Ibrahim Majid: Our aim is to win the title; the dip in the second half was a result of the red card

Al-Sadd defender Ibrahim Majid stressed on the importance of his side’s 3-2 win over Al-Rayyan in the semi final of the 2017 Qatar Cup on Thursday.

He said: “Al-Sadd played excellently in the first half but suffered a dip in performance in the second half because of the red card (given to Kasola), which helped Al-Rayyan to cut the deficit. They could have scored the equalizer.”

Ibrahim added: “The match was expected to be this difficult, especially as Al-Rayyan are a big team and has excellent players. Always, the matches between Al-Sadd and Al-Rayyan are thrilling and competitive. In the end, we managed to register a deserved win. The goal now is to clinch the final and win the Qatar Cup title for making up for not winning the QSL.”