Determined Al Sadd hold Al Rayyan to 2-2 draw

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Monday, April 11th 2016 01:38 AM

DOHA: Al Sadd rallied from a two-goal deficit to hold Qatar Stars League champions Al Rayyan 2-2. Goals in the final two minutes of the tie from Bagdad Bounjah and Qatari international defender Mohammed Kasola, saved the points for Jesualdo Ferriera’s side. Sergio Garcia netted twice to give them a two-goal cushion. Meanwhile,Mouhcine Iajour’s superb hat-trick helped Al Ahli stun Lekhwiya 5-4 at the death in a high-scoring thriller at the Al Ahli Stadium. Lekhwiya unexpectedly dropped points due to breath-taking counterattack football headed by lajour who scored twice in the final 10 minutes. Despite scoring four goals in the tie, it wasn’t enough for Djamel Belmadi’s side who will need to register a victory on the final day of the season to assure Qatar Cup qualification. Elsewhere, adouble by Abdulrazzaq Hamdallah helped El Jaish seal a 2-1 win over top-four chasing Umm Salal. Hamdallah scored two goals from the penalty spot in either half to help El Jaish post their 14th win of the season.