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<p>Al Rayyan and Umm Salal played out a 2-2 draw in the last fixture of Week 1 of the 2019-20 QNB Stars League at the Al Sadd Stadium on Friday.</p><p>New recruit Lee Jaeik (eighth minute) and Rodrigo Tabata (31st) scored Al Rayyan’s goals, while Umm Salal replied through Syrian Mahmoud Al Mawas (sixth and 71st minutes).</p><p>The hard-fought match, fought at a fast pace, saw both sides create opportunities galore.</p><p>Umm Salal seized early initiative after Al Mawas was on target with almost a solo effort.</p><p>Pat came Al Rayyan’s reply as Lee took advantage of a good work done by Abdelaziz Hatem, who switched from Al Gharafa this season.</p><p>After Al Mawas headed the ball against the left upright, it was Al Rayyan who surged ahead when Umm Salal goalkeeper Yazan Naim misjudged the flight of a free-kick taken by Tabata from distance.</p><p>Tabata was at it again towards the close of first half, but this time he sent his shot wide of the target.</p><p>After restart, Sebastian Soria saw his bid go in vain even as Al Rayyan tried to preserve the lead by going a bit defensive.</p><p>Umm Salal made some serious attempts at the goal and their efforts bore fruit as Al Mawas hit the ball home after latching on to a through pass.</p><p>Meanwhile, Yazan saved a shot from Al Rayyan’s Yacine Brahimi.</p><p>Umm Salal had a chance to collect full points but for Al Rayyan goalkeeper Fahad Younis’ alertness in front of Joao Bruno’s attempt with the last kick of the game.</p>