Doha, November 02 (QNA) - Al Gharafa suffered a 5-0 loss to Saudi Arabia's Al Qadsiah Club in their AFC Champions League Elite 2026/27 tie on Monday.

Quinones was the star with a brace as Saudi Arabia's Al Qadsiah registered their second win to boost their progression hopes while condemning Qatar's Al Gharafa to their fourth consecutive defeat, the AFC website reported. 

The visitors made three changes to their starting line-up from their previous match, while Al Gharafa named Florinel Coman, Yacine Brahimi and Feras Sassi among their substitutes.

Al Qadsiah threatened early, with Tijjani Reijnders shooting narrowly wide in the second minute after Christopher Bonsu Baah picked him out inside the box. 

The Saudi Pro League side continued to press and took the lead in the 17th minute after a fine buildup, with Julian Quinones delivering a through ball for Abu Al Shamat, who finished with a volley which looped over goalkeeper Ahmed Kone.

Al Qadsiah nearly doubled their lead four minutes later when Musab Al Juwayr's effort was blocked, before Reijnders headed against the crossbar from Abu Al Shamat's delivery, with Quinones then sending his overhead kick sailing over the bar.

Quinones, however, made no mistake two minutes later when he rose highest to meet Bonsu Baah's cross, sending his powerful header into the top of the net.

The Qatari outfit tried to respond by pushing forward but that made matters worse as Al Qadsiah capitalised on the gaps with Yasser Al Shahrani reacting quickest inside a packed box to poke home after Reijnders' initial effort was blocked.

Quiñones doubled his tally two minutes later, converting Reijnders' pass from just outside the box to leave Al Gharafa with a mountain to climb in the second half.

Al Gharafa made three changes at the start of the second half, bringing on Brahimi, Sassi and Saif Eldeen Fadllalla, with the move almost paying dividends in the 51st minute.

Brahimi forced a fine save from goalkeeper Koen Casteels before setting up Sassi inside the box two minutes later, but the latter could only rattle the right post from inside the area.

Any hope of a fightback was put to bed in the 81st minute after Gharafa were caught out again on the counter-attack with Mahamadou Sangare setting free Mohammed Al Qahtani, who side-stepped his marker before slotting past Kone. (QNA)