Man City Hit Five Past Sorry Arsenal As Xhaka Sees
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Sports Sunday, August 29, 2021 13 Qatar set for Euro qualifiers against Serbia and Portugal Qatar players during their conditioning camp in Austria ahead of the European Qualifiers to be played in in Debrecen, Hungary, from September 1. Qatar play their ‘home’ matches in the European quali- Qatar’s European qualifiers. Serbia and Portugal can also a distinct way that reflects the fixtures on European soil to fiers at Debrecen, Hungary, The marketing campaign be seen at Budapest’s airport. extent of the marketing devel- QFA Hungarian city of Debrecen. facilitate shorter travel times fans can access QFA official has been launched on the Advertisements in shop- opment carried out by QFA. DEBRECEN (HUNGARY) The 20,000-capacity ven- for their group opponents. website qfa.qa and also stadium ground and social media plat- ping malls and on the streets Pictures of Qatar’s nation- ue saw the maroons amass a As the FIFA World Cup 2022 official website /nagyerdeista- forms of QFA. of Debrecen are also visible. al team players have also gone REIGNING Asian champions tally of seven points out of a host nation, Qatar has already dion.hu/home, fans they have Qatari flags around the QFA has also been distributing up around the city. Match in- Qatar are set for two headline possible nine in the opening qualified for the tournament. the choice of purchasing the stadium and posters of the flyers promoting the match to formation can also be obtained fixtures as they host Serbia on three rounds of Group A of The Asian champions join match tickets separately or as a match at the training venues the residents of the city. with one look at the posters. September 1 and Portugal on the European section of the Group A – alongside UEFA package with discounted prices. have been set up. Broadcasting film materi- The QFA’s social media September 4 and respectively 2022 FIFA World Cup quali- Euro 2016 winners Portugal, Meanwhile, the Qatar Match posters have also als about the matches have handles on Twitter, Face- in the European preparations fication against Luxembourg, Serbia, Republic of Ireland, Football Association (QFA) appeared at the Debrecen train already been shared on so- book and Instagram also have for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Azerbaijan and the Republic Luxembourg, and Azerbaijan. has launched a nationwide station, and advertisements cial media platforms and an- match details, stats and venue at the Nagyerdei Stadion in the of Ireland. To get tickets for Qatar’s marketing campaign ahead of promoting the matches against nouncing the list of players in details. QFA announces Man City hit five past sorry start of Second Division and Arsenal as Xhaka sees red Reserve League QFA be held on 1-2 November. DPA Torres may not possess the DOHA The dates for the matches LONDON threat of Kane or Ronaldo but of the sixth and seventh weeks he showed his eye for goal last THE Qatar Football Associa- will be announced in the com- FERRAN Torres struck twice season and again he was on tion (QFA) has announced the ing period, including match as Manchester City piled on hand as City doubled their lead. schedule of matches for the stadiums and kick-off timings. the misery for Mikel Arteta Arsenal’s defence switched first phase of the Second Divi- The new season will wit- with an emphatic 5-0 Pre- off as a free-kick was taken sion and the Reserve League ness the return of the Reserve mier League win over 10-man short. competitions for the 2021-22 League again after it was last Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium. Bernardo Silva was un- season. played in the 2016-2017 sea- Pep Guardiola’s champi- challenged as he clipped the The first phase of the Sec- son. Since then Qatargas U-23 ons never looked back after ball into the box and, after Ce- ond Division will start on the League was played which has taking a 2-0 lead inside the dric Soares missed it, Torres 14th September while the first been disbanded. The Reserve opening 12 minutes of a one- was left with a tap-in. phase of the Reserve League League will be subject to the sided encounter with goals Things went from bad to will begin on the 28th. following conditions: from Ilkay Guendogan and worse for the Gunners when The schedule of the Second A- Only first-division sides Torres. Xhaka was given his march- Division matches – in its first will feature in the 2021-2022 The Gunners then capitu- ing orders on 35 minutes. phase – is scheduled to start Reserve League competi- lated after the sending off