Al Rayyan were back to winning ways after handing Umm Salal a 2-0 defeat at the Expo Stars League at Thani Bin Jassim Stadium on Saturday. After a goalless opening half, Thiago Mendes (52nd minute) and Achraf Bencharki (74th minute) got the goals for Al Rayyan, who bounced back after their previous-round loss to Al Wakrah. The win took The Lions to the top of the table, two points ahead of Al Sadd, who have played a game less.
In another match on Saturday, Qatar SC secured their first win of the season by beating Al Ahli 4-2 at the Al Thumama Stadium. Raoul Sanda grabbed a brace (fourth and 90th minutes) for Qatar SC, while Bruno Tabata (16th minute) and Ben Malango (58th minute) were also on target for the winners. Al Ahli’s two goals were scored by substitute Julian Draxler, who came off the bench to net a brace in four minutes (62nd and 66th minutes).
