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Liverpool’s perfect start continues with 3-0 win over SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2018 S’thampton PAGE 18 ‘I did not like my team’: Mourinho fumes at Manchester United’s draw PAGE 18 ASIA CUP INDIA VS PAKISTAN (2.30 PM) Bounedjah brace caps 5-star Al Sadd’s rout of Al Rayyan IKOLI VICTOR DOHA AL SADD produced an attack- ing masterclass as they doused any concerns of an Asian Champions League hango- ver to blow away Al Rayyan in convincing style with five magnificent goals in the Qa- tar Clasico as coach Jesualdo Ferreira strolled to a massive victory in front of 5,346 fans at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Saturday. Baghdad Bounedjah opened the floodgate of goals on his 42nd QNB Stars League ap- pearance for Al Sadd and added the fourth, before goals from Abdelkarim Hassan, Akram Afif and Jung Wooyoung. This was Al Sadd’s fourth win in five league matches, Al Sadd supporters at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Saturday. and for Al Rayyan it was a harrowing experience. It was their biggest defeat in recent QNB Stars memory and first defeat of Al Duhail upstage the season as they dropped League to sixth in the league table. Al Sadd 5 Al Sadd meanwhile, have Al Gharafa 4-2 13 points with whopping 26 (Bounedjah 11’, 70’, goals scored in five games and A Hasan 31’, Akram TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ond time and found the net. a game still to play. 59’, W. Jung 79’) DOHA Al Duhail goalkeeper Amin bt Al Rayyan 0 Lecomte brought down Tare- Al Duhail 4 (El Arabi REIGNING QNB Stars mi and the referee promptly League champions Al Du- pointed to the penalty spot. 9’, 42’ (P), Nam hail, who crashed out of the Weiss calmly converted the We overcame Rayyan and Tae-hee 62’, 88’) AFC Champions League last penalty as Al Gharafa equal- took control of the entire bt Al Gharafa 2 week after losing to Perse- ised. It was Weiss’ fourth goal first half. There were some polis, were facing at another of the season. (V. Weis 16’ (P), reversal El Arabi added to his sea- nervous moments in the M. Taremi 52’ (P)) opening minutes of the At 1-1 and down to 10 son tally when he converted men in the 34th minute an easy penalty in the 42nd second half but then when against Al Gharafa on Satur- minute. The forward was the fourth (goal) was perfect cross into the box. day, but they weathered the brought down by Amro in- scored, they surrendered. With the game sealed, Afif storm to win the fast paced side the box and the referee gave way for Ali Asadalla and encounter 4-2. pointed to the penalty spot. Al Sadd coach the youngster didn’t look hap- A double by Yousef El It was El Arabi’s fifth goal. Jesualdo Ferreira py with coach Ferreira as both Arabi (9th and 42nd-min Al Gharafa equalised a were seen talking as he walked penalty) and Nam Tae-Hee’s second time early in the sec- to the bench. brace (62nd and 88th) paved ond half when Taremi con- Ferreira in his post-match Al Sadd used all their three the way for Al Duhail’s win. verted a penalty, beating the press conference said: “When substitutions when Miguel For Al Gharafa, the goals Al Duhail keeper with a shot the Clasico finished with five Pedro gave way for Tarik Sal- were scored by Vladimir to his right. unreplied goals, it is hard to man in the 77th minute. Weiss (16th-min penalty) Close to the hour-mark, El say it is a Clasico and harder to South Korean World Cup and Mehdi Taremi (51st-min Arabi produced a snap-head- have that big scoreline against defender Wooyoung Jung penalty). er that crashed into the Al Al Rayyan. completed the rout with a Al Duhail opened the Gharfa crossbar and the ball “We overcame Rayyan and spectacular goal to make it 5-0 scoring through a brilliant bounced back without caus- took control of the entire first in the 79th minute. finish by El Arabi. After pick- ing any harm. But Al Duhail half. There were some nerv- The Korean curled the ball ing up a cross from centre were not to be denied when ous moments in the opening that sailed straight into the of the field, the Moroccan Nam curled in the ball from minutes of the second half back of the net from Assadal- striker outpaced his marker inside the Al Gharafa box. The but then when the fourth was la’s fine pass. Amro Seraj before firing a ball swung late and crashed scored, they surrendered.” In the end, the score- shot towards the goal from