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Sports Monday, December 14, 2020 13 QNB Stars League: Table toppers Al Sadd thrash Gharafa; Al Duhail, QSC also win

Tribune News Network Doha

Al Sadd continued to be un- stoppable in the QNB Stars League 2020-21 as they drubbed Al Gharafa 4-1 in their Week 9 clash at Al Duhail Stadium on Sunday. In the other clashes, Al Duhail beat Al Arabi 2-0 while Qatar SC prevailed over Al Sailiya 3-1. Al Sadd towered over Al Gharafa as (fifth minute), Santiago Ca- zorla (63rd minute), (84th minute) and Bagh- dad Bounedjah (90th min- ute) scored the goals for the Wolves, who continued to top the table with 25 points fol- lowing their eighth victory. Al An Al Gharafa player looks on as Al Sadd players celebrate one of their four goals at the Al Duhail Stadium Sadd had drawn one match. on Sunday. Al Sadd are topping the QNB Stars League table with 25 points after 9 matches. Koo Ja-Cheol scored in the 76th minute for Al Gharafa, Shnein gave a hot chase but Serigne Mbodji (45+4) casions in the first half as his who remained on 18 points af- Edmislon, after slipping into scored the only of Al Sailiya, shot hit the crossbar and Tiago ter their third defeat. the box, flicked the ball to the who stood on 11 points follow- sent the rebound wide with a In just the second minute right of the goalkeeper from ing their fourth defeat. bicycle kick. of the fast-paced clash, Al Sadd close range. Qatar SC were in unrelent- On another occasion, Mo- captain Hassan Al Haydous, After a few tame exchang- ing mood from start. That they hanad skied his shot before he darting down the right flank, es, Edmilson curled in a long- were up by two goals inside 15 had a goal disallowed for off- delivered a near-perfect cross Qatar Sports Club players celebrate one of their three goals against Al Sailiya in their Week 9 match of the range shot in the 66th minute, minutes showed how charged side in the 44th minute. for , but QNB Stars League at the Al Ahli Stadium on Sunday. but his shot slipped past the up their players have been However, Al Sailiya’s ef- Al Gharafa defender Tamim Al post without causing damage under the tutelage of former forts bore fruits as Mbodji re- Muhaza kept his nose ahead of that hit the goalpost. defender , Al Arabi remained on six to Al Arabi. Qatar international duced the margin in first-half the feared Algerian striker to Two minutes later, Al found Koo with a neat cross points after their fifth defeat. The Red Knights sealed Younis Ali, who took charge of injury time with a diving head- head the ball for a corner. Gharafa wasted a golden op- and slipped in the ball from After a cagey start, Al their commanding show with the side this season. er off Nadir Belhadj’s cross. In the fourth minute, Al portunity to score off a penalty touching distance of the goal- Arabi’s Abdulla Al Marafi pro- another strike from Edmilson Okpotu scored both his Al Sailiya showed more Gharafa’s Homam Elamin kick. Salman brought down line. Koo charged into the Al vided a bit of flair when he at- who fired a bullet from the goals in similar fashion, with alacrity in the second half. brought down Al Haydous close Yousef Muftah of Al Gharafa. Sadd box and fired home with tempted a bicycle kick from edge of the box after a short Algerian forward Belaili pro- Soon after resumption, Belh- to his own box with a reckless The referee sought the assis- a powerful shot. the edge of the box, but his pass from Almoez stationed viding him with the assists adj tested the goalkeeper with tackle that saw the Qatar na- tance VAR and then pointed Ten minutes later, Afif spectacular shot was punched around 20 yards away. Edm- on both occasions. Referee a grounder and then, in the tional team skipper writhing to the spot kick. Al Gharafa’s produced a deft left-footed by keeper Mohammed Al ilson stopped the ball, made a Hamad Al Subaie referred to 83rd minute, he was thwarted in pain. Khoukhi did not disap- Algerian midfielder Sofiane flick from an acute angle into Bakri in the sixth minute. quick assessment of the angle the Video Assistant Referee to by Amine. point with the resultant free- Hanni decided to go left of the top of the net for his fifth Two minutes later, Al and then fired a shot to the confirm the second goal as Ok- Qatar SC swelled the mar- kick, sending the ball into the keeper who goal of the season. Duhail’s Eduardo Rodrigues right of Al Abbasi, who dived potu was doubted to have been gin, with Belaili getting on to net with a slick shot that sailed produced a perfect