AMMAN, Jordan (Interstat) — Al Faisaly SC earned a 3-1 victory over Al Baqa’a SC on Friday in a Jordan League match at Amman International Stadium.

Substitute Mohammad Qasem led Al Faisaly with two first-half goals. He opened the scoring in the 11th minute and added another in the 30th. Teammate Ahmad Ersan, also a substitute, scored in the 15th minute.

Al Baqa’a’s lone reply came from Khaled Sayaheen in the 67th minute. Hijazi Maher and Jimmy Siaj of Al Faisaly received late yellow cards.

The result gave Al Faisaly a winning start to its league campaign at 1-0, while Al Baqa’a began 0-1. The final score slightly undershot a pregame projection of a 4-1 Al Faisaly win.