Umm Salal and Al Rayyan shared points after a 2-2 draw in Week 1 of the 2021-2022 season QNB Stars League at the Al Gharafa Stadium on Saturday.

Yaseen Al Bakhit (eighth minute) and Isael da Silva (55th minute) scored for Umm Salal, while Yohan Boli produced a spectacular double (75th and 85th minutes) to help 10-man Al Rayyan come from behind and pull off a draw.

Umm Salal gained an upper hand when they opened the scoring following a mistake by Shojae Khalilzadeh. In an attempt to clear the ball near the edge of his own box, Khalilzadeh lost control of the ball which was quickly picked up by Bakhit.

Bakhit tapped the ball between the legs of Khalilzadeh and then charged towards the goal. Al Rayyan keeper Fahad Younes stepped out of his position, but Bakhit calmly slotted the ball into the net with a right-footed drive to stun the Al Rayyan camp.

A minute later, Bakhit once again found himself near the Al Rayyan box. He slipped in a cross, but team-mate Isael failed to connect with his header from close range. A few moments later, Barbosa once again aimed at the goal, but his powerful shot sailed over the Al Rayyan crossbar.

On the half-hour mark, the battle between Franck Kom and Moses Orkuma heated up again as the former was booked with a yellow card for a push against the Nigerian midfielder.

Just before the end of first half, Umm Salal’s Isael unleashed a powerful shot that once again sailed above the Al Rayyan crossbar.

Four minutes into the second half, Kom was shown the red card for second booking when he brought down Orkuma with a tackle.

In the 55th minute, Isael drilled one into the net with a left-footed drive to give his side a 2-0 cushion.

However, Boli reduced the deficit with a curling direct free-kick.

Ten minutes later, the Ivorian striker picked up a loose ball and smashed a powerful shot past goalkeeper Khalifa Ababacar for the equaliser, much to the delight of Al Rayyan.