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Football legends Cafu, Djorkaeff and ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL Zabaleta visit Aspire Academy page 18 IRELAND vs AFGHANISTAN Al Duhail hold Al Hilal in thrilling 2-2 draw Muneer’s 90+2’ strike ensures In the final outing of his illustrious career, 39-year-old Hernandez Xavi parity for the continued to be the prime creative force for Al Sadd against Persepo- Red Knights lis FC during their AFC Champions League final group stage match at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Monday. AFC Doha Persepolis sign off A late strike from substitute Khalid Muneer earned Al Duhail SC a 2-2 draw against with a win at home Al Hilal SFC at the Abdul- lah bin Khalifa Stadium on AFC to find an equaliser, and they Matchday Six of the 2019 Tehran came as close as possible in AFC Champions League the 64th minute when the Group C on Monday. Persepolis FC ended their 2018 AFC Player of the Year With a Round of 16 place 2019 AFC Champions League Abdelkarim Hassan beat already in the bag, Al Duhail Group D campaign on a high Beiranvand from 35 yards opted to rest the likes of Me- as the Iranian champions beat out, but watched his powerful dhi Benatia and Almoez Ali. Qatar’s Al Sadd SC 2-0 on effort ricochet off the bottom They were also without the Monday. of the upright. services of injured defender Having already secured Torabi then turned pro- Bassam al Rawi. their place in the round of 16, vider for Persepolis in the 67th After a cagey start to the Al Sadd needed a point to en- minute, breaking free down match, Al Duhail hit on the sure they end the group stage the left flank and finding Al- counter to score from the first at the top spot, while Persepo- ipour with a perfectly weight- real opportunity. Ahmed Yasser lis had already been eliminat- ed pass. Alipour rode off the sent a cross-field pass for Ab- ed and sat bottom of the group initial tackle of Tarek Salman dullah al Ahrak who broke the with four points. before drilling a low effort offside trap and pulled the ball In the final outing of his through the legs of Al Sheeb to back for Youssef El Arabi to hit Al Duhail stars Youssef El Arabi (left) and Edmilson Junior gesture during the AFC Champions League Group C match against Al Hilal (KSA) at illustrious career, 39-year- make it 2-0. first-time into the top corner in the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha on Monday. old Xavi continued to be the the 15th minute. prime creative force for Al The result means Al Sadd A quick exchange of passes Gomis pressed on Al Du- bling their lead through Car- midfielder set up Gomis to with his head and volleyed Sadd. Five minutes in, the deep into Al Duhail’s half saw hail goalkeeper Khalifa Aba- los Eduardo who took Gomis’ drive an effort from the edge of into the far corner, leaving Al Spaniard collected the ball at have to wait for the out- the ball reach Mohammed al bacar, forcing him to concede cushioned pass on the half- the box into the bottom corner Mayouf helpless to save and the centre circle and supplied come of the second Burayk down the right. The a throw in which was quickly volley but struck the crossbar for his and Al Hilal’s second of earning his side a hard-fought a through pass for Baghdad Monday clash between Al full-back crossed for Gomis played, finding Mohammed seven minutes from half-time. the night. point right at the death. Bounedjah who looked to lob Ahli and Pakhtakor to learn who went for the spectacular, Kanno who fired from inside After the break, Al Hilal One minute into the three The result means Al Hilal over Alireza Beiranvand, but whether they will finish first but his overhead kick sailed the box. Ababacar spilled his continued on the offensive and minutes of added time, Edmil- ended the group stage with 13 the Persepolis goalkeeper high over the crossbar. save into the path of Gomis Sebastian Giovinco started an son took possession of the ball points at the top of the group, stretched and made the save or second in the group. The first half continued in who pounced on the loose ball attacking move the centre inside Al Hilal box following a while Al Duhail climbed up to with his fingertips. the same fashion with Al Hi- to fire home the equaliser at circle, moving the ball out to poor clearance. The Brazilian nine points in second place. Persepolis’ first attempt With nine minutes left on lal applying high pressure on the half-hour mark. Burayk then Eduardo whose used his trickery to get past his Both sides await the result of the match produced the the clock, Xavi had a golden their opponents and Rui Far- Al Hilal piled the pressure backheel pass found Hattan marker and sent a cross that of Al Ahli and Pakhtakor to opening goal in the 16th min- chance to mark the last game ia’s men depending on counter towards the end of the opening Bahebri. was deflected off a defender. find out who their next oppo- ute. Torabi collected Ahmad of his career with a trade- attacks to do the damage. period and were close to dou- The Saudi international Muneer controlled the ball nents are. Noorollahi’s pass 30 yards mark goal, but the Al Sadd from goal and unleashed a captain’s effort from the thunderous drive into the top free-kick just grazed the top corner of Saad Al Sheeb’s net of the net and went behind to put the hosts in front. for a goal-kick. Quick read Persepolis thought they For the first