The assistance of James Rodríguez for the victory of Al-Rayyan vs. Al-Shamal | VIDEO

Little by little he is positioning himself in his team. James Rodríguez was a fundamental part of the second goal of Al-Rayyan vs. Al-Shamma in the duel they played for matchday 11 of the Qatar Star League. The Colombian forward was in charge of assisting Yacine Brahimi for the partial 2-0 of the club that he reached this season.

The play took place in the 41st minute, James received the ball from a defense of the opposing team, caught a glimpse of his teammate and sent a quality assist for his teammate Yacine Brahimi who scored the second for Al-Rayyan, after getting rid of two defenses and define with right leg.

Before that, the same player who scored the goal, failed from twelve steps and only two minutes before; but, they were already up on the scoreboard with a goal from Hashim Ali in the 24th minute. It should be noted that, with this victory, Al-Rayyan reached 12 points and placed eighth.

James before the duel against Al-Shamal

Just recovered from his injury a few days ago, James returned to add minutes with Al Rayyan in the game in which his team fell by the minimum against Qatar SC for the tenth day of local football. His coach, Frenchman Laurent Blanc, brought him in within eleven minutes of the first half due to Hashim Ali’s injury, but the Colombian went almost unnoticed.

In total, there were up to 54 days in which the former Everton player could not add minutes with Al Rayyan until last Friday. In the first place, because in the Qatar Stars League he was suspended due to the expulsion he suffered against Al Arabi on October 30 for the eighth date. And, secondly, because he was not registered for the cup matches.

So far in the Qatar Stars League, the Cúcuta-born has only added a total of 365 minutes in five games, which shows his low physical level today. The idea that the player has is to accumulate as many duels as possible to reach the Colombian national team in optimal conditions, which in January will face Honduras in the United States.