A 1-1 draw settled the high-stakes encounter between Al Duhail and Al Rayyan, held at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium as part of Round 14 of the Doha Bank Stars League.
Al Duhail Starting Lineup:
Under the leadership of the head coach Djamel Belmadi, Al Duhail started with:
Salah Zakaria (1), Bassam Al Rawi (5), Paulo Edmilson (8), Krzysztof Piątek (9), Karim Boudiaf (12), Sultan Al Brake (18), Benjamin Bourigeaud (19), Jean-Charles Castelletto (21), Ibrahima Bamba (22), Boubakary Soumaré (34), and Adel Boulebina (77).
Match Highlights
- 7th Minute: Karim Boudiaf nearly opened the score for Al Duhail, but a brilliant save from Al Rayyan goalkeeper turned the ball away for a corner.
- 13th Minute (Goal): After a superb dribble past Al Rayyan defender, Benjamin Bourigeaud delivered a “magic” pass to Adel Boulebina. Finding himself one-on-one with the keeper, Boulebina clinicaly slotted the ball into the net to give Al Duhail the lead.
- 19th Minute: Edmilson Junior came close to doubling the lead, but his shot struck the right post, keeping the score 1-0.
- 32nd Minute: Al Rayyan goalkeeper intervened again, pulling off a save against a powerful shot from Benjamin Bourigeaud to keep his side in the game.
- 34th Minute (Goal): Al Rayyan found the equalizer. A strike from Al Rayyan forward Wesley deflected off Karim Boudiaf’s head and into the net, leveling the score at 1-1.
- 70th Minute: Following a structured counter-attack, Adel Boulebina won a penalty after being fouled by Al Rayyan goalkeeper. However, after a VAR review, the referee overturned the decision due to a foul committed by Al Duhail Bassam Al Rawi earlier in the play.
The remaining minutes saw no further changes to the scoreboard, and the match ended in a 1-1 draw, with both teams earning a point.
Post-Match & Standing Table
Al Duhail midfielder Benjamin Bourigeaud was awarded the Man of the Match trophy for his performance tonight.
With this result:
- Al-Duhail moves to 20 points, maintaining 6th place.
- Al-Rayyan moves to 24 points, maintaining 4th place at the conclusion of Round 14.
