The tie opened up in the final minutes with both sides looking for all three points

Al Gharafa handed reigning champions Al Rayyan their first defeat of the season, winning 3-2 yesterday evening in a pulsating QSL game to move to fourth in the standings.
Pedro Caixina’s side secured the win with two minutes to spare thanks to a fine strike from Slovakian winger Vladimir Weiss, who grabbed a brace on the night.
Gharafa laid down the signal of intent in the fifth minute but Abdulaziz Hatem’s sharp shot, after being slipped through by Weiss, brought out a good save from Rayyan goalie Omar Barry.  
The back and forth contest quickly saw Rayyan carve out their first chance of note. Spanish striker Sergio Garcia played a smart one-two with Sebastian Soria. However the scuffed shot was dealt with by the Al Gharafa defence.  
The champions capitalised on their possession on the 18th minute, opening the scoring through Garcia. A long ball from Daniel Goumou found Garcia who beat defender George Kwasi before unleashing a curling shot past Yusef Hasan for his third goal of the season.
Al Gharafa didn’t waste any time in getting back into the game and where awarded a penalty just a minute later. Rayyan defender Gonzalo Viera clumsily tripped Krisztián Németh in the box and the referee duly pointed to the penalty spot.  Weiss stepped and promptly smashed the ball into the net to level the score.
With Al Rayyan pushing for a winner, Al Gharafa struck on the break to take a 2-1 lead. Substitute
Moayad Hasaan played the Rayyan offside trap to perfection and was left one-on-one with Omar Barry. The young winger kept his composure to lob the ball over the keeper, with the ball trickling into the back of the net.
Undeterred Al Rayyan hit back immediately through Garcia just  a minute later. The Spanish attacker calmly beat Gharafa defender Rashid Sumaila before curling the ball into the bottom left hand corner for his and his side’s second goal of the game.
The tie opened up in the final minutes with both sides looking for all three points. With five minutes to go, a cross found Németh free at the back post. The Hungarian international was unable to sort his feet before being saved by Barry.  
With two minutes left, Al Gharafa struck a deserved winner through Weiss. Gharafa broke forward on the right hand side and defender Othman al-Yahri picked out the Slovakian international who swept the ball into the net much to the delight of his teammates. With moments left in the game, Al Rayyan pushed desperately for an equaliser and  Ahmed Aladdin could have found one if his header had not passed just wide.