NBA | Page 6 CCRICKETRICKET | Page 10 Cavs march India call on as sluggish up Hardik To Advertise here Spurs are Pandya for Call: 444 11 300, 444 66 621 stunned England Tests Thursday, November 3, 2016 FOOTBALL Safar 3, 1438 AH Masterclass from GULF TIMES Man City exposes brittle Barcelona SPORT Page 3 QATAR STARS LEAGUE El Jaish survive Sailiya scare in 10-goal thriller The game started at an intense pace and with just ten minutes gone, both teams had found the back of the net thanks to some sloppy goalkeeping El Jaish celebrate their victory over Al Sailiya. SPOTLIGHT United manager Mourinho gets one-match touchline ban, fi ne AFP over two separate incidents yesterday. £50,000 in relation to media com- London The 53-year-old Portuguese re- ments he made prior to Manchester ceived the ban for being sent to the United’s game at Liverpool on 17 Octo- stands during the 0-0 draw with ber 2016,” read the FA statement. mbattled Manchester United Burnley last weekend and the fi ne for “An Independent Regulatory Com- manager Jose Mourinho will remarks he made ahead of the Premier mission heard that Mourinho accepted serve a one match touchline ban League game with Liverpool. He also the comments he made on 14 October and pay a £50,000 ($60,000, receives a mandatory £8,000 fi ne for 2016 constituted improper conduct but PICTURE: E55,000 euros) fi ne after being pun- being sent to the stands. denied they brought the game into dis- El Jaish goal machine Romarinho unleashes a powerful shot against Al Sailiya yesterday. Jayaram ished by the Football Association “Jose Mourinho has been fi ned repute, in contravention of Rule E3(1). By Sports Reporter Paul Efoulou on the ten minute mark. game after some beautiful build-up Doha After Al Sailiya drew level, Jaish play on the edge of the box created moved up a gear and took control of the space for him to drill a shot from 20 Watford chairman game, scoring two goals in quick suc- yards out and take what most would Riva resigns l Jaish went back to the top of cession. Abdulkader Elyas found the think would be an unassailable lead the Qatar Stars League table af- net on the 20th minute and Jaish’s Bra- into the second half. London: Raff aele Riva ter beating second from bottom zilian goal machine, Romarinho, made Al Sailiya’s second-half fi ghtback resigned as chairman Al Sailiya in a ten goal thriller at it 3-1 after 22 minutes. started with goals on 46th and 53rd of Watford, the Premier E League club being the Hamad Bin Khalifa Stadium which Romarinho, who was hot off the heels minutes when Sayaf al-Korbi hit the fi nished 6-4 to The Soldiers. of a hat-trick last weekend, then made woodwork and Mohammed Mudather investigated over allega- El Jaish now have 16 points from six it 4-1 with 37 minutes gone and took his headed home from the rebound and tions of falsified financial matches, while Al Sadd, with 14 points, tally to fi ve goals in the last two games Abdelraouf Hussein netted to make it information before the are second on goal diff erence ahead of and eight goals this QSL campaign. The 5-3 just two minutes later. current owner completed Lekhwiya. Rayyan are fourth with 12. Brazilian, who is now the league’s lead- A penalty from Al Sailiya’s Paul his takeover. The game started at an intense pace ing goal scorer, struck a beautiful free- Efoulou on the 65th minute then made “For the past four years I and with just ten minutes gone, both kick over Al Sailiya’s wall from 25 yards it 5-4 and let Al Sailiya dream of a have acted with honesty teams had found the back of the net out which left the goalkeeper with no fairy-tale comeback. That wasn’t to and in good faith in all thanks to some sloppy goalkeeping. chance as it smashed into the top right be though, unfortunately, as Rashidov my dealings on behalf of El Jaish took the lead after just fi ve corner of the goal. took the goal tally into double fi gures the club, and the club has minutes thanks to a goal from striker The fi rst-half goals kept on coming on the 77th minute and sealed all three developed and grown a Sardor Rashidov. Jaish’s lead didn’t last for El Jaish and just before the halft- points for El Jaish after running half great deal in this period,” long though as the league strugglers Al ime whistle, their new captain, Seydou the length of the pitch