QSL champions Lekhwiya eased to a comfortable 5-0 victory over Al Sailiya at the Thani Bin Jassim stadium.

The Cops welcomed back a host of players to their side and took a quick fire lead in the 10^th minute through Vladimir Weiss, the playmaker volleying past Sailiya keeper Gregory Gomis from the cushioned header of defender Dame Traore.

Sailiya looked to get back into the tie, striker Issam Jemma’s turned and shot but could only hit the side netting.

On the 45^th minute the lively Weiss was brought down in the box and Lekhwiya were awarded a penalty. Sebastian Soria stepped up and coolly slotted the ball into the bottom left hand corner to give the Cops a 2 goal lead going into the second half. 

Things went from bad to worse for Sailiya in the second half as they went down to 10 men, with Omer being sent off for a rash challenge.

Lekhwiya were all but assured victory moments after with the mercurial Weiss scoring a stunning goal to give a 3-0 lead for his side, the Slovakian who missed his sides championship win against Ahli through suspension scored the game’s best goal. The winger scoring a powerful shot into the top right hand corner on the 52^nd minute of the match.

Sailiya looked hapless with ten men and Lekhwiya further increased their lead on the 56^th minute. Ali Afif’s free kick bounced into the net as it bamboozled the Peregrines defense, giving Michael Laudrup’s men an unsalable lead.

In the 68^th minute the irrepressible Weiss made way for Razaq to the warm reception of his manager, team mates and fans. In the 70^th minute the final goal was scored through substitute winger Ismael tapping in his side’s fifth goal of the evening. 

Al Sailiya could have had a consolation, after Chico Flores gave away a sloppy penalty however the resulting tame effort was an easy save for the Cops first team keeper Amine Lecomte. 

Lekhwiya march on and will now be focused on the upcoming Qatar Cup, in this form, they are surely favorites for a domestic double.