In Kuwait, Ittifaq grabbed a hard-fought 3-3 draw against Salmeya.

Nawaf Al-Otaibi scored a brace and Brazilian Jackaray added the third for Salmeya while Saleh Bashir netted a double and Khaled Swahili scored a goal for Ittifaq.

Meanwhile in UAE, Qadsia scored through Khallaf Al-Salamah and Nawaf Al-Muttari to draw with Al-Jazeera.

Both Al-Ittifaq and Qadsia need goalless draws in the second leg to advance to the final.