Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Doha: Al Rayyan remained the only undefeated side in the 2011/12 Qatar Stars League after surviving a late scare to draw 2-2 with Qatar Sports Club in their QSL Round 10 clash on Monday.
Goals in the 17th and 33rd minutes put Al Rayyan on course for their fourth win of the season but after the 2012 ACL Group A side were reduced to ten men ten minutes into the second-half with the sending off of Abdulla Afifa Qatar Sports Club fought back to earn a share of the spoils courtesy of two goals in a two-minute spell from Sebastian Soria (75th) and Abdulla Al Kuwari (76th).
The seventh draw of the current QSL campaign saw Al Rayyan drop down to fourth in the standings below 2011 AFC Champions League winners Al Sadd.
Al Rayyan, who were knocked out at the Group Stage of last year's ACL, return to Asia's premier club competition on March 6 when they host the winners of the final round of the 2012 ACL West Zone playoffs, which will be between the winners of the Esteghlal versus Zob Ahan clash and Ettifaq of Saudi Arabia.