Al-Qadsia secured a 2-1 victory over Al-Fajr in the opening match of the Premier League regular season on 25 August 2026. The away side took the lead through V. da Silva Vieira in the twenty-third minute before G. Orok doubled their advantage forty-three minutes in. Al-Fajr pulled one back late on when Dahman struck in the forty-fifth minute of stoppage time.
And here's the thing — Al-Qadsia had already beaten Al-Fajr 2-0 in their previous encounter back in June. By then they were still finding their feet after a 1-2 defeat to Kazma earlier in the month. This time they were the ones in control from the first whistle.
The result leaves Al-Fajr rooted to the bottom of the table with no points from two matches. Al-Qadsia move up to eighth with three points, though they have played the same number of games. The gap is small but the momentum has shifted.
What mattered was the timing of the goals rather than any dramatic shift in play. Da Silva Vieira's opener came early enough to settle nerves, and Orok's second before the break effectively ended the contest. Dahman's late reply brought a fragment of hope to the home fans, but the match was already decided.