The visitors broke the deadlock when Karim Boudiaf put the regining Gulf champions in front 22 minutes into the the top-of-the-table encounter, a lead that Qatar held going into the half-time break. Abdelkarim Hassan doubled the advantage on 62 minutes before Mohamed Musa scored with six minutes left to play as it looked as though Jose Carreno’s side would be returning to Qatar with a comfortable 3-0 win.
