Al Duhail First Football Team suffered a 2-1 defeat to Al Ahli during Round 21 (the penultimate round) of the Doha Bank Stars League. The match took place at Khalifa International Stadium.

Led by coach Djamel Belmadi, Al-Duhail started the match with the following lineup:
(1) Salah Zakaria [GK], (3) Lucas Silva, (18) Sultan Al-Brake, (19) Benjamin Bourigeaud, (21) Jean-Charles Castelletto, (22) Ibrahima Bamba, (25) Mubarak Shanan, (29) Rashid Al Abdulla, (34) Boubakary Soumaré, (45) Mohamed Abdulaziz, (77) Adil Boulbina.

Match Highlights

• Early Lead: Al Ahli opened the scoring in the 17th minute through player Michel Vlap.
• The Equalizer: In the second half, Al Duhail managed to level the score in the 57th minute. Benjamin Bourigeaud found the net following a brilliantly executed tactical play.
• The Decider: Al Ahli regained the lead in the 82nd minute when striker Julian Draxler scored, securing a 2-1 victory for his side.

League Standings
With this result, Al Duhail points tally remains at 30, keeping them in sixth place in the league table.