Al Rayyan and Al Khor shared points following a 2-2 draw in Week 4 of the 2021-2022 season QNB Stars League at the Al Gharafa Stadium on Monday.

Ismail Haddad (first minute) and Said Brahimi (30th minute) scored the goals for Al Khor.

Yohan Boli (20th minute) and Yacine Brahimi (57th-minute penalty) scored for Al Rayyan.

Al Rayyan and Al Khor moved on to three and two points respectively.

In just the first minute, Al Khor opened the scoring in what turned out to be a feisty contest. Al Rayyan keeper Fahad Younes, in an attempt to clear a back pass, fired the ball towards Al Khor’s Said Brahimi who was stationed on the edge of the box.

Brahmi picked out Haddad with a short cross to his left and the latter slipped the ball into the goal with a left-footed flick past the keeper as Al Khor celebrated a shock goal in just the opening minute.

In the ninth minute, off a corner kick, Dame Traore of Al Rayyan managed a snap-header, but the deflection from close range landed on top of the Al Khor net.

Soon afterwards, Al Rayyan won a penalty when Al Khor captain Naif Al Buraiki brought down Boli inside the box. Brahimi’s spot kick was saved by Al Khor keeper Baba Djibril with a dive to his right. On the resultant corner kick, Boli flicked a loose ball into the net with a quick swivel from close range.

In the 30th minute, Al Khor were 2-1 up through a brilliant field goal. Greek international Giannis Fetfatzidis, after picking up a cross from the edge of the box, dribbled his way past three Al Rayyan players before before slipping the ball to an unmarked Said Brahimi, who easily sent the ball crashing into the net.

Five minutes into the second half, Boli, who had time and space to position himself, misfired with a snap-header from close on a cross from Ali Malolah.

Just shy of the hour mark, Hashem Ali was roughly tackled by Anas Ahmed Ibrahim and the referee pointed to the spot. And Yacine Brahimi easily converted the penalty.