Al Gharafa and Al Ahli played out a 1-1 draw in Week 16 of the 2022-2023 season QNB Stars League at the Al Gharafa Stadium on Friday.

Mehdi Tahrat scored for Al Gharafa in the 30th minute and Abdulrasheed Ibrahim equalized for Al Ahli in the 66th minute.

Al Gharafa and Al Ahli moved on to 23 and 21 points respectively.

Al Ahli’s Sofiane Hanni was shown the red card in 90+7 minute.

The first-leg match between Al Gharafa and Al Ahli had ended in a 3-3 draw.

Both teams started off on a cautious note.

Abdulrasheed looked the most active player and he succeeded in cutting into the rival area from the right side, but Oumar Sekou and Hanni failed to take advantage of his crosses.

Al Gharafa meanwhile took advantage of the offensive rush of Al Ahli players and Tahrat found the target with a powerful shot following a move that also involved Ahmed Al Janehi and Farid Boulaya.

Al Gharafa defender Islom Khujaev almost added the second goal in the 40th minute after Yacine Brahimi crossed from the right side, but the player squandered the opportunity.

Al Ahli pressed hard in the second half for an equalizer, while Al Gharafa mostly relied on counter-attacks, taking advantage of the space behind the rival defence.

Abdulrasheed then netted the equalizer, also with a powerful shot from inside the penalty area which hit the far right corner of the Al Gharafa goal.

Four minutes later, Sekou almost scored following a cross by Hanni from the right only to shoot the ball wide.

Deep into stoppage time, Hanni received his marching orders for fouling Al Gharafa forward Ahmed Alaaeldin.