After losing their season-opening game in the Qatar Stars League, then bagging a point in their second fixture, Al Duhail, home to Harambee Stars international Michael Olunga, finally got their 2022/2023 campaign up and running as they recorded their first win courtesy of a dramatic 2-1 victory over Al Rayyan on Tuesday night.Staged at the Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium, Duhail showed impressive character to come from a goal down as they scored twice to put themselves in the driving seat of the match.However, after taking the lead with just three minutes of regulation time left on the clock, Duhail almost squandered the chance of a first win as they dished away a penalty to AL Rayyan in the 90+1st minute. Luckily enough, Yohan Boli, who stepped up to take the penalty for Al Rayyan, could not punish Duhail as he failed to convert 12 yards out.فوز مهم ومثير ..🤩⚽️#الدحيلالاسبوع الثالث | #دوري_نجوم_QNB pic.twitter.com/gWsyUGDQNp— نادي الدحيل ALDUHAIL (@DuhailSC) August 16, 2022 The away side had only needed eight minutes to surge ahead as Ivorian international Boli kept his composure one on one against the goalkeeper before finding the back of the net.Chances for Al Duhail were few and far in between but three minutes into the second half, Yousef Aymen managed to force the equalizer after a goal mouth scramble from a corner kick.In the 87th minute, Khalid Mohammed pounced on an error by one Rayyan defender before going on a solo run from the half way line which he capped with a brilliant low strike into the back of the net.Olunga in action against Al Rayyan © Al DuhailJust two minutes later, Haroon Diyab was shown a straight red card with Al Rayyan gifted the penalty, but Boli turned from hero to villain as he missed a chance to salvage a point for his side.Argentine legend Hernan Crespo, who is overseeing his first season with Duhail, was left delighted with the first league victory.“We achieved an important victory over a strong opponent after an exciting match. We are working to build a distinct identity for the team, and the method of work may be new to the players, which creates a certain margin of error temporarily, so achieving positive results in this period is a very good thing.##NAJAVA_MECA_6573153##We still have plenty of time to develop, but now the players will have a rest to enjoy the victory and keep thinking about the upcoming challenges that our club will face,” he said after the match.
