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GGOLFOLF | Page 6 BASEBALL | Page 7 Three birdies Dodgers level on the trot series with To Advertise here help Steele to Cubs behind Call: 444 11 300, 444 66 621 Safeway win Kershaw’s gem Tuesday, October 18, 2016 TENNIS Muharram 17, 1438 AH ‘Bad boy’ Kyrgios to GULF TIMES seek psychologist help aft er ATP ban SPORT Page 5 FOOTBALL / AFC U-19 CHAMPIONSHIP Umaru’s late strike wins it for Qatar against Yemen AFC that found Hassan Ahmad in all kinds Riff a of space right in front of goal but the striker could not keep his header down. Neither side’s players seemed to bdulrasheed Umaru’s goal have their shooting boots on as various seven minutes from time chances were spurned following the helped Qatar keep pace with early opportunity. Group C leaders Japan as Yemen were looking a diff erent team Athey beat Yemen 1-0 in their AFC U-19 to the one that had gone down 3-0 to Championship Bahrain 2016 encounter Japan previously, but could not make last night. much headway in the fi nal third despite The game looked to be heading for several attacking forays. a goalless draw but substitute Umaru Aki Hafeedh had their best chance took his chance late in the game to of the fi rst half, as Rami al-Wasmani’s snatch all three points on off er for his pass found him on the right side of the team at Bahrain National Stadium. box but the Yemeni midfi elder’s swerv- The result means Qatar join Japan at ing shot was straight down the goal- the top of Group C on four points, with keeper’s throat and Mohamed al-Baka- Iran on two and Yemen eliminated with ri saved easily. no points from two games. The Qatari goalkeeper was called Yemen were roared on by a large and into action once again early in the sec- Al Sadd’s Spanish star Xavi (right) watches the proceedings of the match between vocal group of fans, but it was Qatar ond half, as he denied Ahmed al-Sarori Qatar and Yemen yesterday. PICTURES: Fadi al-Assaad who fashioned the fi rst chance of the a goal after the Yemen forward’s burst Qatar’s Abdulrasheed Umaru (left) celebrates after scoring a goal against Yemen game shortly after kickoff . of speed had taken him past his marker during their AFC U-19 Championship match at Bahrain National Stadium yesterday. near post, Esam Mahdi, to thank as he slim hopes of qualifying alive, Ahmad Moufak Ahmed showed good speed and into the box. cleared the ball off the line. found Umaru with a slide rule pass in as he raced on to a long ball down the An outswinging corner from Qatar 59th minute caused all sorts of trou- Tarek Salman knockdown with a diving Just as it seemed Yemen had done the box and the replacement striker right, whipping in a delicious cross captain Abdullah Abdulsalam in the ble as Adel al-Hamad connected to a header but Yemen had their man at the enough to secure a point and keep their made no mistake when through on goal. AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE We need to believe we can win: Jaish coach Lamouchi Jaish face an uphill task against visitors Al Ain, who picked a 3-1 victory at home last week Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in driving seat despite bribery storm AFP Seoul eonbuk Hyundai Motors hope to ride out a bribery storm and reach the AFC JChampions League final when they take a 4-1 lead into their semi-final second leg against FC Seoul. The K-League leaders were slapped with a nine-point deduction and a 100 million won ($88,000) fine last month after one of their scouts was convicted of bribing referees. It recalled dark days for Korean football, after a match-fixing scandal in 2011 ended with a series of jail terms, bans and fines, and one player’s alleged suicide. But Jeonbuk will be confident of reaching their third Asian final after scorers Leonardo, Ricardo Lopes and Kim Shin-Wook com- bined to devastating eff ect in the first leg. The winners of tomorrow’s all-Korean clash will play UAE’s Al Ain or Qatari outfit El Jaish, who will try to overturn a 3-1 deficit in their second leg today in Doha. “Our players have been impressive all season and I will continue to have faith in them,” said Jeonbuk coach Choi Kang-Hee, according to the Asian Football Confedera- tion (AFC) website. “We have confidence for the second leg.” Jeonbuk won the title in 2006 and they have hit form in this year’s latter stages, smashing five past Shanghai SIPG to reach the semis El Jaish players celebrate after their win over Al Khor in the QSL match on Thursday. Today, Sabri Lamouchi’s (right) side face Al Ain at Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha. before their four-goal spree against Seoul. It leaves Seoul dangerman Adriano teeter- AFC down at the interval in the fi rst leg of ouchi. “It will be a very tough game – D encounters. under pressure – there’s no other op- ing on 12 goals for the competition, one Doha their fi rst ever semi-fi nal in the con- they have a lot of quality, good players Since those defeats, though, Zlatko tion,” added Lamouchi, whose side away from equalling the record set by tinental competition three weeks ago, and a two-goal advantage which makes Dalic’s team have remained unbeaten warmed up for the match with a 1-0 Guangzhou Evergrande’s Muriqui in their before a Sardor Rashidov penalty early it easier for them. – winning six and drawing three – to victory over Al Khor in the Qatar 2013 title run. oach Sabri Lamouchi has in the second half restored hope. “Even if we score two it might not confi dently progress to the brink of a Stars League on Thursday. But the club from the Korean capital aren’t urged El Jaish to believe But Caio then struck in stoppage be enough. We have a chance but, to third fi nal. “Of course it’s better to score early giving up hope just yet, and with home they can reach the 2016 AFC time to give the Emiratis a 3-1 vic- be honest, it’s only very small. But But should El Jaish overhaul the and get the fi rst goal, but they will also advantage they will draw on memories of Champions League fi nal as tory and El Jaish a mountain to climb only one chance is enough to believe.” defi cit and book a date with either have a solution to this and have play- some heavy wins in the group stage. Cthey aim to overcome a two-goal ahead of the second leg as Al Ain seek Today’s clash will be the fourth Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors or FC ers like Douglas, Danilo Asprilla and “We know that we need to score many goals defi cit against inaugural winners Al to return to the fi nal for the fi rst time time the sides have faced off in this Seoul, both of Korea Republic, they Abdulrahman who can score. But I’m to get the win,” said Seoul coach Hwang Ain in the semi-fi nal second leg at since 2005. year’s tournament after El Jaish had would become the fi rst Qatari side to proud of my players and we are so close Sun-Hong. “We will have to be clinical and Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium today. “If we want to get to the fi nal we need earlier claimed an impressive double reach the fi nal since Al Sadd won the now. We will give it our maximum, aggressive going forward... There is still Goals from Douglas and Omar Ab- to score at least two goals, but maybe it over Al Ain by securing back-to-back competition in 2011. maybe it will not be enough but we football to be played in this tie.” dulrahman saw the Qatari side 2-0 will take three or even four,” said Lam- 2-1 wins in their opening two Group “We must be smart and put them must have no regrets after the game.” Gulf Times 2 Tuesday, October 18, 2016 FOOTBALL UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SPOTLIGHT Leverkusen’s Voeller Raise game for relishing Spurs clash Copenhagen visit, Ranieri to Leicester ‘In one month we play our Champions League — in or out’ Reuters London anager Claudio Ranieri has challenged Leicester City to put in their best perform- ance of the season when Mthey host FC Copenhagen in the Cham- pions League today. Leicester have had a tough start to life in the Premier League this season after their dream run to the domestic title as 5,000-1 outsiders in the last campaign. One of Leverkusen’s main tasks will be to contain Spurs’ star-studded attack, Ranieri’s men have struggled to which includes Erik Lamela (left) and Son Heung-Min. (Reuters) mount a convincing defence of their ti- tle so far, and are currently 13th in the AFP force a 2-2 draw with all four goals standings after losing four of their eight Leverkusen, Germany scored in the fi rst half. Premier League matches and drawing Likewise, Javier ‘Chicharito’ Her- another two. nandez gave Leverkusen a second- They have, however, fared better in ayer Leverkusen boss Rudi half lead at Monaco a fortnight ago, the Champions League, where they top Voeller promises his erratic only for Kamil Glik to hit a 94th- Group G after two wins in two games, German team will put up ‘a minute equaliser with the host’s fi rst and Ranieri said he was prioritising fi ght’ in today’s Champions shot of the game in a 1-1 draw.