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<p>Al Duhail beat Al Gharafa 2-1 in Week 17 of the 2020-21 season QNB Stars League at the Qatar SC Stadium on Monday.</p><p>Mohammed Muntari (19th minute) and Eduardo Pereira Rodrigues (Dudu) (44th minute) scored for Al Duhail, while Jonathan Kodjia (24th minute) struck one for Al Gharafa from the penalty spot.</p><p>The Red Knights consolidated their second spot with 34 points, while Al Gharafa stayed on 27 points.</p><p>As Al Duhail got off to a fast start, Michael Olunga was on target early when he headed the ball past Al Gharafa goalkeeper Yousef Hassan in a third-minute corner kick. But referee Abdulhadi Al Ruaile, after consulting the VAR, disallowed the Kenyan striker’s goal due to offside.</p><p>Olunga got another opportunity to score after a fine ball from Assim Madibo, but he hit the ball wide from a difficult angle as the clock reached the double figures.</p><p>Al Gharafa too created chances that included their 17th minute attack when Kodjia stormed near the danger area, but Al Duhail defenders were well in time to thwart him.</p><p>Just a few moments later, Al Duhail went ahead when Muntari, unmarked near the penalty area, fired a left-footed shot into the net following a corner kick by Dudu.</p><p>However, Al Gharafa did not have to wait much to find an equaliser as they won a penalty after Al Brake committed a foul against Homam Al Ameen near the goal post. Kodjia hit a confident low shot from the spot, firing the ball past a diving goalkeeper Salah Zakaria.</p><p>Five minutes before half-time, the referee reversed his decision of awarding another penalty to Kodjia following Al Brake’s challenge against him – after checking with VAR.</p><p>In the penultimate minute of the first half, Brazilian Dudu put Al Duhail in the lead again with a header from close range after a fine cross following an attack from the left flank.</p><p>Al Gharafa, aiming to bounce back, made a fiery attack in stoppage time, but the rival goalkeeper made a flying save from Adlene Guedioura’s bullet from near the penalty area to keep the Sabri Lamouchi-coached side in lead at half-time.</p><p>The second session started in similar fashion, with both sides creating opportunities to score.</p><p>Kodjia and Dudu both came close to scoring their second goal during the exchanges, but none of the teams succeeded in finding a goal in the second half as Al Duhail emerged as victorious.</p>