Al-Faisaly Stumbles Against Qatari Al-Rayyan in Asian Campaign Opener
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Al-Faisaly stumbled against their host Al-Rayyan of Qatar with a 4-3 result, in a match held on Wednesday evening, at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, within the first round matches of Group Three of the AFC Champions League 2 football tournament.
Al-Rayyan imposed their superiority at the beginning of the match, opening the scoring in the sixth minute through David Garcia, before Roger Guedes added the second goal in the 22nd minute, while Ahmed Alaa El-Din enhanced the Qatari team's lead with the third goal in the 41st minute.
Al-Faisaly reduced the gap in the stoppage time of the first half, after Saidou Simbouri scored the first goal for the Jordanian team in the 45+1 minute, ending the first half with Al-Rayyan leading 3-1.
In the second half, Al-Rayyan added the fourth goal through Hazem Shahhata in the 73rd minute, before Al-Faisaly reduced the gap again with a goal by Mohamed Haddad in the 78th minute.
Al-Faisaly continued their attempts to return to the match, and Ahmed Al-Arsa managed to score the third goal in the 84th minute, but the remaining minutes did not witness any more goals, ending the match with Al-Rayyan winning 4-3.
Al-Faisaly started their participation in the continental tournament after qualifying directly to the group stage as the runner-up of the Jordanian Pro League last season, while Group Three also includes Al-Faisaly and Al-Rayyan, along with Al-Taawoun of Saudi Arabia and Al-Nahda of Oman.
Al-Faisaly will meet Al-Nahda of Oman in the next round, within the group matches that saw Al-Nahda and Al-Taawoun draw 1-1 in the first round.
