El Jaish and Al Ahli went face to face on Sunday night in the Abdulla bin Khalifa stadium for their first match of the season. Both teams were focused on taking 3 points for the win, but unfortunately they had to settle for a draw. The match ended 1-1.

Under new Head Coach Zlatko Kranjčar the Brigadiers not only went toe to toe with El Jaish but outplayed them for large parts of the game.
 
However it was El Jaish who broke the deadlock when new Moroccan striker Hamed-allah scored a fantastic goal in the 39^th minute, which put them in the lead before half-time. The goal was completely against the run of play but Jaish took their chance when it came.
 
After the break Al Ahli came back hungry to recitfy the score after such a good performance in the first half.

But it took until the 66^th minute for the Brigadiers to reply, Iranian midfielder Jabbari headed the ball and found a lucky deflection off the head of El Jaish defender Lucas Mendes for the equaliser. 
 
In both the 3^rd and 20^th minute of the match, Mobili created 2 great opportunities to score a goal, but both were saved. The new signing showing some of his potential with a fantastic overhead kick which required just as good a save from the rangey Jaish keeper.
   
El Jaish’s coach made several changes in defense and attack during the second half to try and balance the team who looked slightly disjointed and lacking creativity. 
 
The final minutes saw a struggle between both teams. Although Al Ahli was the most powerful and threatening, they were unsuccessful in their quest for a second goal, which, if they had found would have been more just as they were the more superior of the two teams on the night.
 
In the second round of the QSL, El Jaish will take on Al Sailiya as Al Ahli will face a tough Al Wakrah side.