KUWAIT: The second round of Zain Football League is so far characterized by winning teams coming back after being down. On Wednesday Salmiya FC faced Nasr, which had control of the ball and that materialized in Zapata’s scoring the opening goal of the match, then in the second half Salmiya returned to its expected from and kept attacking and equalized in the 56th minute through Brazilian Siba, and substitute Athbi Shihab scored a second goal in the 70th minute from a long range.

Salmiya’s Zapata was able to equalize in the 82nd minute, but Salmiya was awarded a penalty kick in the 90th minute and Lima converted, giving his team three precious points. In the second match between Qadisiya and Jahra, it was not easy for Qadisiya which was shocked by a goal in the 5th minute by their Brazilian player Igor, and this is how the first half ended.

In the second half Qadisiya showed determination to equalize and had what they wanted in the 55th minutes by Ibrahima Tandya. Then veteran player Bader Al-Mutawa scored the winning goal through a penaly kick. The matches of the second round of the championship will continue tomorrow, with two matches, the first between Al-Shabab with Al-Arabi, while the second match between Fahaheel and Khaitan.