dive to de- Bounedjah added Al (Dudu) dribbled past Ibrahim full length. offside. the scoresheet as the match into the top right of net with Al flect the ball away. Sadd’s fourth goal in the last Kalla and charged into the Al Okpotu had a narrow miss wore on. Gharafa keeper Salah Hassan Al Sadd doubled their lead minute from close range. Arabi box. The Brazilian fired Qatar SC score easy win in the 27th minute as he hit a Results unable to stop the ball. when Muftah brought down a powerful shot that sailed Qatar SC beat Al Sailiya shot over the bar. Qatar SC’s Ali Al Sadd 4 (Boualem Khoukhi It was Khoukhi’s first goal Guilherme Torres resulting in Al Duhail two good past the Al Arabi goalpost in 3-1 at the Al Ahli Stadium Karimi had a free-kick parried 5’, 63’, Akram Afif of the season and it came off in a long-range free-kick. Cazorla Al Duhail defeated Al Arabi what was their first serious at- with Anthony Okpotu (11th by Al Sailiya goalkeeper Claude 84’, Baghdad Bounedjah 90’) bt a spectacular fashion. curled in a free-kick that sailed 2-0 at Al Duhail Stadium rid- tempt at goal. and 15th minutes) and Youcef Amin in the 38th minute. Al Gharafa 1 (Koo Ja-Cheol 76’) On the half-hour mark, above the Al Gharafa wall and ing on a double from Edmilson Al Duhail then opened the Belaili (88th minute) scor- Mohanad Ali led Al Saili- Al Duhail 2 (Edmilson Junior of Al Sadd, af- dipped on the goalkeeper be- Junior (32nd and 78th min- scoring. Rodrigues, in the cen- ing. The Kings moved on to 15 ya’s attacks even as his strike 32’, 78’) bt Al Arabi 0 ter making his way into the fore bouncing. utes) which saw the defending tre of the pitch near the Al Ara- points with their fourth con- partner Tiago Bezerra was Qatar SC 3 (Anthony Okpotu 11’, Al Gharafa box, picked up a In the 74th minute, Hanni champions claim their fifth bi box, found Edmilson with a secutive victory and fifth over- off-colour. Iraqi Mohanad 15’; Youcef Belaili 88’) bt Al deflected ball and fired a shot despite under pressure from win to move on to 15 points. short pass. Al Arabi’s Fahad all this season. was unlucky on a couple of oc- Sailiya 1 (Kara Mbodji 45+5’).

Premier League Liverpool and Tottenham miss chance Ronaldo scores twice on to extend lead, stay tied at the top 100th Juve appearance AFP AFP Lloris failed to hold Eberechi Milan London Eze’s free-kick and Jeffrey Sch- lupp swept home the rebound. marked Liverpool and Tottenham “We lost two points. If I his 100th game for Juventus remain tied at the top of the look to the last 10 minutes of with a pair of penalties in a 3-1 after both the game, yes, if I look at the success over Genoa on Sunday, were surprisingly held to 1-1 first 45 minutes, yes, but from as the champions closed the draws at Fulham and Crystal 45 to 75 minutes we couldn’t gap on Serie A leaders AC Mi- Palace respectively on Sunday. play or build from the back and lan. The top two face each we made lots of mistakes,” said Paulo Dybala got his first other at Anfield on Wednes- Spurs coach Jose Mourinho. league goal of the season in day and, after Chelsea, Man- Guaita then redeemed the 57th minute and Ronaldo chester City and Manchester himself with a pair of out- sealed the points with two late United failed to win on Satur- standing saves as Spurs sud- strikes from the spot after Ste- day, they missed the chance to denly found their attacking fano Sturaro had levelled for open up a gap at the top in the thrust again after the equal- the hosts after an hour. Juventus’ Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo shoots to score his title race. iser. The Spanish ‘keeper got The Portuguese forward’s second penalty during the Italian Serie A match vs Genoa at the Liverpool needed a Mo- down low to his left to deny strikes have taken him level Luigi-Ferraris Stadium in Genoa on Sunday. (AFP) hamed Salah penalty 11 min- Kane a second before Eric with AC Milan star Zlatan Ibra- utes from time to avoid an Dier’s brilliant stoppage-time himovic as leading scorer in Se- All matches in Italy this Maradona, renamed after the embarrassing defeat at Ful- free-kick was somehow clawed rie A with 10 goals. weekend were preceded by a Argentina legend who led the ham after a dreadful first-half behind by Guaita. “What better way to cel- minute’s silence in memory of club to their only league ti- performance from the English ebrate my 100th game for Ju- Italy’s 1982 World Cup win- tles in 1987 and 1990 and the champions left Jurgen Klopp Southampton soar ventus, than scoring two more ner Paolo Rossi, who