Two goals in ten minutes from Abderrazak Hamdallah ensured that El Jaish grabbed all three points in their much anticipated derby tie against Lekhwiya in a tight tie at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa stadium.

The derby swung into action in the 2^nd minute when midfielder Ahmed Abdul Maqsoud was judged to have handled the ball in the box, giving Jaish a penalty .Striker Abderrazak Hamdallah stepped  up to calmly stroking the ball into the right hand corner. That was his seventh goal in six QSL games, Jaish had their dream start to the derby.

 El Jaish didn’t wait around and promptly doubled their lead in the 11^th minute.  Hamdallah scored his second of the game picking the ball on the far left hand side, after running at the Lekhwiya defense the Moroccan eventually got his shot away, which nestled into the right hand corner past Lekhwiya keeper Amine Lecomte. Jaish had truly grabbed this tie by the scruff of the neck.

Jaish came back on the attack again, and on the 17^th minute a Sardor Rashidov kick left brought a good save from the beleaguered Cops keeper Lecomte. Lekhwiya looked blunt in the final third and fashioned next to no chances in the first half, the first half ended 2-0.

Lekhwiya had to get something in the second half from the tie, but in was El Jaish who had the first chance of note. In the 48^th minute Hamdulla bundled down close to the box, which looked like a penalty. The referee pointed from just outside the area. From the resulting corner Romarinho drew a good save from the Lekhwiya keeper.

Former Jaish player Mohammed Muntari was brought on for Lekhwiya on the 50^th minute, as Djamel Belmadi looked to get his side back into the derby. Lekhwiya continued to pressure their rivals; however Jaish remained composed in defense and looked to take the defending QSL champions on the break.

The cops should have got back into the tie thanks to a mazy run from Tunisian Midfielder Youssef Msakni. Unfortunately his effort just trickled past the El Jaish post. Subsitute Muntari was instrumental in another chance for his side his well-placed ball to Msakni was rightly judged offside by the linesman.

On the sidelines Djamel Belmadi was getting increasingly frustrated with his side and the officials. The defending QSL champions lacked the goal scoring touch in the final third, Belmadi could be facing a crisis of sorts with his side as they slumped to their second consecutive defeat in the QSL.

For Jaish, they remain unbeaten in the QSL this season and coach Sabri Lamouchi will be delighted with the team performance from his side. The solders have the goals of Abderrazak Hamdallah, to thank for this deserved 2-0 victory in the derby.