The Week 16 clash of the Doha Bank Stars League between Al Duhail and Al Arabi ended in a 1-1 draw. The match took place at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium.

Starting Lineups
Al-Duhail, led by the head coach Djamel Belmadi, started with the following squad:

(1) Salah Zakaria (GK), (4) Yousef Ayman, (5) Bassam Al Rawi, (8) Edmilson Junior, (9) Krzysztof Piątek, (18) Sultan Al Brake, (21) Jean-Charles Castelletto, (22) Ibrahima Bamba, (25) Mubarak Shanan, (34) Boubakary Soumaré, (77) Adel Boulbina.

Match Highlights
8th Minute: Al Duhail had their first major chance. Piątek unleashed a powerful strike from outside the box; the keeper parried it into the path of Adel Boulbina, who fired the rebound just wide.

24th Minute: Al Arabi took the lead. Karl Toko Ekambi found the back of the net to make it 1-0.

46th Minute: Just after the break, Edmilson Junior nearly leveled the score with a brilliant individual run, dribbling past defenders before his shot was saved by Al Arabi goalkeeper.

65th Minute (Goal!): Al-Duhail equalized. An Edmilson Junior cross caused chaos in the box; neither the defenders nor the goalkeeper could clear it, and the ball ended up in the net to make it 1-1.

79th Minute: A free kick from Edmilson Junior found Castelletto, whose header narrowly cleared the crossbar.

Late Stages: Al Duhail continued to press for a winner. Mubarak Shanan connected with a superb header, but it failed to hit the target.

Current Standing
With this result, the match ended in a stalemate. Al Duhail remains in 8th place with a total of 21 points.