Al Ahli came from two goals down to defeat Al Shahania 3-2 in Week 20 of the 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League at the Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium of Qatar SC on Friday.

Idrissa Doumbia scored a brace (76th minute and 90+2 minute) after Driss Fettouhi had scored in the 69th minute as The Brigadiers moved closer to a top-four finish with their 35 points tally, while Al Shahania, who got both of their goals from Pelle van Amersfoort (30th and 50th minutes) remained on 23 points.

Erik Exposito missed the opportunity of hitting the net early for Al Ahli when his right-footed shot from 25 yards in the 11th minute went narrowly wide before Hamad Mansour had a near miss 10 minutes later.

Despite Al Ahli’s repeated attempts, it was the hosts who had the luck of getting the opener in the 30th minute through Van Amersfoort, who finished off a brilliant move by Alhassan Koroma in the final third with a right-footed shot that caught goalkeeper Yazan Naim flat-footed.

Al Shahania doubled the lead five minutes into the second half with Van Amersfoort once again hitting the bull’s eye from the centre of the box after impressive teamwork that ended with Francesco Antonucci laying the pass to the Dutch attacking midfielder to score.

A third goal almost ensued three minutes later after Moameen Mutasem hijacked the ball in the centre circle before going on an overlapping run, which he unfortunately could not translate into a goal as his left-footed shot from the left side of the box missed to the left.

Al Ahli pulled one back from a set piece in the 69th minute through Fettouhi, who perfectly curled in the resulting free-kick after a foul on Exposito by Mohammed Sayyar.

The game took on a more interesting tone after the goal as The Brigadiers went in search of the much-needed equalizer which they eventually got in the 76th minute through Doumbia, who only had to tap in from close range after some beautiful football wizardry from Draxler.

Al Ahli finally turned the game on its head in two minutes of added time as they went from two goals down to a one-goal lead with Doumbia getting his brace of the night, again from a Draxler assist, ensuring the match ended in the visitors’ favour.