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Al Sadd Dent Al Gharafa's Hopes of Top-Four Finish; Al Duhail Bag Sport SUNDAY 4 APRIL 2021 SecondS Test ends in draw as West IIndies, Sri Lanka share series ThereT were good pitches in both Test matches and the bowlers obviously workedw hard. I was pleased that none of the guys ever gave up, even down tot Alzarri (Joseph) in the last spell of the match, still giving it everything. WestW Indies captain Sport |06 KKraigg Brathwaite VOLLEYBALL: AMIR CUP SEMIS Al Rayyan beat Al Ahli 3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-17); Al Arabi beat Police 3-2 (22-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-16, 19-17) Lille move Al Sadd dent Al Gharafa's hopes of top with win top-four finish; Al Duhail bag win over PSG REUTERS – PARIS THE PENINSULA – DOHA Action soon hotted up as shots by Nam first and Cazorla Lille leapfrogged Paris St Title-holders Al Sadd defeated off the rebound were blocked Germain to grab the lead in Al Gharafa 2-0 at Al Sadd by the goalkeeper. Ligue 1 yesterday after Stadium as the Cheetahs' hopes At the other end, Hanni Jonathan David found the back of making the top four were missed a sitter as Al Sadd goal- of the net in a 1-0 win over the handed a major blow following keeper Motaz Barsham French champions, who had their QNB Stars League Round thwarted him. And the scoreline Neymar sent off in the last 20 fixture yesterday. remained the same. minute. Nam Tae-Hee (16th minute) Al Sadd had beaten Al Canada striker David and Santi Cazorla (65th-minute Gharafa 4-1 in the first leg. scored in the first half to put penalty) scored the goals. Later, at the same venue, Al the northerners on 66 points Al Sadd, who sealed their Duhail defeated Al Arabi 3-2. with seven games remaining, record-extending 15th Falcon Mohamed Musa Al Duhail three ahead of PSG who were Shield by taking an unassailable (35th), Michael Olunga (44th) lacklustre throughout the lead over their rivals, moved on and Paulo Edmilson (54th showdown. to 54 points with their 17th minute) scored goals for Al Neymar was sent off when victory, the most by any team. Duhail, while Abdulaziz Rashid he picked up a second yellow Al Gharafa stood on 30 Al Ansari (29th) and Youssef card for shoving Tiago Djalo, points following their ninth loss Msakni (40th minute) scored for who reacted with a foul- and slumped to sixth spot in the Al Arabi. mouthed rant and was also rankings following Qatar SC's Edmilson was handed the shown a red card. loss to Al Sailiya while Al Ahli red card by referee Meshari Ali roared into the top four with a Al Shamari (in 90+1 minutes) for 2-1 win over Al Kharaitiyat. a foul against Al Arabi substitute The top three teams from Ibrahem Kalla, followed by a West Brom the QSL receive automatic qual- yellow card to Al Duhail coach hand 10-man ifications for next season's AFC Al Sadd players celebrate after defeating Al Gharafa yesterday. Sabri Lamouchi. Asian Champions League while However, Al Duhail consol- the fourth placed team gets to idated their second place with Chelsea first play in the play-off round. duty recently, adopted a cau- a chance in the 46th minute 43 points from 14 wins and a Al Gharafa had played their tious approach in the first half. and, two minutes later, Rodrigo draw with the victory. Al Arabi loss under Week 21 match against Al However, they succeeded in Tabata’s effort was saved by Al stayed on seventh spot with 26 Wakrah and lost by a 0-2 taking the lead as Nam capi- Gharafa defender Homam Al points. Tuchel margin on March 16. This means talised on a chipped through Ameen even as the goalkeeper At Qatar SC Stadium, Al they only have one more match pass by Cazorla and sent the ball was out of his charge. Sailiya beat Qatar SC 2-1. Ramin AP – LONDON to play in the League this home past an advancing goal- Al Sadd brought in Baghdad Semeskandi (48th minute) and season. keeper Yousef Hassan. Bounedjah and Ali Asad in place Abdulqadir Ilyas (71st minute) Struggling West Bromwich TODAY'S FIXTURES The Cheetahs are having a Al Gharafa created two of Hosam Kamal and Yousef were on target for Al Sailiya Albion caused a big Premier Al Gharafa 0-2 Al Sadd bad patch, having lost 0-3 to Al chances in the first half, but Abdulrazaq. after Cristian Prieto (42nd League shock yesterday by Al Arabi 2-3 Al Duhail Rayyan in the 2020-21 season Sofiane Hanni and Ahmed Al Al Sadd then went 2-0 up. minute) gave Qatar SC lead with winning 5-2 at fourth-place Al Wakrah 0-0 Al Khor Ooredoo Cup semi-final Janahi both