Al Rayyan made a resounding start to their Ooredoo Stars League campaign, securing a 3-1 victory over Umm Salal at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on [date].
A header from Hazem Ahmed in the 63rd minute gave Al Rayyan the lead. However, Roger missed a golden opportunity to extend the advantage when his penalty was saved by the Umm Salal goalkeeper in the 70th minute. Osama Tannane leveled the score for Umm Salal in the 89th minute, but Al Rayyan quickly regained the lead when Issiar missed his own net in the 94th minute. Gabriel Pereira then sealed the deal with a third goal deep into stoppage time.