Al Arabi record first win in GCC Championship
DOHA: QSL side Al Arabi avoided the embarrassment of finishing their GCC Club Championship
Group B matches without wins, after beating Al Shabbab of United Arab Emirates 1-0 at the Grand
Hamad Stadium.
Up and coming striker Fareed Al Mass scored on 73 minutes to prevent the reds from suffering a third
successive loss and maintain their recent surge of form in the domestic league.
The result means Al Arabi finish third in the table with four points after one win and one draw in four
matches, while Al Shabbab sit atop of the group with a tall of nine points.
Al Rayyan, Qatar’s other representatives in the regional championship are set to take on Al Suwaiq of Oman
tomorrow in pursuit of pole position in Group A. Al Rayyan have already secured a place in the quarter-finals
after beating Saudi Arabia’s Al ta’awon in the match held last month.