sent their shots The penalty was awarded when a spot kick. Al Sailiya moved to Chelsea after the home team Al Kharaitiyat 1-2 Al Ahli recently. wide of the target. substitute Saeed Al Hajj 26 points from seven wins and had Thiago Silva sent off in the Umm Salal 3-2 Al Rayyan During yesterday's match, Al Sadd unleashed attacks ‘handled’ the ball and Cazorla five draws while Qatar SC first half at Stamford Bridge. Al Sadd who rested their inter- from the start of the second half. sent Yousef the wrong way, slipped to fifth spot with 31 The experienced Brazilian Qatar SC 1-2 Al Sailiya national players who were on Yousef Abdulrazaq missed though with a feeble kick. points following the defeat. defender Silva was back in the Meanwhile, 10th side, following an injury placed Umm Salal absence, for the first time in 10 shocked Al Rayyan matches, but was shown the with a 3-2 win over the red card in the 29th minute fol- Laurent Blanc-coached lowing two bookings. side at the Qatar SC Christian Pulisic had put Stadium yesterday. Chelsea in front two minutes Ahmed Ham- earlier, only to see Matheus moudan (18) and Pereira strike twice in two captain Lawrence minutes in first-half stoppage Quaye (45) scored the time to give second-bottom goals for Umm Salal in West Bromwich, which almost the first half, with needs a miracle to avoid rele- Kayke Rodrigues (72) gation, a 2-1 lead at the interval. adding another in the Callum Robinson grabbed second session. a third goal for West Bromwich Substitutes when he swept home a cross Mowafak Awad (87) from Darnell Furlong in the and Ali Ferydoon 63rd minute. Mason Mount (90+3) scored for Al tapped in from close range Rayyan. after good work by Timo Elsewhere, at Al Werner to give Champions Ahli Stadium, Al League quarter-finalist Chelsea Wakrah and Al Khor hope. played out a goalless But Mbaye Diagne drilled draw as they took their in a low shot to put West Bro- points tally to 23 and 15 mwich 4-2 up and Robinson respectively. clipped the ball over goal- It was Al Wakrah’s keeper Edouard Mendy to fifth draw and Al complete a surprise scoreline Umm Salal and Al Rayyan players in action during yesterday's match. Al Duhail players celebrate after scoring a goal against Al Arabi. Khor’s sixth. in the closing stages. Amir Cup: Al Arabi and Al Rayyan book final showdown An Al Arabi player attempts to score against Police SC during the second tie of the best-of-three Amir Cup Volleyball semi-finals at the Qatar Volleyball Association's indoor hall yesterday. Al Arabi yesterday staged a brilliant comeback from two sets down to defeat Police 3-2 with a 22-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-16, 19-17 scoreline to make it to the final. Al Arabi had defeated Police 3-0 in the first semi-final on Thursday. RIGHT: Al Rayyan players celebrate after defeating Al Ahli yesterday in their second tie of the of the semi-finals. Al Rayyan stormed to the final with a 3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-17) win over Al Ahli. They had won their first semi- final with a 3-1 margin. The final will be played on Wednesday, starting at 6:30pm. SUNDAY 4 APRIL 2021 SPORT 07 Tissot Grand Prix Of Doha: Young Spaniard stuns team-mate Zarco and Vinales in Q2 Rookie Martin storms to maiden pole MOTOGP.COM – DOHA Jorge Martin Morbidelli, the Italian was just 0.009s of Pramac from the third row in a quiet session, The Losail International Circuit hosted Racing in as leading Honda rider Stefan Bradl yet another mesmerising MotoGP action during (Repsol Honda Team) and fastest KTM qualifying session and coming out on the qualifying Oliveira complete the Q2 results in P11 top, in just his second-ever premier session at and P12 respectively. class qualifying session, was rookie the Losail What a qualifying session, and sensation Jorge Martin (Pramac International what a day for Jorge Martin. We don’t Racing). Circuit see things like this happen very often, The Spaniard set a 1:53.106 to beat yesterday but now his and Pramac Racing’s team-mate Johann Zarco by 0.157s ahead of the attention will quickly turn to focusing who in turn edges out third place Mav- Tissot Grand on how to convert pole position into erick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha Prix Of Doha. a great Sunday result. If Martin gets MotoGP) by 0.004s. An incredible Q2 anything like the start he did last dogfight in the desert. Sunday, then he’ll be into Turn 1 way Ahead of Q2 in Doha, a nail-biting ahead of the pack.
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