten the Umm Salal goalkeeper’s goal on more than one occasion, but the Senegalese goalkeeper stopped them, and the first half ended in a draw.
In the second half, Al Rayyan Club succeeded in translating the pressure by scoring the lead goal through full-back Hazem Ahmed in the 63rd minute with a powerful header after a perfect cross from Pereira.
Al Rayyan had a chance to increase the score after the referee awarded a penalty kick in the 70th minute, but Umm Salal’s goalkeeper saved the shot from Brazilian Roger Guedes.
Minutes before the end of the match, Umm Salal managed to equalize the score through Osama Tanan with a powerful ground shot from outside the penalty area, before Al Rayyan returned and took the lead in the 96th minute with an own goal by Eddiong Essien, and Gabriel Pereira added the third goal in the 90+10th minute.
With this result, Al Rayyan occupies the top spot. The league Temporarily with 3 points, awaiting the rest of the matches of the first round of the competition, while Umm Salal comes in last place.
Ooredoo Stars League first round matches
The rest of the teams are preparing to play their first matches in the new season of the Qatari League, as Al Khor will play against Al Gharafa today, Friday, and the first round of the Ooredoo Stars League will continue until next Sunday.
Saturday
Qatar – Al Duhail
North – Dam
Sunday
Al Wakra – Al Ahli
Al Shahaniya – Arabic