into the net, giving Nam his The match started brightly line was a true reflection of inside the Al Gharafa box. fourth goal of the season. for Al Rayyan as they control- Al Sadd’s skipper Xavi Hernandez (right) celebrates with star striker Baghdad Bounedjah after he scored Al Sadd’s dominance and su- Goalkeeper Yousef Has- Just before the end, the led the early initiatives but one of his two goals against Al Rayyan in Qatar Clasico at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Saturday. periority over Al Rayyan. san palmed the ball away, playmaker scored his second lacked the cutting edge up “It’s a disappointment as but El Arabi took aim a sec- from close range. front. Against the run of play, end-to-end stuff as Al Rayy- but for some fine goalkeeping Bounedjah’s through pass Al Sadd was a better side than Al Rayyan defender Ali Sanad an’s attacks were neutralised by Barry. from the edge of the box to us; we had some situation in in his area failed to clear an by the enterprising Pedro The best was still to come chip the ball past Barry. the game,” a dejected Rodolfo harmless ball delivered by Al Miguel and Boualem Khouki. as Sadd seized possession of With defender Hassan Arruabarrena said. Sadd’s Hamid Ismaeil. Oumar Abdelkarim Hassan made the game and added three slow in his crosses, Ferreira “We will focus our short- Barry rushed out to clear but it 2-0 in the 31st minute with goals in the second half. substituted the left back for comings and plan for the next the dangerous Bounedjah was a left-footed blistering strike Al Rayyan were powerless Yassir Essa. game. It is not easy to predict quicker to nod the ball past from inside the box in the 31st defensively and lacked crea- Striker Bounedjah was de- the future on a top-four fin- him in the 11th minute. minute with an assisted pass tivity in the middle and going nied a second goal by the im- ish; we still have about seven Al Rayyan’s response was from Wooyoung Jung. forward. Akram Afif continued pressive Barry, who dived at matches to conclude the first immediate as Mohammed By halftime, by which Al his rich vein of form when he full stretch to stop a low shot in half of the season. So we will Jumma’s cross agonisingly wide Sadd had established a two- scored the Wolves third goal the 67th minute. Three min- continue to work hard and needed the slightest of touches goal lead, it was a case of and his seventh of the season utes later, the Algerian scored improve in our performances Nam Tae-hee (left) and Youssef El Arabi scored two goals each but there was no one to connect. damage control. Things could on the hour mark. The Qa- his second of the game with a for the rest of the season,” for Al Duhail against Al Gharafa on Saturday. The game turned into an have been worse for Rayyan tari international connected thumping header from a Xavi he added. Badminton star Lee Chong Wei has cancer, in Taiwan for treatment AFP best badminton of his life. Malaysian badminton star “BAM is in constant con- lowed avidly back home, as was KUALA LUMPUR Speculation had been tact with (Lee) and we will of- his long-running rivalry with swirling about his health Lee Chong Wei has fer any support we can to our Chinese superstar Lin Dan. MALAYSIAN badminton star since he stopped turning up early-stage nose cancer. legend.” His last shot at Olympic Lee Chong Wei has early-stage for training in July, and the The country’s most Missing the World Cham- gold at Rio 2016 ended in fail- nose cancer and is being treat- Badminton Association of successful Olympian ever, pionships in July and August ure when the Malaysian lost ed in Taiwan, sports officials Malaysia (BAM) announced who enjoys superstar status was a particular blow for the out to China's Chen Long in said on Saturday, after weeks that he was pulling out of the former world number one as a nail-biting final. Lee, cur- of speculation about his health. World Championships and in his homeland, was the tournament's top honour is rently ranked number four in The country's most suc- Asian Games. responding well to one of the major awards miss- the world, had said Rio would cessful Olympian ever, who Subsequent reports said treatment, say officials. ing from his trophy cabinet. be his last Olympics. Lee had enjoys superstar status in his the three-time Olympic silver Badminton is hugely popu- fought his way back to the top homeland, was responding medallist had travelled to Tai- stage nose cancer.