Al-Arabi 2-2 Al Ahli: Erik Exposito scores twice in two minutes to erase two-goal deficit
Al-Arabi 2-2 Al Ahli in Week 9 of the Qatar Stars League 2026-27: the goals and how they came, from the league's report.
Erik Exposito spared Al Ahli defeat at Al Thumama, scoring twice in two minutes after the interval to cancel out the two-goal lead Al Arabi had built before the break. The hosts had looked comfortable at half-time. By the 61st minute the lead was gone.
Issa Laye opened the scoring for Al Arabi in the 43rd minute, and Isaac Lihadji doubled it in first-half stoppage time, which sent the home side in 2-0 up. Al Ahli's recovery began in the 59th minute, when Exposito pulled one back. Two minutes later the Spanish forward scored again to make it 2-2, and that was how it finished.
The draw takes Al Arabi to 14 points, though they will reflect on a lead let slip inside two minutes. Al Ahli are on 12, two points behind, with Exposito responsible for everything they took from the match.
Facts from the league's own match report.
The league has not yet published the match sheet for this game; the line-ups and minutes appear here once it does. The rest of the round is in the Week 9 report, and every round is listed under news.