Al-Ahed, the defending champion, achieved its second victory in the 64th Lebanese Premier League by defeating Al-Ahli Nabatieh, who faced their first loss after two draws, with a score of 4-0 (the first half ended 0-0). The match took place this afternoon at the Amin Abdel Nour Municipal Stadium in Bhamdoun, marking the opening of the third round.
Goals for Al-Ahed were scored by Zain Fran, Syrian player Mohammad Halak, Ali Hadid, and Karim Darwish (the last two goals were scored during stoppage time). With this win, Al-Ahed repeated its victory over the southern team, which they achieved in the final of the Activation Cup. Al-Ahed now has six points from their first win against Racing Beirut before stumbling in the second round against Al-Najma with a score of 1-2. Meanwhile, Al-Ahli Nabatieh remains at two points from two draws against Al-Ansar (2-2) and Safa (1-1).