Al Rayyan failed to regain victories in the Gulf Champions League, and wasted an easy victory over Al Shabab Saudi Arabia and tied with a goal in the match that took place between them yesterday evening at Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium in Qatar Club in the second group. Andre Amaro scored Al Rayyan’s goal in the 43rd minute, and Al Shabab Carrasco scored in the 87th minute, and Al Shabab played with 10 players since the 60th minute to expel its player Mubarak Al Rajeh.
Al Rayyan raised its score to 5 points and remained at the top of the group, especially after Al Nahda of Oman tied with Hadhramaut. Al Rayyan was able to emerge with the second victory while playing on its home field and among its fans, and its ranks were complete in all respects, but it dealt with excessive caution with its opponent, who did not offer anything in the first half, and gained confidence over time and became the best despite the numerical deficiency, and was able to avoid Al Rayyan’s defensive error and snatch the equalizer at a fatal time during the life of the second half and the match.
Al Rayyan took control of the course of the game and the match, but without threatening the goal, except in the last minutes and from a mistake committed by Gabriel Pereira on Amaro’s head, and he snatched it powerfully into the net.
Al Rayyan did not provide the expected performance in the second half and did not try to put strong pressure on its opponent, who made several changes that contributed to an increase in his level. He succeeded in exploiting a rebound ball that reached Carrasco, who shot it powerfully to the left of Abu Nada, scoring the equalizer in the 87th minute.
