SUNDAY 15 DECEMBER 2019 SPORT 21 Giving young players a chance Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says is a tradition that we are very as Manchester United are CRICKET proud of. It’s part of our DNA set for 4,000th straight Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Australia vs New Zealand and you learn that quickly game with academy First Test - Day 5 1st Test - Day 4 when you join the club. graduates in squad in game ACTION in Rawalpindi in Perth

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Losail Circuit hosts opening ceremony of Qatar Superstock and QTCC Presidents Cup: US fight back in Melbourne

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The United States roared back into contention at the Presi- dents Cup yesterday as they dominated the Internationals in the afternoon foursomes to trim the deficit to 10-8 heading Riders and officials pose for a group photo with the Minister of Culture and Sports, H E Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali during the opening ceremony of the Qatar Superstock and into the final day at Royal Qatar Touring Car Championship (QTCC) held at Losail International Circuit. Major General Mohamed Saad Al Kharji, Director General of Traffic Headquarters; Eng. Fahad Rashid Melbourne. Al Kaabi, Manateq CEO; Jaber bin Talib bin Afifah, former rally driver; Abdullatif Alfouzan, a Kuwait Embassy diplomat; Abdulraham Al Mannai, QMMF President; Khalid Al There were angry scenes Remahi, LCSC Vice-President and General Manager; and Abdulrazak Al Kuwari, QMMF General-Secretary also joined for a group photo at the starting grid with a military band. earlier in the day when Patrick Reed’s caddie clashed with a spectator after the US golfer, heckled for three straight days for his waste bunker penalty in Boucher the Bahamas, was beaten in the morning fourballs with Webb named Aussies take huge lead Simpson, their third successive defeat in the Cup. South Africa The PGA Tour said it was investigating the incident. head coach After the Internationals had against Kiwis in Perth extended their lead to four points in the morning fourballs, REUTERS CAPE TOWN Tiger Woods’s team dug them- AFP “But the fight we showed selves out of a hole by winning PERTH bodes well for the rest of the two of the four foursomes Former wicketkeeper Mark series.” matches and halving the others Boucher has been appointed Australia was in a commanding Labuschagne, dropped on to defy huge crowds that grew South Africa’s head coach position despite a late four by Colin de Grandhomme increasingly hostile as the home ahead of the four-Test home collapse on the third day of the from the bowling of Neil Wagner side made a late rally. series against England that first Test against New Zealand (2-40), missed the chance to join The Americans were solid starts on December 26, at Perth Stadium yesterday. elite company when he pulled a without their playing Having led by 250 runs on short ball straight to Mitchell swinging a club on Saturday, confirmed yesterday. the first innings, the home side Santner at mid- from the with Woods electing to sit Boucher, who has been were 167 for six at stumps, with same bowler. himself out for both the given a contract until 2023, Matthew Head on eight and Pat Without a Test century only sessions. was unveiled by new CSA Cummins on one -- an overall a month ago, he was on track to With 12 singles matches director of cricket Graeme lead of 417. become just the second Aus- remaining on Sunday the first Smith, with Enoch Nkwe to Cruising at 131 for one when tralian batsman, and fifth overall, team to reach 15.5 points will act as assistant coach and Marnus Labuschagne (50) and to score four Test centuries in raise the trophy. former Test opener Ashwell Joe Burns (53) were at the crease, succession. Dustin Johnson and Gary Prince to lead the South the Australians lost five for 29 The only Australian to do so Woodland led the way in the African A side. under lights later in the day previously was Jack Fingleton in first foursomes with a 2&1 “I felt at this stage that against some spirited short- 1936. victory over the Internationals’ Australia’s fast the Proteas need a hardened pitched bowling from the Kiwis, Santner couldn’t get a wicket most senior pairing of Louis bowler Mitchell guy with international expe- with claiming 4-63. with his spin, but he was the Oosthuizen and Adam Scott. rience, one who is very Burns said the Australians centre of attention in the field, Starc successfully Xander Schauffele