Lekhwiya beat Al Ahli 2-1 at Qatar SC Stadium in last night’s only late kick off in the Qatar Stars League courtesy a controversial last-minute winner from Almoez Ali.
While the first half was largely an uneventful affair with only one shot on target, the action heated up in the 70th minute when Al Ahli’s Mohsen al-Yazeedi claimed a free kick from 20 yards out.
Sayed Mohamed stepped up to take the free kick and slammed it onto the wall, hitting the outstretched arm of Lekhwiya’s Mohammed Abdullah Terazor. To the delight of Al Ahli, the referee blew for a penalty which was coolly converted by Ndombe Mubele, who gave Al Ahli the lead and took his season tally to seven goals.
The final 15 minutes of the game were full of drama. In the 83rd minute, Al Ahli’s goalkeeper Amer al-Dosari made a fine fingertip save going down to his left after Ali Afif connected a beautifully weighted through ball from South Korean international Nam Tae Hee.
The save looked set to secure all three points for Al Ahli until Al Ahli’s Abdul Hussain fell on the ball in his own box while trying to stop Almoez Ali from getting a shot away. The referee blew for a Lekhwiya penalty, perhaps assuming that Hussain handled the ball. Youssef El Arabi converted to equalise.
The game looked set for a draw until Nam Tae Hee produced some lovely footwork in the box to evade two defenders and get a shot away which the keeper couldn’t hold onto. Almoez Ali swooped in to stab it into the back of the net with the last kick of the game from six yards out to take all three points.
Despite protests from Al Ahli’s manager and entire squad that the game had already gone beyond the four minutes of added time, the 96th minute last kick winner meant the Red Knights walked away with all three points to keep the pressure on the top two.

Rayyan have edge in derby tie vs Arabi
Al Rayyan have an edge over Al Arabi going into the much-anticipated derby game at Al Arabi stadium today. In the last eight encounters, the reigning QSL champions Rayyan have won thrice, while the two teams have drawn four times, with Arabi winning one.
Today, Arabi will be looking for their third win in a row, whilst Rayyan will be aiming to grab a win to maintain their top four ambitions.
A total of 25 goals have been scored in the eight games with an average of 3.12 goals per match; Al Arabi have scored 9 goals while Al Rayyan have 16 goals to their name.
In the 2011-12 season, the two teams played out a draw before Arabi won the second leg game by three goals.
Both the matches in the next season was marked by draws, including a goalless tie and 4-all match.
The 2013-14 season witnessed Al Arabi winning the first leg match by one goal while both sides drew in the second leg with a goal each.
After a season in Qatargas League, 2015-16 witnessed Rayyan’s strong return. Rayyan defeated Arabi in the first leg match 5-2, following it up with another win by two goals.