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<p>Al Arabi missed a big opportunity to make ground on the top four as they lost 1-2 at home to Al Gharafa in Week 19 of the QNB Stars League on Friday.</p><p>Wilfried Bony scored the opener for Al Arabi in the very second minute, but they were clawed back by Ahmed Alaaeldin in the eighth minute and a Bony own goal in the 73rd minute at the Al Arabi Stadium.</p><p>Al Gharafa, with their sixth victory, raised their points tally to 22 points.</p><p>Al Arabi remained on 27 points.</p><p>The match started in frantic fashion as Bony got on the scoresheet inside the opening two minutes when he latched onto to a cross from the right and prodded home.</p><p>That early lead did not last long, thanks to a great breakaway goal from the visitors. Mehdi Taremi’s run down the right culminated in a through ball to Alaaeldin, who spectacularly drilled the ball into the top corner from a tight angle with the odds against him.</p><p>An entertaining encounter between the two sides was decided in the most unfortunate of fashion as Vladimir Weiss’ free-kick from the right was diverted into his own goal by Bony to settle the match.</p>