Al Gharafa lost to Saudi team Najran 2-1 in a friendly game played on Friday evening at the Thani Bin Jassim Stadium in preparation for Round 5 of the Qatar Stars League.

Adel Ahmed scored the Cheetahs’ only goal. Qatari winger Abdel Ghani Munir missed a crucial penalty.

The match was good and both teams were quite equal, Al Gharafa Head Coach Pericles Chamusca used the match as an opportunity to field as many players as possible in the friendly.