Al Faisaly vs Al Fateh SC

Al-Faisaly and Al Fateh shared the points in a 1-1 draw at Al Majma'ah Sport City, with the home side's second-half resilience the story of the night after they were reduced to ten men. Al Fateh looked in control for long spells, but Al-Faisaly dug in to salvage a point on the road to a big favourite. Lukás Haraslín put Al Fateh ahead in the 29th minute, finishing off a Zaydou Youssouf assist, before Christian Bassogog levelled for Al-Faisaly in the 41st minute, set up by Alexandre Mendy. The game turned on discipline as much as quality: Eid Al-Muwallad picked up a first yellow card deep into first-half stoppage time, then saw red in the 58th minute, leaving Al-Faisaly to see out the final half hour a man short. Despite the numerical disadvantage, Al-Faisaly's defence held firm and denied Al Fateh, who edged the underlying numbers with more shots and a higher expected-goals tally. For Al Fateh, it's a missed chance to build early momentum, while Al-Faisaly will take real encouragement from grinding out a draw against tough odds.