and fi nishing he said in a statement. Sailiya made it 1-1 thanks to a goal from Keita, struck The Soldiers’ fi fth of the from 18 yards out. XAVI SHINES AS SADD THRASH SHAHANIA Al Sadd skipper Xavi (R) celebrates scoring against Shahania in the QSL yesterday. See also page 2 Gulf Times 2 Thursday, November 3, 2016 FOOTBALL QATAR STARS LEAGUE SPOTLIGHT Tabata the hero as Rayyan edge Ahli Madson goal gives By Sports Reporter produced a spectacular hack- Doha heel defl ection from close range but his sharp shot was blocked by goalkeeper Amer al-Dosari. atar Stars League de- With current Qatar national team fending champion- coach Jorge Fossati taking notes ships Al Rayyan relied in the stands, Al Rayyan managed Qon a brace from star four corners in the fi rst 30 min- Khor stunning draw striker Rodrigo Tabata to beat Al utes in what was an exhibition of Ahli 2-1 at the Jassim bin Hamad all-out attack on the Al Ahli de- Stadium yesterday. fense line. In the round-six clash, Tabata In the 34th minute, striker Se- scored twice from the penalty bastian Soria attempted a fl ick spot to power his side to a well- into the Al Ahli net but his shot fought win. For Al Ahli, captain from close range fl ew above the and striker Meshal Abullah re- crossbar in the fast-paced game. against Lekhwiya duced the defi cit from the penal- A minute before the end of the ty spot in the second half penalty fi rst half, Tabata fi red a bullet kick in the 65th minute. towards Al Ahli goalmouth but Lekhwiya managed to find the net first in the second half, taking the lead again With former player and cap- goalkeeper al-Dosari punched tain Fabio Cesar watching from away the low ball. in the 57th minute thanks to a close range goal from Qatari international Ali Afif. the stands, the star-studded Al In injury time, Tabata lifted Al Rayyan side showed early intent Rayyan with a well-taken pen- By Sports Reporter Al Khor secured a well-deserved to dominate the proceedings. But alty kick. The referee penalised Doha point on the 73rd minute when predictably Al Ahli, who recently Al Ahli’s skipper Abdullah for Al Khor players congratulate the referee deemed Lecomte had reinstated head coach Yousef a handball inside his own box Madson on his equaliser. brought down number 91, Ali Adam, resisted with rough tack- by pointing to the penalty spot. ekhiwya dropped points in their Abdulkarem, in the box. Madson les on the Al Sadd Stadium pitch. Al Rayyan captain Tabata drove quest for their fi fth QSL falcon stepped up and converted the In the third minute, Al Rayyan the ball into the right hand cor- shield yesterday, sharing the penalty to make it 2-2 with a super also hit back with similar intent ner of the net while goalkeeper Lpoints with Al Khor in a 2-2 draw. cool fi nish, stuttering his run and with Daniel Goumou bringing al-Dosari chose to go left. It was Al Khor got off to the unluckiest of sending Lecomte the wrong way down Abdul Hussain resulting in Tabata’s fourth goal of the sea- starts, gifting Lekhwiya the lead after just a free-kick. son. 11 minutes through an own goal. South Lekhwiya a 2-1 lead going into the break Seconds later, Al Ahli’s Hussain Buoyed by the late strike close Korean international after a fi ne cross found him with acres of fi red a bullet from close range, to the end of the fi rst half, Al Nam Tae-hee made a darting run to- space in the six yard box. Despite a huge beating the Al Sadd goalkeeper Rayyan wasted little time in as- wards the 18 yards box before passing to leap to meet the ball with his head, the but the ball ricocheted off the serting itself in the second. Taba- Ali Afi f who whipped a dangerous cross man in red missed the ball and it went out goalpost in the 4th minute. In the ta doubled Al Rayyan’s lead in the into Al Khor’s six yard box from the right for a goal kick. 1-1 at the half-time whis- 8th minute, Al Rayyan’s Gonzalo 53rd minute when he scored off a wing. Seeing that Lekhwiya’s Youssef El- tle. Viera produced a snap-header off penalty kick for the second time Arabi was approaching the back post, Al Lekhwiya managed to fi nd the net fi rst a corner kick but his defl ection in the game played under lights at Khor’s number 23, Welinton Souza , at- in the second half, taking the lead again fl ew above the Al Ahli crossbar in Al Sadd stadium.