died on UEFA Cup in 1989. seething on the touchline. Southampton are now just goals for the team?” Ronaldo Wednesday, aged 64. Jakub Jankto put Sampdo- “We needed half an hour to two points off the top after said on Twitter before vowing Juventus, 3-0 winners at ria ahead in the 20th minute, get our feet in the game, that’s they climbed into third with to reach 100 goals for the reign- Barcelona in the Champions but Hirving Lozano came off why I shouted a bit at them,” a comfortable 3-0 win over ing champions. League during the week, came the bench in the second half to said Klopp. struggling Sheffield United on Champions Juventus move out firing with Adrien Rabiot spark a Napoli revival. “The first 30 minutes was Sunday. up to fourth in the table, equal having a goal disallowed after Lozano got his head to just not good, we could have Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side on points with third-placed two minutes. a Dries Mertens cross seven lost the game in that period. Tottenham Hotspur’s English striker (left) celebrates scor- took the lead when Che Adams Napoli, after just their second After a frustrating first half minutes after the break with We didn’t because the next 60 ing during the English Premier League match against Crystal Palace netted against his former club. league win away from home Juventus broke through with the Mexican international then were really good.” at Selhurst Park in London on Sunday. (AFP) Stuart Armstrong’s de- this season. US midfielder Weston McKen- crossing for Andrea Petagna Bobby DeCordova-Reid’s flected effort doubled the Both Juventus and Napoli nie setting up Dybala for the to nod in the winner with 22 thunderous finish into the far selves to salvage a point when Tottenham pegged back Saints’ advantage before Na- are three points behind AC Mi- opener. minutes remaining. Inter Mi- corner to take the lead was no Aboubakar Kamara was pe- Palace could also count on the than Redmond wrapped up lan who host Parma later on Nicolo Rovella’s foul on lan bounced back after their more than Scott Parker’s side nalised for handling Georginio return of fans to Selhurst Park their fifth victory in the last Sunday. Juan Cuadrado allowed Ronal- Champions League exit, de- deserved as the returning Alis- Wijnaldum’s free-kick. for the first time in nine months seven games. “Dybala needed this goal do slot in his first after 78 min- spite trailing with a quarter son Becker kept Liverpool in Salah slammed the penalty to inspire a second-half fight- “I don’t see any reason why to unlock mentally and physi- utes with the second coming a of an hour to go in Sardinia. the game before the break. low and just beyond the grasp back against Tottenham. we shouldn’t continue what cally,” said coach Andrea Pirlo. minute from time after Perin Former Cagliari player Nicolo Fulham were also contro- of Alphonse Areola, but Ful- Harry Kane opened the we’re doing at this moment,” “We were expecting it, he brought down Alvaro Morata. Barella volleyed in the equal- versially not awarded a penalty ham comfortably saw out the fi- scoring thanks to a goalkeep- said Hassenhuttl. returned to scoring and now Genoa sink to second from iser after 77 minutes with Da- when referee Andre Marriner nal 10 minutes to the delight of ing howler from Vicente Guaita Results: Crystal Palace 1 (Sch- we expect even more.” bottom of the league after their nilo D’Ambrosio coming off the stood by his initial decision af- 2,000 fans at . as he misjudged the England lupp 81) Tottenham 1 (Kane Inter Milan reclaimed sec- worst ever start to a season bench to immediately nod in a ter reviewing Fabinho’s chal- Despite the limited num- captain’s long-range effort. 23); Southampton 3 (Adams ond spot, two points behind with just six points from 11 second with six minutes to go. lenge on Ivan Cavaleiro. bers, there is pattern across Spurs then sat on their 34, Armstrong 62, Redmond Milan, with a 3-1 comeback games. Romelu Lukaku added a Liverpool dominated the the last two weekends that the lead and failed to hold out for 83) Sheffield United 0; Fulham win at Cagliari while Napoli are Napoli win third deep into injury time, second-half to pin Fulham back, return of supporters is provid- a sixth consecutive Premier 1 (De Cordova-Reid 25) Liver- a further point adrift after beat- Napoli got their first win for his ninth league goals this but needed a spot-kick them- ing a boost to the home side. League clean sheet when Hugo pool 1 (Salah 79-pen). ing Sampdoria 2-1. in their Stadio Diego Armando season.