Al Rayyan score back-to-back wins in Spain friendlies

DOHA: With their preseason training camp in the Spanish city of Alicante nearing its end, Al Rayyan wrapped up a busy day with morale boosting victori...

DOHA: With their preseason training camp in the Spanish city of Alicante nearing its end, Al Rayyan wrapped up a busy day with morale-boosting victories in two friendly matches yesterday.

In the first match of the day, the Artur Jorge-coached side defeated Saudi Arabia’s Neom SC 2-0. Roger Guedes opened the scoring in the fifth minute, with Mohammed Surag sealing the win in the 21st minute, as two first-half goals proved enough for Al Rayyan.

Later in the evening, the Lions defeated Cotillas CD by the same scoreline in what was their sixth friendly match during their three-week training camp, which will conclude tomorrow. Khalid Ali gave the side a lead in the 26th minute, with Ali Al Qahtani scoring in the 47th minute.

In earlier games, Al Rayyan defeated Malaysia’s Johor 1-0 in their opening match, before losing 0-2 to Spain’s Albacete and 0-1 to Andorra. They also played out a goalless draw against another Spanish side CD Minera.