Al Arabi shared a 1-1 draw with Al Riffa of Bahrain in the sixth and final round (Group B) of Gulf Club Champions League at the Grand Hamad Stadium of Al Arabi club on Tuesday.

While Ahmed Alaaeldin put Al Arabi in the front in the sixth minute, Samy Firoui fetched the equalizer for Riffa in the 50th minute.

Alaaeldin latched on to a through cross from Abdullah Marafee from far right and beat a slew of players. Alaaeldin deflected the ball with his right foot into the left side of the net.

Al Arabi’s lead was however neutralized early in the second half as Firoui struck from the top of the box with a pivot strike.

The other teams in Group B are Al Ettifaq of Saudi Arabia and Qadsia of Kuwait.

Al Arabi ended the group stage with a tally of two points, while Riffa tallied eight points thereby being out of the race to qualify for last four.

The new version of Gulf Club Champions League includes eight teams divided into two groups and matches are played on a home-and-away basis, with the first and second-placed teams from each group qualifying for the semifinals.