Qatar’s Al Duhail went down 0-2 to Saudi Arabia’s Al Taawoun in their 2020 AFC Champions League Group C Round 2 match at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Buraidah on Tuesday.

The hosts were looking to build on their opening day win over Sharjah as they hosted 2018 quarterfinalists Al Duhail, who had beaten Iran’s Persepolis 2-0 in the opening round in Doha.

Mohammed Al Sahlawi opened the scoring for Al Taawoun in the 34th minute. The former Al Nassr striker showed his poacher instinct to react quickest to Amine Lecomte’s spilled ball as the goalkeeper attempted to save a long-range effort from Abdulmajeed Al Swat.

Al Sahlawi returned the favour for Al Swat in the second half, providing the assist for Al Taawoun’s second of the night.

Yaseen Barnawi applied the pressure on Ahmed Yasser, retrieved the ball and passed to Al Sahlawi who, in turn, fed Al Swat in space inside the box and the winger applied a composed finish past Lecomte to put the hosts’ win beyond doubt in the 54th minute.

Al Taawoun now have six points, while Al Duhail remained on three.