Al Duhail defender Hisham Al Rawi assured that Al Duhail faced today a very stubborn team in the Ooredoo Cup Final, which is Umm Salal. Al Rawi said in a statement after the match: Thank Allah on winning and accomplishing our first title this season after a very tough game versus a strong opponent who also performed well during the game. But our desire and determination settled the confrontation.

Al Rawi said: The coach spoke to us prior to the game, saying that there are 11 matches ahead of us, which are equal to 4 titles. We have succeeded today in the very first match and first title. Still 10 more to go and 3 titles. We will definitely work hard to win them all.