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<p>Al Khor and Al Rayyan were locked in a 1-1 draw in Week 15 of the 2019-20 QNB Stars League at the Al Khor Stadium on Friday.</p><p>Tiago Bezerra scored for Al Khor in the 55th minute, while Yohan Boli netted Al Rayyan’s goal in the 68th minute.</p><p>Al Rayyan moved to 32 points, but they dropped two crucial points that will have a strong bearing on their final position as they are strong title contenders along with leaders Al Duhail and reigning champions Al Sadd.</p><p>For Al Khor, it was a valuable point in their bid to survive in the top flight. They are now on 11 points.</p><p>Al Rayyan had 69 per cent possession of the ball and forced 13 corner kicks as against Al Khor’s two, to underline their domination.</p><p>Yacine Brahimi, Rodrigo Tabata and Abdulaziz Hatem pulled the The Lions’ strings from the middle as Yohan Boli spearheaded their challenge.</p><p>At the other end, Tiago, Ahmed Hammoudan and January recruit Lucca Borges led Al Khor’s charge.</p><p>After a barren first half, Tiago put Al Khor ahead as he cashed in a faulty clearance by rival goalkeeper Fahad Younis by shooting into the goal with a bicycle kick.</p><p>Al Khor could have doubled the lead soon after that, but Hammoudan hit against the post after rounding the goalkeeper.</p><p>Boli then pulled one back for Al Rayyan with a header.</p><p>Al Rayyan’s Dame Traore received his marching orders deep into stoppage time after being booked for a second time.</p><p>It was the second time in successive weeks that Al Khor and Al Rayyan were facing off as the latter beat the former in the Ooredoo Cup quarterfinals in sudden death.</p><p>Al Rayyan had beaten Al Khor 2-0 in the first leg of 2019-20 QNB Stars League.</p>