and knowledgeable and tacti- were not too concerned by losing colliding with late in appeals for the Patrick Cantlay then reduced cally very sound, and we the late . the day and leaving the wicket of New the US deficit to two points with also know what qualities he “Really happy with where we with a knee injury. Zealand’s Colin de another 2&1 win over Cameron has as a man,” Smith said. are at, although it was disap- Dar, umpiring in a record Grandhomme in Smith and Im Sung-jae. “We feel Enoch has a lot pointing to lose a few wickets 129th Test match, spent several Perth, yesterday. The margin would have of qualities that will be very tonight,” he said. minutes lying on the ground and been shaved to a single point useful to Mark and it is a “In the grand scheme of the needed medical attention before but for a dramatic collapse by good opportunity for him to game we’re in a good position returning to his post. Justin Thomas and Rickie advance his own role in and in control of the game.” Smith’s relatively lean Fowler, who blew a five-hole South African cricket going New Zealand batsman Ross summer continued when he lead after the 10th against Marc forward.” Taylor said the fightback late in holed out to a short ball from Leishman and Abraham Ancer Boucher spent close on the day could prove important, Wagner for 16, the first time in and ended up with a half. a decade with Smith in the regardless of the result of this his entire 71-Test career he has Under pressure after South African Test side, and match. gone three matches without a bogeys at 16 and 17, Thomas the pair are known to be “There is a still a fair way to half-century. pulled his tee-shot on the last close. They will now seek to go in this Test match,” he said. After the home side made deep into the trees and engineer an upswing in for- Leishman pounced with a fine tunes for the Test side that SCOREBOARD 416 the Kiwis were dismissed for Williamson for 34 and end a approach that landed within has lost five matches in a only 166 in their first innings as 76-run third-wicket stand with seven feet of the pin. Australia 1st innings 416 K. Williamson c Smith b Starc ...... 34 row, against Sri Lanka and 2nd innings R. Taylor c Smith b Lyon ...... 80 Australian paceman Mitchell Taylor. “I think (I’m) speechless. It’s India. D. Warner c sub (Blundell) b Southee ...... 19 H. Nicholls c Paine b Starc ...... 7 Starc terrorised their batsmen in His third was contentious, unacceptable for us to get a half Boucher will scramble to J. Burns c Nicholls b Southee ...... 53 N. Wagner b Starc ...... 0 continued sweltering when de Grandhomme (23) was a point,” said a crestfallen put together a plan to M. Labuschagne c Santner b Wagner ...... 50 BJ. Watling b Cummins ...... 8 conditions. given out caught behind by Dar Thomas. “We had our chances, counter England in his next S. Smith c Raval b Wagner ...... 16 C. de Grandhomme c Smith b Starc ...... 23 Australia didn’t enforce the to hand Starc his fifth scalp. and I mean, flat honest, just assignment starting on M. Wade ...... 8 M. Santner b Labuschagne ...... 2 follow-on given the extreme heat De Grandhomme tried to didn’t execute. I’m just disap- Boxing Day. T. Head c de Grandhomme b Southee ...... 5 T. Southee c sub (Neser) b Lyon ...... 8 and the absence of front line fend off a rising and the pointed in myself for burning “Our confidence is a bit T. Paine b Southee ...... 0 Extras (b1, lb2) ...... 3 paceman Josh Hazlewood due ball deflected off his helmet to that for us on 18.” P. Cummins not out ...... 1 Total (all out; 55.2 overs) ...... 166 down, we need to get that Extras (lb3, nb5, w7) ...... 15 Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Latham), 2-1 (Raval), 3-77 to injury. Smith in slips, with Dar believing back,” Boucher said. Total: (six wickets: 57 overs) ...... 167 (Williamson), 4-97 (Nicholls), 5-97 (Wagner), Starc claimed 5-52 and it also brushed the batsman’s PRESIDENTS CUP “There is a wealth of Fall of wickets: 1-44 (Warner), 2-131 (La- 6-120 (Watling), 7-147 (Taylor), 8-155 (de Grand- troubled the New Zealanders gloves. knowledge in this country. buschagne), 3-148 (Burns), 4-154 (Smith), 5-160 homme), 9-166 (Santner), 10-166 (Southee). with his pace and bounce. The batsman reviewed and Fourballs We need to get consultants (Head), 6-160 (Paine) Bowling: Starc 18-2-52-5, Hazlewood 1.2-1-0-1, Only Taylor offered mean- although replays showed no con- Internationals 2.5 United States 1.5 in and get information Bowling: Southee 19-6-63-4 (3w), de Grand- Cummins 