Ooredoo Cup Round 3: Al Arabi and Al Rayyan Play out a 1-1 Draw

Doha, October 15 (QNA) - Al Arabi and Al Rayyan played out an entertaining 1-1 draw in Round 3 (Group B) of the 2020-21 season Ooredoo Cup at the Al Arabi Stadium on Wednesday. Naif Abdulraheem Al Hadhrami (fifth minute) gave Al Rayyan an early advantage. Khalid Mubarak Al Naimi equalized for Al Arabi in the 36th minute. Both teams showed purpose and the match witnessed dramatic moments throughout. Naif was quick enough to take full advantage of Yohan Boli's defence-splitting pass and beat a charged-out goalkeeper Sataa Al Abbasi even as Al Arabi were settling down. Al Arabi's spearhead Hamdi Harbaoui free-kick in the 20th minute saw Al Rayyan goalkeeper Fahad Younis come up with an equally-brilliant save. Al Arabi are on seven points with an unbeaten record, while Al Rayyan collected their first point. Al Arabi earlier beat Al Ahli 5-1 and Umm Salal 3-0, whereas Al Rayyan previously lost 1-4 to Al Kharaitiyat and 0-2 to Al Gharafa. (QNA)