time since the had doubled their lead at the opening matchday, Al Sadd Uganda football team members, fans killed in boat capsize half-hour mark when a Torabi were unable to find the back corner was cleared by Jung of the net in 90 minutes as Kampala: At least eight members of a Ugandan football team and their fans died and 15 more are missing, after a boat they were travelling in capsized on Lake Albert, Woo-young, but only as far as Boualem Khoukhi tried to take police said on Monday. The boat was travelling between two fishing villages in the west of the country when it capsized, with police attributing the accident to overloading and Mohsen Rabikhah, who struck advantage of a defensive mix- bad weather. “So far we have recovered eight bodies ... up to 15 people are missing and a joint Marine unit is on the waters. But we expect no more survivors,” Ugandan area from the edge of the penalty up, but saw his attempt from regional spokesman, Julius Allan Hakiza, told AFP. A local official in Fofo, BakerO gen, told AFP the toll was higher. box, beating the goalkeeper. close range blocked by goal- “Those who have died in this tragedy are 30 and all from my area,” said Ogen. “The boat was loaded with our players and supporters. It had over 60 people but 32 of those However, Al Sadd midfielder keeper Beiranvand. survived,” he said, adding that the dead included five players and the team coach. “It is a tragedy for us and a big loss,” he added. In December 2016, at least 30 Ugan- Salem al Hajri was well posi- The result means Al Sadd dan members of a village football team and their fans drowned when their boat capsized on Lake Albert during a party. In 2014 at least 251 refugees from the Democratic tioned to clear the ball off the have to wait for the outcome of Republic of Congo drowned on the lake while returning home from Uganda. Such accidents are common in Africa’s Great Lakes region, where boats are often the only form of goal-line. the second Monday clash be- transportation, are over-crowded and poorly maintained, and few people know how to swim. Almost 140 people died last month on Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of After the restart, Al Sadd tween Al Ahli and Pakhtakor Congo. Last year in Tanzania 228 people drowned when a ferry sank just metres from the shore on Lake Victoria. (AFP) looked to take the game to to learn whether they will fin- their opponents in an effort ish first or second in the group. New Maradona film tracks highs and lows, intimate family moments interviewed as part of it. from the team’s changing Argentine star “We are dealing with ar- room and close-ups of the chive from way back, there will player at parties or goofing misses red carpet, be lots of images that he him- around with his young chil- screening due to self hasn’t seen of himself, of dren that add to the grip- his family, of his kids,” direc- Warm response ping, behind-the-scenes feel shoulder injury tor Asif Kapadia told Reuters of the film, which tries to in an interview on Monday. The film, which drew a warm separate “Diego” the man Reuters “So I think it’s going to response from critics after its from “Maradona” the legend. CANNES (France) be quite emotional for him.” screening during the Cannes Kapadia said one of Mara- Kapadia, who has also made Film Festival, homes in on dona’s agents had hired two A new documentary about documentaries about late rac- some of the most intense camera people to follow him soccer great Diego Maradona ing driver Ayrton Senna and moments of Maradona’s rise around during his years in shines a light on intimate mo- singer Amy Winehouse, added to superstardom, when he Italy, yielding material that ments with his family and that he was hoping to show it played for Italy’s Napoli in the had in the end never seen the teammates through previ- to the star soon. 1980s and won the World light of day. He also dug into ously unseen footage that cap- Maradona, who has been Cup in 1986 with his home private footage. ture the giddy highs and also frequently hospitalised over team, Argentina. “It really moved me be- the lows of his rollercoaster the years, often on account of cause it also reflects on the career. the extravagant lifestyle and dark side of Maradona,” said The former Argentina team years of drug addiction he is Argentina. Daniel Arcucci, a sports writer captain, 58, missed the glitzy also known for, works today A file picture of Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona from his playing days. The headiness of the pe- who is also the soccer player’s premiere of “Diego Marado- as a coach for Mexican second riod is captured in evocative official biographer, and who na” in Cannes on Sunday due division club Dorados. because he’s been coaching,” after its screening during the to superstardom, when he scenes around Naples, where appears in the film. to a shoulder injury, the film’s “Sadly he’s injured, he’s Kapadia said. Cannes Film Festival, homes played for Italy’s Napoli in the fans took their Maradona- “It’s a tough film but at publicists said, and has yet to not well and he’s been carrying The film, which drew a in on some of the most intense 1980s and won the World Cup worship to the next level. the same time very loving see it screened, though he was this injury all the way through warm response from critics moments of Maradona’s rise in 1986 with his home team, But it’s the snapshots towards Maradona.”