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Messi's Toughest Task As Barcelona Face up to Bayern CCYCLINGYCLING | Page 5 TTENNISENNIS | Page 7 Froome Top-ranked ‘optimistic’ for Barty driven Tour as Roglic by Wimbledon takes lead ‘dream’ Friday, August 14, 2020 ATHLETICS Dhul-Hijjah 24, 1441 AH US star Lyles bids to GULF TIMES banish Covid woes as athletics returns SPORT Page 6 QNB STARS LEAGUE PREVIEW We still control our fate, says Duhail Bounedjah nets coach Regragui By Sports Reporter Shahania have been doing Doha well ever since Nabil Anwar took charge of them replacing Spaniard Jose Murcia. They beat last-gasp winner as l Duhail coach Walid Al Ahli 3-1 in Week 18, the fi rst Regragui sounded con- match they played under Na- fi dent his team can win bil, and followed it up with a 2-2 the QNB Stars League draw with Al Sailiya and goalless Aand said their title fate is in their draw with Qatar SC last week. own hands. Duhail are just a “The Shahania match will be point ahead of Al Rayyan going diffi cult mainly because they are Sadd beat Qatar SC into the fi nal two matches of the playing for survival, so we have league campaign, but in their last to off er our best on the fi eld. We matches have won one, draw one will try to win because we do not Sadd are two points behind leaders Duhail and one less than Rayyan and lost the other. want to lose any point and this Duhail, which lost to Al Sadd is our last chance to compete for By Sports Reporter in their previous match, face Al the title. Our loss in this match Doha Khor today, while Al Rayyan take means losing the dream of win- on Al Shahania. “We must beat ning the league, so the match will Al Khor. We hope to remain in be a fi nal for us,” Aguirre said. aghdad Bounedjah struck deep high spirit as we did in all previ- “Al Sadd’s victory over Al Du- into the stoppage time as Al Sadd ous matches, especially against hail in the last round was won- pulled off a dramatic last-gasp Al Sadd in the last round, even derful for us. That was what we 1-0 win over Qatar SC in the though we failed to get any point had hoped for about that match, BQNB Stars League at the Al Sadd Stadium from that game. I am satisfi ed so I am happy. I was also happy yesterday. Sadd now have 44 points, two with our players’ performance that (Rodrigo) Tabata, our former behind leaders Al Duhail and one less against Al Sadd. We also hope player, scored the winning goal, than second-placed Al Rayyan, with both to sustain the momentum. We but the most important thing for the team in action today. know that Al Khor will be keen us was that Al Sadd beat Al Du- The Wolves thus kept their title hopes to grab all three points,” Regragui hail. In football, everything can alive, even though remote. Sadd thus said yesterday. change during a match and it is exacted a sweet revenge on Qatar SC, to “The match will not be easy, important for us to play well and whom they had suff ered a shock 0-3 loss but the advantage we have is that score victory. I trust the players, in the fi rst leg. Qatar SC remained on 19 we still control our fate and we all of them are in good condition points and are still in the danger zone. must win the next two matches and ready for the match against Sadd, who had registered a 1-0 victory in order to win the league. This Al Shahania,” added Aguirre. over Al Duhail in the last round, dominat- is what I told my players. We In another match today, Umm ed the proceedings but Qatar SC managed now think only about the Al Khor Salal face Al Gharafa as they seek to restrict them from scoring almost until match,” he added. to stay up in the league. Umm the stroke of fi nal whistle. Regragui said defender Asim Salal, who are placed 10th and Xavi Hernandez’s wards, without in- Madibo will the Al Khor match. are still facing relegation threat, jured star forward Akram Afi f, showed Al Sadd’s Baghdad Bounedjah (left) celebrates with teammates after scoring against Qatar SC in the QNB Stars League yesterday. “Madibo has also joined our list have not lost a match since the purpose right from the start, with of injured players, but we are not QNB Stars League resumed fol- Bounedjah leading the charge supported Duhail, to thank specially, for his rich looking for excuses. I have con- lowing a long break forced by the by Hassan al-Haydos as well as Nam Tae- experience and expertise. Arabi sorely fi dence in the players who are coronavirus pandemic. Hee, and Jung Woo-Young pulling strings