of Referee Martin Atkinson with the participation of eight tion. The clubs are: Al Sadd Granit Xhaka with Gabriel showed a straight red card af- teams: Al Kharaitiyat, Al Sha- – Al Duhail – Al Rayyan – Al Jesus, Rodri and Torres com- ter the Switzerland midfielder haniya, Al Markhiya, Muaith- Gharafa – Al Sailiya – Al Arabi pleting the rout. jumped into a two-footed chal- er, Mesaimeer, Al Bidaa, Lu- – Al Wakra – Al Ahli – Umm The result left the Gun- lenge on Joao Cancelo. sail and Al Waab. Salal – Qatar – Al Khor and Al ners bottom at full-time, still Their woe was further The teams will play 28 Shamal. without a point from their compounded two minutes be- matches in the first phase di- B – The list of the Un- opening three matches of the fore the interval when Jack vided into seven weeks with der-23 will be cancelled. new league campaign, with Grealish cut into the box and four matches in one week. C- Registering of players pressure mounting on their set up Jesus, who took a touch The first week will start will not exceed 28 players in manager - Guardiola’s former Arsenal’s Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka walks off having been shown the red card during the English and then rattled in the third. on Tuesday, September 14, whole. All players will have to assistant Arteta. Premier League match against Manchester City in Manchester on Saturday. (AFP) City were in no mood to with two matches in which Al be registered with QFA. “I think we started the ease up after the restart either Kharaitiyat will meet Al Waab Schedule game really well and in the For City, their opening-day “It was more difficult for the second successive game and and a fourth seemed inevita- at Saud bin Abdulrahman Second Division first situation they had the ball loss to Tottenham is now firm- opponent and easier for us. winger Torres starting in the ble as they applied persistent Stadium (Al Wakra Stadium) Sept 18: Al Shamal vs Al in our box and we defend the ly behind them. “We know in the past that centre. pressure. It came on 53 min- and Mesaimeer will play Al Sailiya; Al Duhail vs Al Arabi; cross, we defend the run into Their week may have been Mikel (Arteta) plays almost man The roles appear to suit utes, with Rodri this time the Markhiya at Qatar University Qatar SC vs Al Sadd the box, and then we are 1-0 dominated by their high-pro- to man, but after that we were them with Jesus, fresh from man on the scoresheet. The Stadium No. The four matches Sept 19: Umm Salal vs Al Khor; down, so we tried to go again,” file pursuits of Harry Kane able to drop them and after that providing two assists against Spaniard expertly side-footed will kick off at the same time Al Rayyan vs Al Wakra; Al Ahly vs said Arteta. and Cristiano Ronaldo ending our position was good and af- Norwich last week, provid- into the bottom corner from at 7:30 pm. Al Gharafa “I think we tried to create without success, but for a sec- ter 2-0, when they play with 10 ing the cross for Guendogan’s 25 yards as the Arsenal de- The second week matches Reserve League some situations, and then the ond game in succession they men, it was another game.” opener on seven minutes. fence was again caught out. will be played on 23-24 Sep- September 28: Al Sadd vs Al second one, there was a hit and hit five without an established City took instant com- Jesus picked out the Ger- Torres claimed his second tember, third week action on Shamal; Al Arabi vs Qatar SC; Al the referee allows it to go and centre forward. mand. Jesus and Torres ap- man with a well-flighted ball six minutes from time when he 16-17 October, the matches of Sailiya vs Al Duhail then we are 2-0 down and after “We found the goals and pear to have done a job swap from the right and Gundogan glanced in a header off the post the fourth week will be played September 29: Al Khor vs Al the red card (there was) obvi- after the sending off from Xha- with the Brazil striker fea- met it with a powerful header from a Riyad Mahrez cross to on 23-24 October while the Rayyan; Al Gharafa vs Umm ously a mountain to climb.” ka,” Guardiola told BT Sport. turing in a wide role for the at the back post. complete Arsenal’s misery. matches of the fifth week will Salal; Al Wakrah vs Al Wakrah. Man Utd players past and present welcome Ronaldo return DPA teammate about returning @cristiano”. “It will give the club an in- would potentially get them LONDON to United, tweeted: “’Agent Gary Neville, another for- credible 12 months and United right up there this year,” Nev- Bruno’?” alongside emojis of a mer teammate, called it “fan- fans are going to be absolutely ille said.