Al Rayyan achieved a difficult victory with a lone goal against Al Markhiya. The match was fast, open and exciting, and the teams displayed great football in terms of speed and tactics.
The game witnessed the remarkable brilliance of Al Rayyan goalkeeper Fahd Younes, who prevented four clear chances for Al Markhiya.
Al Rayyan’s Roger Guedes scored the only goal of the match in the 30th minute.
Furthermore, Al Duhail started their title defence with a difficult victory over Al Ahli, winning by two goals to one.
The first half began with the two teams giving a good account of themselves as each side tried to control the midfield and take possession of the ball. After several attempts, Kenyan striker Michael Olunga managed to open the scoring following a cross from Almoez Ali in the 23rd minute.
In the second half, Al Duhail continued on the offensive and they doubled their lead in the 48th minute through new signing Ibrahim Diallo.
Eslam Yassein scored Al Ahli’s only goal in the 54th minute. He was assisted by Yazan Al Naimat.
Also, Al Sadd achieved a 3-1 victory over Umm Salal at the end of first round of competition.
Al Sadd scored an early goal after less than five minutes, which was the fastest goal in the first round, through their star Akram Afif. Brazilian Guillerme Torres scored the second goal in the 26th minute from a pass by new Ecuadorian winger Gonzaloa Plata.
Three minutes into the second half, Yusuf Abdurisag scored the third goal for Al Sadd.
Umm Salal scored their only goal in the 86th minute five minutes before the end of the match through Algerian professional Andy Delort.
Qatar SC’s Brazilian striker Bruno Tabata emerged as the top scorer at the end of first round of Expo Stars League with three goals. Al Gharafa’s Ahmed Al Janehi and Al Wakrah’s Ayoub Assal have two goals each.
Source: Qatar News Agency