Al-Ahli beat Al-Gharafa 2-1 in AFC Champions League Elite

Ivan Toney opened the scoring for Al-Ahli just five minutes into the match, giving the hosts an early advantage against the Qatari team.

Al-Gharafa managed to return to the match atmosphere during the second half, after Florinel Coman equalized in the 53rd minute, leaving the encounter hanging until the final minutes.

Qatar's team's task became more difficult in the 77th minute when their player Seydou Sanou was sent off, leaving Al-Gharafa to finish the match with ten players. Al-Ahli then took advantage of the numerical deficiency and secured the victory.

In the 86th minute, Matheus Gonçalves scored the second goal for Al-Ahli, giving his team a valuable victory and three points that lifted their tally to seven points in the Western Group standings.

With this result, Al-Ahli have climbed to second place in the group stage of the AFC Champions League Elite, while Al-Gharafa have dropped to thirteenth place without earning any points.

Al-Ahli have secured a 2-1 victory against Al-Gharafa, scoring the winning goal four minutes before the end in the match that took place on Monday evening as part of the third round of the group stage of the AFC Champions League Elite.