14.4-3-46-1, Wade 2-0-8-0, Lyon 14.2- ingful resistance with 80, but he clusive evidence of contact with Marc Leishman/Li Haotong lost to Justin Tho- through to the players to homme 13-2-26-0 (1w, 2nb), Wagner 17-2-40-2 2-48-2, M Labuschagne 5-1-9-1 was caught at slip by Smith off his gloves, Marais mas/Rickie Fowler 3 and 2 give them the space to do (3w, 3nb), Santner 8-0-35-0 Toss: Australia the bowling of Nathan Lyon. Erasmus said there was insuffi- Im Sung-jae/Abraham Ancer beat Xander New Zealand 1st innings Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK), Nigel Llong (ENG) their best.” Smith took three catches, cient grounds to overturn the J. Raval b Hazlewood ...... 1 TV umpire: Marais Erasmus (RSA) Schauffele/Patrick Cantlay 3 and 2 Boucher took over the T. Latham c and b Starc ...... 0 Match referee: Richie Richardson (WIN) including his blinder on the dismissal and Dar’s decision Hideki Matsuyama/CT Pan beat Webb Simp- domestic Titans franchise in second day to remove Kane stood. son/Patrick Reed 5 and 3 2016 and within a year was Adam Scott/An Byeong-hun tied with Matt named Coach of the Year at Kuchar/Tony Finau the annual CSA awards. He Rawalpindi Test: Fourth day’s play called off Foursomes has led the side to the coun- Internationals 1 United States 3 try’s first-class four-day AFP out a super sopper, but overcast and opted to bat on the first day, pacer Naseem Shah (2-83) and Louis Oosthuizen/Adam Scott lost to Dustin trophy, two 50-over com- RAWALPINDI conditions and poor light forced but play was called off after 68.1 Shaheen Shah Afridi (2-58) were petition wins and the umpires overs due to bad light. Only 18.2 the stand-out bowlers. Johnson/Gary Woodland 2 and 1 Twenty20 title. Overnight rain and poor light and Michael Gough to call off overs were possible on day two There is a clear forecast for- Marc Leishman/Abraham Ancer tied with Jus- He made 147 Test continued to mar Pakistan’s first play at 12:00 local time (0700 and 5.2 on the third. today but with so many overs tin Thomas/Rickie Fowler appearances for South Africa home Test in a decade yesterday, GMT). Sri Lanka were 282-6 in their lost over the four days, there is Cameron Smith/Im Sung-jae lost to Xander and took 999 dismissals in with officials calling the fourth Both the Pakistan and Sri first innings with Dhananjaya de little chance of a result in the Schauffele/Patrick Cantlay 2 and 1

all forms of cricket, a world day off before play had begun. Lanka teams remained in their Silva unbeaten on 87 and Dil- match. An Byeong-hun/Joaquin Niemann tied with record. Groundsmen wiped water hotel in Islamabad. ruwan Perera not out on six. The second Test is in Karachi Matt Kuchar/Tony Finau from the pitch covers and rolled Sri Lanka had won the toss For Pakistan, 16-year-old from December 19. 22 SPORT SUNDAY 15 DECEMBER 2019

QOC ‘proud’ of record-breaking Flag Relay

THE PENINSULA Speaking School, Doha College, Qatar this year hosted the DOHA Ooredoo building, Qatar Foun- IAAF World Athletics Champion- dation and the Katara Cultural ships as well as the inaugural More than 4000 people of all Village before finally finishing at ANOC World Beach Games and ages, gender and segments of the the Hamad International Airport is currently hosting the FIFA Club society today participated in the where the flag was handed over World Cup. third edition of the Team Qatar’s to be flown to Tokyo for the 2020 The national football team Flag Relay, organised by the Summer Olympic Games. won the 2019 Asian Cup in the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), Jassim bin Rashid Al Buenain, UAE and notable athlete suc- in celebration of sports, Qatar and Secretary-General of the Qatar cesses included Mutaz Barshim its athletes. Olympic Committee, said: “We winning gold in the high jump The relay took place as part are very proud that more people and Abdurrahman Samba of the Qatar National Day cele- than ever before took part in this winning bronze in the men’s brations and provided each of the year’s Team Qatar’s Flag Relay. 