Al Rayyan were the better side from the outset and opened the scoring through former Al Arabi defender Hamed Ismaeil after 24 minutes.

Mostafa Abdulla added a second in the 38th minute before Australian striker Daniel Allsopp made it 3-0 a minute before the break.

Ismaeil netted his second of the match a minute after the restart and Ivory Coast striker Amara Diane completed the rout in the 54th minute.

Al Rayyan's fourth win of the season moved them up to fourth place, while the defeat was only Al Arabi's second of the campaign.

Elsewhere, Al Ahli defeated Al Siliya 1-0 thanks to a 52nd-minute goal from Imad Nasser to climb to the sixth place.

Al Khraitiat beat Al Shamal 1-0, Iraqi striker Alaa Abdulzahraa scoring three minutes before the break.