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23.10.2016 20:21 in :

DOHA: Title hopefuls Al Arabi lost their second game of the season when

Al Ahli handed them a 2-1 defeat at the Al Arabi Stadium on Friday.

Congolese striker Firmin Mubele put Ahli ahead in the 24th minute while

Meshaal Abdullah made it 2-0 in the 41st. Fred Dabanka presented Arabi

with some consolation when he scored an own goal in injury time.

In another game, Al Sadd defeated Muaither 4-2 to raise their points tally

to 10, while Umm Salal and Al Sailiya played out a goalless draw.

In the biggest game of the week, QSL champions Al Rayyan scored deep

in second half stoppage time to secure a 1-1 draw against title rivals El Jaish

in a pulsating QSL tie on Saturday evening. El Jaish took a first half lead

through captain Seidou Keita and dominated the tie throughout. Despite

being second best for most of the match, Al Rayyan grabbed an equalizer

on the 93rd minute with a powerful shot from Spanish striker Sergio Garcia.

Sabri Lamouchi’s side looked composed on the ball and carved out their

second chance of the evening fifteen minutes on the clock a smart pass

from Romarino put through Sardor Rashidov through on goal. Bearing

down on goal the Uzbekistan international unleased a shot from a tight

angle when he realistically should have crossed for his team-mates.

El Jaish finally made their dominance count on the 20th minute with the

opening goal of the match. A cross from right back Murad Naji was missed

by Romainho, the ball fell to midfielder Mohammed Al Yazeedi who had

the peace of mind to knock the ball back to Seidou Keita. El Jaish’s captain

unleashed a powerful drilled shot which has a slight deflection off Musa

Haroon and founds it way into the back of the net.

Michael Laudrup’s side found an equalizer in spectacular circumstances

deep into second half stoppage time. The lively Al Harazi made a strong

run on the right hand side, and layed the ball off to Spanish striker Sergio

Garcia. Rayyan’s number nine unleashed a powerful shot into the top left

hand corner to give his side a share of the points.