400m hurdles at the IAAF World 4,000 participants with the It has been an excellent year for Championships. honour of carrying the national Qatari sport. Our athletes have The 2019 Team Qatar’s Flag flag which will be raised at the excelled on the field of play and Relay was significantly supported Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. we as a nation have had the by a list of official sponsors The relay was open to all with honour of welcoming the world including Ooredoo, Qatar Qatari athletes and participants for some of the most prestigious Airways, Sports Corner and Al from every sector of the society international sports events. Eve- Kass Channels. all in attendance, reflecting the ryone in Qatar has played a part The event was also largely country’s commitment to inclu- in this success and today was backed by key stakeholders sivity and the power of sports in about ensuring everyone feels namely Qatar Foundation, Katara facilitating unity and building that sense of pride and unity. and Hamad International Airport bridges. When our national flag is raised while Abdullah Abdulghani & The Relay began at 7:00 am at Tokyo 2020, everyone who Bros. Co. WLL, F45, Al Meera Jassim bin Rashid Al Buenain, Secretary-General of the Qatar Olympic Committee, holding the national flag from QOC Headquarters and the participated today will know that Group, CAF Café, GBM and Gulf with officials at the Hamad International Airport yesterday, before hanging the same to a Qatar Airways flag was transported across Qatar, they played a part in getting it Crafts were the official visiting schools, Doha English there.” suppliers. pilot to be flown to Tokyo where the 2020 Summer Olympic Games will be held. Club WC debutants Flamengo land in Doha Salah

THE PENINSULA punishes DOHA wasteful CR Flamengo landed in Doha yesterday ahead of their partic- ipation in the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019. The Brazilian side, who secured qualification by winning CONMEBOL’s Copa Watford Libertadores, will play Al Hilal FC in the semi-final on Tuesday REUTERS at Khalifa International Stadium. The match will kick off at LIVERPOOL 20:30. CR Flamengo won their second-ever Copa Libertadores Liverpool forward Mohamed in November, beating Argentina’s River Plate 2-1 in the final, Salah kept up his scoring streak and the team also recently won the Brazilian Serie A title. against Watford with a brace as Thousands of Flamengo fans are expected to make the trip to the Premier League leaders Doha. sealed a 2-0 victory over the “This is a competition that brings club champions together bottom club at Anfield yesterday. and is full of difficult matches. Here in Doha, we’ll represent The win restored Liverpool’s a nation with over 40 million fans. We’re very happy to play 11-point advantage over second- a FIFA Club World Cup and we will try to end this special year placed Leicester City, who host Brizil’s CR Flamengo players and officials posing for a photograph upon arrival in Doha yesterday ahead of with another title,” said team captain Everton Ribeiro. Norwich City later in the day, their participation in the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019. The CONMEBOL’s Copa Libertadores champions Should CR Flamengo and Liverpool FC both win their semi- while Watford’s fourth defeat in final matches, fans could see a repeat of the famous 1981 Inter- will play Al Hilal FC in the semi-final on Tuesday at Khalifa International Stadium. BOTTOM: Flamengo players five games left new manager PICTURES: continental Cup, a precursor to the FIFA Club World Cup. On watching yesterday’s match between Al Hilal FC and ES Tunis at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium. Nigel Pearson’s side rooted to FIFA AND TWITTER (@FLAMENGO) that occasion, CR Flamengo emerged victorious in Tokyo, the bottom of the table. Japan, beating Liverpool 3-0. Liverpool took the lead with “We’re happy to represent Flamengo and Brazil in a high a typically lethal counter-attack level tournament here in Qatar. A lot of people are talking in the 38th minute as Sadio about a possible confrontation with Liverpool, but we need Mane collected the ball on the to focus on the first game. I’m not interested in anything else left and released Salah, who at the moment. We have a team to win another tournament, sprinted towards goal before but we need a lot of concentration and work here in Doha. cutting in and curling a shot That’s how we won the Libertadores and the Brazilian cham- home with his right foot. pionship”, said the team’s Portuguese coach Jorge Jesus. Mane thought that he had doubled the lead five minutes CR FLAMENGO (BRAZIL) after the break but the Video Confederation: CONMEBOL Assistant Referee (VAR) showed Maiden appearance at FCWC he was marginally offside when Qualified as winner of 2019 Copa Libertadores nodding the ball in from Xherdan 2019 Copa Libertadores record Shaqiri’s whipped cross. Matches played (win – draw- loss) 13 7 – 3 – 3 Salah