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<p>The 2019-20 QNB Stars League’s Week 16 action was also full of excitement. Matches were played on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 27th, 28th and 29th February, 2020.</p><p>Only one of the five matches ended in a draw and a total of 14 goals were scored.</p><p><strong>Results of Week 16 are:</strong></p><p><strong>Al Duhail bt Al Shahania 3-1</strong></p><p><strong>Al Rayyan bt Al Ahli 1-0</strong></p><p><strong>Al Sadd drew Al Arabi 1-1</strong></p><p><strong>Al Sailiya bt Al Gharafa 2-0</strong></p><p><strong>Al Wakrah lost to Umm Salal 1-2</strong></p><p><strong>Al Khor bt Qatar SC 2-0</strong></p><p>The much-anticipated Qatar Derby between reigning champions Al Sadd and Al Arabi ended in a 1-1 draw.</p><p>While Al Arabi earned a crucial point in their bid to finish among the top four and thus stand a chance for an AFC Champions League berth, Al Sadd dropped two valuable points in successive weeks even though they stayed third in the standings. They were held 2-2 by Umm Salal in the previous week.</p><p>The standings remained unchanged except for one position, just like in the previous week. Al Sailiya displaced Al Arabi from the fifth position with 23 points following their impressive 2-0 victory Al Gharafa.</p><p>Nadir Belhadj and Mohammed Mudather scored Al Sailiya’s goals and it was the seventh victory of The Peregrines, who had finished a creditable third last season.</p><p>Al Sailiya had beaten Al Gharafa (3-1) in the first leg as well.</p><p>Al Gharafa stood on 25 points despite the setback.</p><p>Al Duhail kept their four-point lead on top of the standings following their 3-1 victory over Al Shahania.</p><p>Han Kwang-Song, Karim Boudiaf and Paulo Edmilson scored for Al Duhail, and Ahmed Akaichi for Al Shahania.</p><p>Al Duhail thus further enhanced their QNB Stars League credentials as they moved on to 39 points, while Al Shahania stayed rooted to the bottom with nine points.</p><p>Second-placed Al Rayyan moved to 35 points after their 1-0 victory over Al Ahli, who stayed eighth in the table with 18 points. Algerian attacking midfielder Yacine Brahimi scored the winner from the penalty spot.</p><p>Al Khor, placed 10th, and Umm Salal, placed 11th, both collected three crucial points to move further from the danger zone to be on 14 and 13 points respectively.</p><p>Al Khor defeated Qatar SC 2-0, with Tiago Bezerra scoring both goals including a penalty. Qatar SC stood ninth with 16 points.</p><p>January signing Raul Becerra and Mahmoud Al Mawas (penalty) scored for Umm Salal, while Al Wakrah’s goal came through Khalid Muneer. The Blue Wave remained seventh with 19 points.</p>