Al Rayyan crowned QSL champions, end 21 years wait

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Sunday, March 6th 2016 12:07 AM

DOHA:Al Rayyan overpoweredAl Wakrah 5-0 on Saturday to seal the Qatar Stars League (QSL) title with five rounds to spare. It was Rayyan’s first league title since the 1994-95 season. Rodrigo Tabata and Sebastian Soria gave them a 2-0 lead at half-time. Sergio Garcia (57th), Koh Myong-Jin (67th) and Victor Caceres (72nd) completed the rout. It was Rayyan’s 20th win in 21 rounds, with their only defeat coming against Al Sadd last December. It has been a remarkable journey for Rayyan who were relegated to the Second Division at the end of 2013-14 season. They won the Second Division title the following season and won promotion to QSL. Meanwhile, two first-half goals were enough for Al Sailiya to pick up full points against Al Ahli. Faouzi Ayesh opened the scoring for Sailiyah in the 13th minute. Carlos Alberto doubled the lead in the 19th. Meshal Abdullah converted from the penalty spot to pull one back in the 63rd. Earlier, Al Kharaitiyat snatched a point with a second-half strike against Al Arabi. Kharaitiyat’s Issiar Dia scored in the 57th minute after Al Arabi had taken lead through captain Paulinho in the ninth.