then scored his eighth National and international titles league goal against Watford in National league titles: 6 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A titles: 1980, 1982, 1983, 1992, 2009, 2019 five matches with a brilliant Continental honours: 2 Copa Libertadores titles: 1981, 2019 back-heeled effort in added time Coach: Jorge Jesus, POR to secure the three points for Juergen Klopp’s side. Al Emadi wins Big Tour in Round-4 Ali Yousef Al Rumaihi (right), The Director of Longines Hathab Tour, presenting the winner’s trophy to Qatari rider Khalid Mohammed Al Emadi who topped the field in the Big Tour event of fourth round of the Tour at the Al Shaqab Indoor Arena yesterday. Mohammed Sultan Al Suwaidi (left) who finished second, and Mohammed Khalifa Albaker (third left) who ended in the third spot are also seen . SPORT PAGE | 21 PAGE | 22 Mark Boucher Salah double named seals Liverpool South Africa win over head coach Watford

Sunday 15 December 2019

Hosts Al Sadd go down fighting in thrilling clash on home turf Monterrey set up Liverpool semi-final ARMSTRONG VAS In the second half, Baghad Monterrey’s Rogelio THE PENINSULA Bounedjah gave a glimmer of Funes scores their hope for the home side with a goal Qatar’s Al Sadd packed plenty of in the 66th minute while Carlos second goal against 3-2 fire power in the last few minutes Rodriguez made it 3-1 in the 77th Al Sadd at the Jassim of the match but were unlucky to minute. Bin Hamad Stadium go down fighting 3-2 to CF Ten minutes later Abdelkarrim yesterday. Monterrey in the FIFA Club World Hassan, scored his second goal of 22' Leonel 66' Baghdad Cup quarter-finals. the tournament to offer a lifeline Vangioni Bounedjah Yesterday, the Mexican side to his side. 45' Rogelio 89' won the five-goal thriller at the Al Sadd started off on an Funes Mori Abdelkarim Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium to impressive note seeing more of make it to the semi-final and will the ball for most of the first half 77' Carlos Hassan take on Liverpool for a place in enjoying 60 percent ball pos- Rodríguez the final. session and forced five flag kicks The winners went into the half compared to the two their rivals Monterrey’s Leonel time break leading 2-0. got. Vangioni celebrates Leonel Vangioni opened the The home side came up with scoring their first goal. scoring for CF Monterrey in the varied combinations and with 23rd minute and Rogello Funes Akram Afif proving a live wire in added a second one at the stroke most of the attacks with his quick of half time. body feints and speedy runs while keeping his markers guessing by switching flanks. On the other hand, Algerian striker Bounedjah provided a perfect foil with his deft touches splitting open the heart of the Monterrey defence a couple of times. Midfielder Hassan Al Haydos, power behind it but lacked Al Sadd will take on ES who was held by coach Xavi Her- direction. Tunis in the fifth place nandez in the last match and came At the other end, the Mexican play-off on Tuesday. as a substitute, started proceeding side took time to settle down and yesterday controlled the pace of preferred to get back at the Al the match along with captain Gabi Sadd defence through break back beat the last line of Mexican for the Wolves. moves. defence. For the first 20 minutes, Al Much against the run of play, However, at the stroke of half Sadd dictated terms coming up the Mexicans struck on the goal time, Al Sadd completed a major with varied combinations and front through a superb goal which defensive blunder giving the rivals moments for the rival defence. the inside the box far and way with both wing backs Pedro had no answer from Al Sadd a chance to increase the lead. Al Sadd finally struck in the beyond the reach of the Sheeb to Minguel and Hassan going the keeper Saad Al Sheeb. Central defender Boualem 66th minute through Bounedjah, make it 3-1. attacking flock, Monterrey had a Vangioni, after receiving a Khoukhi, who at times moved up the Algerian striker beat his When all seemed lost, Al Sadd lot to handle in the initial period square pass from Dorlan Pabon to join the attacking flock, relayed marker Nicolas Sanchez to lunge scored the second goal of the of play. punished the Al Sadd defense a back pass from the right flank forward and head home Haydos match with two minutes left for Al Sadd made early inroads in which a thunderbolt. Receiving which Funes intercepted with his header past a dazed Barovero in the final whistle. rival defense in the 11th minute the ball