The team lost their first match in the Friendly Equality International Cup, which brought them together with Shanghai Shenhua team by one clean goal in the match that kicked-off at 07:30 pm today at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium. The only goal of the match came in the sixth minute with a shot from player Yu Hanchao.

The technical staff gave the opportunity to a large number of young players to assess their performance, especially the players returning from injury.