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<p>Al Khor snatched their second equaliser right at the death to hold Al Ahli to a 2-2 draw in Week 14 of the 2019-20 QNB Stars League at the Al Ahli Stadium on Thursday.</p><p>New recruit Lucca Borges was Al Khor’s star as he scored a double (23rd minute and 90+5).</p><p>Abdelrahman Moustafa (11th minute) and substitute Nabil El Zhar (49th minute) were Al Ahli’s scorers.</p><p>Al Ahli now have 17 points and Al Khor 10.</p><p>Al Ahli had beaten Al Khor 3-2 in the first leg of 2019-20 QNB Stars League.</p><p>Moreover, it was a consolation and a valuable point for Al Khor, who are struggling to stay afloat. The Knights had suffered a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Umm Salal in the previous round.</p><p>Al Khor, in their bid to improve their results, had offloaded Brazilian Wagner Ferreira and recruited his compatriot Lucca Borges, who represented Al Rayyan in the 2018-19 season, in the winter transfer window. And the move paid off for them.</p><p>Meanwhile, Al Ahli are also doing well under new coach Nebojsa Jovovic, who replaced Ruben de la Barrera. The Brigadiers had beaten Al Sailiya 1-0 in the previous round.</p><p>Coming into the match, possession was invariably even for both teams. Al Khor made more use of the wing play, while Al Ahli preferred to attack through the middle. </p><p>Abdelrahman took Al Ahli ahead with a shot from outside the box.</p><p>Lucca helped Al Khor draw parity halfway through the first half with a free-kick.</p><p>A minute into the second half, captain Nabil came off the bench in place of Mohsen Hassan and immediately earned a penalty when Musab Abdulmajid fouled him. Nabil placed home the rebound after goalkeeper Baba Djibril blocked the shot.</p><p>As Al Ahli cruised to their second successive win came Lucca’s goal, which resulted from a free-kick from inside the box.</p>