Football: Al Ittihad thrashes Al Rayyan 5-1 in Group B of AFC Champions League

Saudi Arabia's Al Ittihad came back from a goal down to thrash Al Rayyan of Qatar 5-1 as Group B of the AFC Champions League on Monday. The home side found themselves on the back foot when Gonzalo Viera fired the visitors ahead on 23 minutes. But two goals in a minutes at the end of the first half turned things around. Fahad Al Muwallad equalised, then in stoppage time Abdulaziz Al-Aryani put Al Ittihad ahead and the half time team talk took on a different dimension. Ziyad Al Sahafi made it 3-1 just three minutes after the restart. Abdulrahman Al Ghamdi scored Al Ittihad's fourth from the penalty spot and Fahad Al Muwallada added the finishing touch with his second and his side's fifth with 12 minutes on the clock. The Saudi Arabian outfit stay on top with 6 points and an impressive goal difference.