from Pabon, Vangioni speedy run and beat and the Monterry goal. Hassan, who scored a indirect with a combined move uninitiated allowed it roll it to his favourite advancing Sheeb with a aplomb. Al Sadd kept on the attacking free kick thunderbolt in the last by Afif and Haydos, ending with left foot and then essayed a 30 Monterrey nearly increased but could not make much inroads match, unleashed yet another the last name shooting wide. yard drive which hit the top of the the lead six minutes into the while the Mexicans, who had in rasping left footer after being set Seven minutes later on, Afif goal post and rolled into the nets second half but captain Pabon was their ranks four Argentinean and up by Boundejah which beat the was again in the thick of action as much to the delight of the large denied in nick of time by the Al two Colombians, went contend rival keeper hands down. his left footer ended into the and noisy Mexican fans. Sadd keeper. in holding on to the lead and pre- Thereafter, Monterrey waiting hands of keeper Marcelo Down by a goal, Al Sadd Al Sadd thereafter took things ferring to rely on the counter defence survived some anxious Barovera. steeped up the pace and during in their own hands and dictated attacks. moments of three minutes of Al Sadd’s Baghdad Bounedjah Al Sadd maintained the this period Afif and Bounedjah terms but a few shots flew close Monterrey consolidated the injury time to make it to the semi- celebrates after scoring their attacking tempo and a minute came close to scoring on one to the rival goal with Hassan and lead in the 77th minute with Rod- finals where English giants Liv- first goal. later Haydos’ left footer had all the occasion apiece but could not Bounedjah giving a few anxious riguez planted his left footer from erpool await them. Gomis strikes as Al Hilal march into semi-finals

ARMSTRONG VAS And although the Saudi Arabian club Asian champions defeat THE PENINSULA Al Hilal’s forward was reduced to ten men with eight Bafetimbi Gomis their African counterparts minutes to go for the final whistle, coach celebrates after ES Tunis 1-0 to book Substitute Bafetimbi Gomis scored a Razvan Lucescu side withstood the last scoring a goal against gem of a goal to give Asian champions minute flurry of attacks to make their Flamengo meeting in Esperance de Tunis Al Hilal a hard fought 1-0 win over their way into the last four stage of the tour- last-four of the 2019 FIFA at the Jassim Bin African counterparts ES Tunis to take nament, where they will take on Bra- Hamad Stadium in Club World Cup. them into the FIFA Club World Cup zilian club Flamengo. Doha yesterday. semi-finals. Incidentally, the Brazilian players his shot was tipped up in the air by Yesterday at the Al Sadd Stadium, were in the stands and took a close look Ben Cherifia and a defender headed the Frenchman scored the lone goal of on the proceedings of the the ball away. the match after been on the pitch for quarter-final. Esperance were nearly gifted a goal just eight minutes. This is the second successive year after halftime when Hilal’s Yasser Al The match winner for Al Hilal came and the third time that the Tunisian Shahrani slid in to intercept a pass in the 73rd minute. side have crashed out in the quarter- through the middle but sent the ball The former Swansea City, Olym- finals. Last year they lost to UAE’s Al looping towards his own goal and goal- pique Lyonnais and Galatasaray player Ain club, while in the 2011 they lost to keeper Abdullah Al Mayouf clawed it was brought on in the 67th minute to Al Sadd in the quarter-finals. away just in time. break the deadlock and he duly obliged. Al Hilal were a dominant side on the Gomis finally broke the deadlock, Receiving the ball in the ES Tunis box, pitch while in the stands it was the Tunis while Hilal had to play the last few he expertly lifted the ball over Mohamed supporters who made a lot of noise and Badri shot wide with the goalkeeper out touch after Andre Carillo sent him clear, minutes with 10 men after Mohamed Yakoubi’s sliding challenge before clearly outnumbered the Saudi fans. of his ground. and his shot was smothered by goal- Kanno was given two yellow cards in blasting into the far corner from close Tunis had the first real chance after Carlos Eduardo wasted Hilal’s first keeper Moez Ben Cherifia. quick succession and sent off by Chilean range. the Hilal defence lost the ball, but Anice opening when he took a heavy first Carillo himself went close when Referee Roberto Tobar. 24 HOME SUNDAY 15 DECEMBER 2019