Cazorla Strike Sinks Al Arabi, Takes Al Sadd Closer to Title
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QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune Devon QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune Conway sizzles with unbeaten 99 as NZ beat Australia in T20I opener TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2021 PAGE 15 Stoppage time show: Cazorla strike sinks Al Arabi, takes Al Sadd closer to title Sebastian Soria celebrates scoring the first goal for Al Arabi. team-mate Nam Tae-Hee once ute corner kick. But referee Ab- attack from the left flank. missed the target. dulhadi Al Ruaile, after consult- Al Gharafa, aiming to Action continued to be ing with VAR, disallowed the bounce back, made a fiery hot in the second half and Ca- Kenyan striker’s goal, declaring attack in stoppage time, but zorla hit a grounder against Sultan Al Brake offside. the rival goalkeeper made a the right upright in the 54th Olunga got another oppor- flying save from Adlene Gue- minute. Soon, Al Sadd cap- tunity to score after a fine ball dioura’s bullet from near the tain Hassan Al Haydous’ shot from Assim Madibo, but he hit penalty area to keep Sabri was blocked by Al Arabi goal- the ball wide from a difficult Lamouchi-coached side in keeper Mahmoud Abunada angle as the clock reached the lead at half-time. and Bounedjah hit one wide double figures. The second session started of the target. Al Gharafa too created in similar fashion, with both Tabata drew level for Al chances that included their sides creating opportunities to Sadd by placing the ball home 17th minute attack when Kodjia score. Kodjia and Dudu both in a goalmouth melee, with stormed near the danger area, came close to scoring their Spaniard Santi Cazorla (right), who scored in 90+2 minute for Al Sadd to win 3-2, in action during the QNB Stars League match against Al Arabi Nam doing the spadework but Al Duhail defenders were second goal during the ex- at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Monday. along the left goalline. After well in time to thwart him. changes, but none of the teams Msakni took Al Arabi ahead Just a few moments later, succeeded in finding a goal in TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK fans in delight. proud of my players’ perfor- Al Sadd had more of the for a second time, Al Sadd did Al Duhail went ahead when the second half as Al Duhail DOHA Runaway leaders Al Sadd mance, especially in the sec- ball in the first half with 61 not lose heart and their con- Muntari, unmarked near the emerged as victorious. (15 wins, 2 draws, 0 loss) now ond half. We have achieved percent even though Al Arabi certed efforts bore fruit when penalty area, fired a left-foot- Later, Al Rayyan eased JUST when it seemed that Al have a tally of 47 points from an amazing victory. We have took the half-time break with Bounedjah headed home Guil- ed shot into the net following a past Al Kharaitiyat 3-0. Ga- Arabi were in with a chance to 17 matches. They now now not lost yet this season and a 1-0 lead. The fast-paced herme Torres’ long cross from corner kick by Dudu. briel Mercado (45), Naif al- pull off a thrilling result, the need just one win from the five we need one victory to win game saw both teams attack the right. Cazorla sealed the However, Al Gharafa did Hadhrami (52nd minute) and Wolves had two of their stars remaining matches to claim the QNB Stars League,” the from the word go and Al Arabi issue in favour of Al Sadd by not have to wait much to find Yacine Brahimi (85th minute) hunting as a pair and their dy- the title. Al Sadd coach said. shocked Al Sadd with an early firing in a missile as a thriller an equaliser as they won a pen- scored the goals for Al Rayyan, ing-minute strikes left their ri- Al Sadd’s tally is 13 more Al Arabi, who were without goal, with Soria heading in a came to a close. alty after Al Brake committed a who climbed to third with 28 vals shell-shocked in the QNB than their fierce rivals Al Du- coach Heimir Hallgrimsson in measured cross from the right Earlier, Al Duhail edged foul against Homam al-Ameen points. Al Kharaitiyat remain Stars League at the Jassim Bin hail, who beat Al Gharafa 2-1 the dugout after the Icelander by Mehrdad Mohammadi. past Al Gharafa 2-1 at the near the goal post. Kodjia hit at the bottom of the table with Hamad Stadium on Monday. in another clash of the evening. tested positive for coronavi- In fact, Mehrdad gave the Suheim Bin Hamad stadium. a confident low shot from the six points. Chasing the title, Al Sadd “It was a crazy match and rus, went ahead after Sebas- assist for their second goal as Mohamed Muntari (19th min- spot, firing the ball past a div- made a roaring 3-2 comeback we deserved to win. We re- tian Soria’s found the net in well with a through pass that ute) and Dudu (44th min- ing goalkeeper Salah Zakaria. Results win over Al Arabi in the elec- spect the Al Arabi team a lot, the 10th minute. was translated into goal by ute) scored for Duhail, while Five minutes before half- Al Sadd 3 (Hassan Al Haydos trifying Qatar Derby remain- but they relied on time wast- Rodrigo Tabata equalised Msakni with a long-range shot. Jonathan Kodjia (24th min- time, referee Alasmar reversed 63’, Baghdad Bounedjah 90’, ing unbeaten in league. ing throughout the match. for Al Sadd in the 63rd min- Al Arabi were a determined ute) struck one for Al Gharafa his decision of awarding an- Santi Cazorla 90+2’) bt Al Arabi Coach Xavi Hernandez’s Therefore, winning in the last ute but Youssef Al Masakeni lot, just like they performed from the penalty spot. The Red other penalty to Kodjia fol- 2 (Sebastian Soria 10’, Youssef men were just minutes away minutes was well deserved,” a restored the lead for Arab in against Al Sadd in the 2019-20 Knights consolidated their sec- lowing Al Brake’s challenge Msakni 77’) from suffering their first loss delighted Xavi said. the 77th minute. The Dream season Amir Cup final before ond spot with 34 points, while against him – after checking Al Duhail 2 (Mohammed Mun- of the season, but Baghdad “In the first half we did Team, who had not lost since going down fighting. Al Gharafa stayed on 27 points. with VAR. tari 19’, Dudu 44’) bt Al Ghara- Bounedjah equalised in the not play well and this gave Al their defeat to Al Sadd in the On the half-hour mark, As Duhail got off to a fast In the penultimate minute fa 1 (Jonathan Kodjia 24’ (P)) 90th minute before Santi Ca- Arabi the advantage. But our Amir Cup final two months Msakni was just thwarted by start, Michael Olunga was on of the first half, Brazilian Dudu Al Rayyan 3 (Gabriel Mercado zorla’s thunderbolt strike two performance improved in the back, looked like securing a Al Sadd goalkeeper Meshaal target early when he headed the put Al Duhail in the lead again 45+1’, Naif Al Hadrami 51’, minutes later left Al Arabi second half and we succeed- famous win before Bounedjah Barsham. At the other end, ball past Al Gharafa goalkeeper with a header from close range Yacine Brahimi 85’) bt Al camp stunned and Al Sadd ed in achieving victory. I am and Cazorla broke their hearts. Bounedjah thrice and his Yousef Hassan in a third-min- after a fine cross following an Kharaitiyat 0. Bayern resume Champions League after domestic wobble DPA commitments including a trip and Thomas Lemar have all there is a lot of talk about it, BERLIN to Doha for the Club World recovered. Chelsea are only but it doesn’t affect us as a Cup - which they won - earlier fifth in the Premier League team at all. 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