French coach Laurent Banide has decided to give his players a break from the evening training on Sunday to allow players to watch the final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup between France and Croatia.
Sunday's pre-season training, however, was limited to the morning session only, the club said.
Earlier Umm Salal played a draw against NK Celje, a third division side.
Basel Zaidan, Adil Rhaili, Bilal Mohammed, Ismail Ibrahim, Nasirr Al Nasser, Ismail Mahmood and Yannick Sagbo were seen in action in the first half.
In the second half, coach Banide brought in Issa Shaaban, Abdul Aziz Al Ahiri, and Mohammed for some much needed practice.
Umm Salal team will continue their pre-season training camp.
Coach Banide will use the remaining days for three more friendlies.
Last season Umm Salal finished the season in fifth spot behind Al Duhail, Al Sadd, Al Rayyan and Al Gharafa.
In the new season's opening clash, Umm Salal play Al Sailiya on August
4 at the Khalifa International Stadium.
Source: qsl.com.qa