Kuwait SC and Al Hussein traded attempts in the opening minutes with Ehsan Haddad’s low drive forcing home keeper Suod Al Houshan into making a smart save at his near post before Yassine Khenissi’s glancing header at the other end spun narrowly wide.

Al Hussein took the lead in the 23rd minute when Yousef Abu Jalboush’s run on the right created havoc in the Kuwait SC defence with Raja’ei Ayed’s initial shot blocked but Haddad was in the right place at the right time to smash home the rebound.

Kuwait SC, determined to end their campaign on a high, put Al Hussein under intense pressure for the remainder of the first half but Mohammad Daham, Ahmad Al Dhefiri and Amoory all missed clear-cut opportunities.

The home continued in the same vein after the interval and should have been level in the 52nd minute when Daham broke through on the left and squared the ball for what looked like a simple tap-in for Al Dhefeeri but the forward skewed his shot wide.

Kuwait SC’s persistence was finally rewarded four minutes later when Al Dhefeeri made amends by producing a delightful cross from the left that was nodded home by Khenissi.

However, parity did not last long as Al Hussein retook the lead in the 66th minute after Reziq Banihani’s cross was inadvertently headed into his own goal by Ali Pour Dara.

Kuwait SC fought back to salvage a late draw when substitute Khaled Al Kharqawi latched onto a long pass to lift the ball past Mahmoud Al Kawamleh in the 88th minute.