missed the services of Pierre-Michel La- ready to take the fi eld,” the Du- Al Gharafa have ensured the from the middle. Bounedjah tested Qatar sogga and his strike partner Hamdi Har- hail coach said. fourth-place fi nish despite being SC goalkeeper Motasem Majed, standing baoui had a rather subdued game. Saili- Meanwhile, Al Rayyan coach drawn 2-2 by Al Khor. in for injured fi rst choice Jassim al-Hail, ya’s Abdulqadir Ilyas and Arabi’s Abdulla Diego Aguirre said his players The Cheetahs, coached by in the 15th minute. For Qatar SC, the duo Marafi had their goals ruled off side in the need to off er their best on the Serb Slavisa Jokanovic, have of Sardor Rashidov and Kayke Rodriguez fi rst half. Sailiya scored not long after the fi eld in the fi nal two matches. a seven-point diff erence with led the attacks. resumption through Abuzraik who, after He also warned his players not to fi fth-placed Al Arabi and sixth- Kayke’s shot was parried by Al Sadd receiving pass from Mohamed Mudather take bottom side Shahania light- placed Al Sailiya with only two goalkeeper Saad al-Dossari in the 39th from the middle, brilliantly evaded the ly as they are playing for survival. matches remaining. minute and al-Haydous was off target as marking of Arabi defender Marc Martinez the fi rst half ended goalless. and sent in the ball past goalkeeper Mah- The stalemate continued till deep moud Abunada. into stoppage time despite the eff orts by Lecomte drew all his experience to Nam, Jung and Bounedjah. Finally, when block a Hamdi free-kick in the 62nd the breakthrough came as an unmarked minute and thwarted substitute Ibrahim Bounedjah headed in a Rodrigo Tabata The Ministry of Interior yesterday took part in organising the gradual return of fans Nasser Kalla as The Dream Team pushed corner kick from the left, it turned out to to stadiums during the QNB Stars League. Pictured is a spectator undergoing a body hard to make a breakthrough. For Sailiya, be heartbreak for Qatar SC who also had temperature check at Al Janoub Stadium. A limited number of fans attended the Nadir Belhadj and Karim Ansari too made much at stake, having been in the battle matches yesterday amid a number of protocols to ensure the safety of everyone. attempts at the goal, while Arabi had a to avoid relegation. penalty decision reversed at the fag end the latter were placed fi fth on better goal Sailiya had secured a third-place fi nish of the game. Also yesterday, Al Wakrah ABUZRAIK STRIKE SINKS ARABI diff erence. last season, which was their best-ever defeated Al Ahli 1-0 thanks to Cristian Earlier, Mohamed Abuzraik scored the Al Sailiya’s eighth victory, which was performance in the league Ceballos’ penalty in the 74th minute. all-important goal in the 47th minute as incidentally Al Arabi’s eighth defeat, took Yesterday, Arabi created more chanc- Ahli had to play with one man less half Al Sailiya recorded a signifi cant 1-0 vic- The Peregrines ahead even though they es, but could not help themselves from of the match as Ahmed Akaichi received tory over Al Arabi at the Al Janoub Stadi- both were out of reckoning for the fourth crashing to their second successive de- his second yellow card and marching or- um. Going into the match, both Al Sailiya place after Al Gharafa had ensured that feat. Sailiya had goalkeeper Amine Le- ders after he fouled Al Wakrah’s Ousmane and Al Arabi were level on points (25), but position following the Week 20 results. comte, on loan from league leaders Al Coulibaly in the 45th minute. Al Duhail coach Walid Regragui. FOCUS Generation Amazing Instagram Live programmes return aft er Eid break he FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 weekly live sessions which off er fi tness community to stay tuned and check our ation Amazing’s partner clubs. Belgian legacy programme Generation drills that families can do at home, in social channels for exciting and valu- side KAS Eupen and Sheffi eld FC, along Amazing has reconvened its addition to live discussions on the foot- able sessions to come, which will go on with the International Federation of the weekly football for develop- ball for development movement and until the end of the year.” Red Cross, have also contributed to the Tment sessions on Instagram Live fol- exclusive interviews with football stars In order to ensure Generation Amaz- live streams. lowing the Eid al-Adha holiday. and Generation Amazing ambassadors.
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