HATTA, United Arab Emirates (Interstat) — Hatta and visiting Shabab Al Ahli played to a 2-2 draw Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, in a League Cup match at Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium. Firas Ben Arbi put Hatta ahead in first-half stoppage time with a left-footed goal in the 45th minute plus one. Federico Cartabia equalized for Shabab Al Ahli with a left-footed goal in the 64th minute. Jorge Fernandes restored Hatta’s lead with a header in the 81st minute, but João Marcelo answered with a right-footed goal in the 85th minute. Oumar Keita of Shabab Al Ahli was booked in the second minute. Hatta’s Ayman Rchoq was cautioned in the seventh, and Juan Pedroza followed in the 47th. André Jardine and Eid Khamis of Shabab Al Ahli received yellow cards in the first and fourth minutes of stoppage time. Both teams are 0-0-1 in the competition and 0-0-1 across all competitions. Shabab Al Ahli next hosts Al Nasr on Friday, Oct. 2, and United on Thursday, Oct. 8. Hatta visits United on Thursday, Oct. 1, and Al Nasr on Friday, Oct. 9.