Al-Nahda vs Al-Rayyan SC 1-4

Al-Rayyan SC won 4-1 at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex after scoring twice in the first half and adding two more after the break. Wesley Ribeiro Silva and Ibrahim Mohammed Al-Hassan put the visitors in control, before Al-Nahda’s penalty and red card shaped the rest of the match.

Wesley Ribeiro Silva opened the scoring in the 3rd minute from Yousef Ayman’s assist, and Yousef Ayman then scored Al-Rayyan’s second himself in the 19th minute, with Ibrahim Mohammed Al-Hassan supplying the pass. That left Al-Rayyan 2-0 up at half-time.

Al-Nahda briefly had a route back when Mohammed Al Ghafri converted a penalty on 59 minutes after Jameel Al-Yahmadi had missed one on 52 minutes, but Gabriel Pereira restored Al-Rayyan’s two-goal cushion in the 64th minute from Gregore de Magalhães da Silva’s assist, three minutes after Gregore had come on. Al-Rayyan made two changes on 72 minutes and then sealed it in the 87th minute, when Ibrahim Mohammed Al-Hassan struck his second of the match from Ahmed Alaaeldin’s assist, with Ahmed having come on in the 78th minute. Al-Nahda were reduced to 10 men when Harib Al Saadi was sent off on 80 minutes.

Al-Nahda had 54% of the ball, 423 passes to Al-Rayyan’s 381, and more shots, 19 to 12, with 6 on target to 5. They also finished with 3.19 expected goals to 1.02, while Al-Rayyan had the edge in saves, 5 to 1, and slightly more offsides, 3 to 2. The corners finished 5-4 and the fouls 13-14.

Wesley Ribeiro Silva was booked on 24 minutes, while Al-Nahda’s Abdul Aziz Al Shamousi and Mohammed Al Ghafri were both shown yellow cards on 39 and 48 minutes. Al-Rayyan’s André Amaro was booked on 52 minutes before being replaced on 59 minutes, and Yousef Ayman was cautioned three minutes into stoppage time.