Al-Arabi SC vs Al Ahli Doha 2-2

Al-Arabi SC and Al Ahli Doha drew 2-2 at Grand Hamad Stadium after Al Ahli came back from two goals down. Al-Arabi led 2-0 at the break, but Erik Expósito scored twice in the second half to level it.

Al-Arabi took the lead in the 43rd minute when Issa Laye finished from Oussama Tannane, and Isaac Lihadji made it 2-0 with a goal in first-half stoppage time. That left the home side two ahead at half-time.

Al Ahli made two changes at the break and improved soon after. Expósito pulled one back on 59 minutes, then equalised on 61 when he finished from Younis Hussein Abdelrahman, who had come on in the 45th minute. Al-Arabi made two changes of their own on 74 minutes, with Oussama Tannane and Michael Olunga coming off, but they could not find a winner.

The numbers were close, with Al-Arabi having 56% of the ball and 425 passes to Al Ahli's 344. The home side also had 15 shots to 14, although Al Ahli had more efforts on target, 6 to 4. Al-Arabi finished with 2.15 expected goals to Al Ahli's 1.38, and they won 9 corners to none.

Ayoub Amraoui was booked for Al Ahli in the 34th minute, while Ahmed Reyed Mawla went into the book on 85 minutes and Wassim Keddari was booked for Al-Arabi on 86 minutes. There were no red cards.