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FIFA Council Beaming at the Post-Match Press of Players FOOTBALL | Page 2 NNBABA | Page 5 ‘Chelsea Celtics won’t slump as crack under Millsap lift s pressure’ the Hawks Saturday, April 8, 2017 CRICKET Rajab 11, 1438 AH KKR make GULF TIMES mincemeat of Lions bowling SPORT Page 7 SPOTLIGHT Nam is enough: Belmadi praises Korean star for title ‘Nam is a special player for us. He delivers most of the time for the team and Al Khor survive cut but Shahania relegated yesterday he did it again despite the fact that he was sick’ Sports Reporter Doha l Khor claimed a hard- fought point against Al Shahania to escape rel- egation from the Qatar StarsA League yesterday. The 1-1 result however meant Al Shahania will head into the final round of the season knowing their fate is sealed as they will be relegated along with Muaither SC and Al Wakrah. Both sides headed into the fixture ing as they had achieved what they high on confidence following big wins had set out to do. in round 24, and both were equally Meanwhile, already relegated Al desperate for three points as they Wakrah and Umm Salal played out a looked to avoid relegation. Al Khor 2-2 draw. knew that a point would be enough to Umm Salal opened the scoring in secure their safety while Al Shahania the 16th minute courtesy of Yannick needed three points to entertain any Sagbo. Faouzi Aaish squared the hopes of survival going into the final ball to Sagbo from the right and the round of the season. Ivorian striker showed great instincts Al Khor looked the brighter of the and deflected the ball into the goal two teams and began piling on the from close range to make it 1-0 for the pressure from the whistle, forcing Al Orange Fortress. Shahania to sit deep in their own half. Mohsine Moutouali then equalised Despite dominating, it was actually Al for Al Wakrah in the thirty-first minute. Shahania who found the back of the After bringing down a cross from Nam Tae-hee (R) net first thanks to a counter-attack teammate Maher Yousef at the edge celebrates his winning goal against the run of play. With 17 min- of the box, the Moroccan midfielder with Mohamed Musa on utes on the clock, Al Shahania’s Saoud smashed the ball into the right side of Thursday. Picture: Noushad Mohamed found the net after evading the net to make it 1-1. Thekkayil the off side trap, leaving him with an Ten minutes later Al Wakrah de- easy finish from just 12 yards out to fender Mohamed Arafa brought down give his team a 1-0 lead. Umm Salal’s Mahmoud Mawas inside Despite going behind, Al Khor didn’t the box to give away a penalty. Sagbo let their heads drop and continued to stepped up for the penalty and coolly press deep into Al Shahania’s half. In slotted it in the bottom right corner the 34th minute, Al Khor’s Brazilian sending the keeper the wrong way to playmaker Madson split Al Shaha- score his second goal of the game. nia’s defence in two with a perfectly Al Wakrah did not give up the fight weighted through ball that Al Khor’s and were rewarded with a goal in the Mouhssin lajour latched onto, taking second half. In the 64th minute, Maher one touch before skillfully stabbing it Yousef got his name on the score over Al Shahania’s goalkeeper to level sheet with a wonder strike to bring his the scores. side level. The Qatari forward was out- The game began to balance out in side the box on the left side before he terms of possession but neither side sent the ball into the far bottom corner was able to find the back of the net of the net with a powerful shot from By Sports Reporter since December 2011 after leaving a ‘big honour’ for him to win the ti- again but Al Khor were not complain- distance to end the match at 2-2. Doha French Ligue 1 team Nancy who draft- tle for the third time with Lekhwiya. ed him when he was just 18 years old. “This is my third title as a coach in the Belmadi said he was confi dent Qatar Stars League and that is a big ekhwiya coach Djamel Bel- that the team would nail the title on honour. I am very happy about this SETBACK madi hopes to win more lau- Thursday itself. achievement.” rels with the club after guid- “I said to the players before the Meanwhile, team manager Walid Ling them to their fi fth Qatar match that we could become the Bakhit attributed the team’s success Stars League title, and the third under champions and we did it,” he said. to the hard work they put in since the Al-Mohannadi unable his charge, at the Abdulla bin Khalifa “We were well-poised for the title and tournament began. Stadium on Thursday. Nam was the main reason for the vic- “Since the season started everyone The France-born Algerian was tory. I am proud of this special group was working hard in order to regain to run for FIFA Council beaming at the post-match press of players. the title and thank God we achieved conference as he basked in the lime- “I expected a scenario like this to what we wanted,” said Bakhit. light of his success, after having happen and we were prepared for all “We are waiting for the real corona- Reuters FIFA’s Appeal Committee over- gone through an emotionally drain- possible scenarios, but what we were tion in the upcoming round when we Mumbai turned the ban on Thursday because ing match which saw South Korean most interested in was to achieve vic- will have a real celebration.” there was insuffi cient evidence to es- Nam Tae-hee score the decisive goal tory and we succeeded despite the fact Meanwhile, the Esteghlal Khuz- tablish that he had violated the code of against Al Ahli in second-half stop- that the match was not easy.” estan team arrived in Doha yester- atari soccer offi cial Saoud ethics. It also rescinded a$20,000 fi ne. page time for a 2-1 win. The Lekhwiya boss said he would be day for their AFC Champions League al-Mohannadi has missed The decision, however, came too Had Nam missed the opportunity, now turning his attention to the Asian match against Lekhwiya. the deadline to stand for a late for the Qatari to get back in the mix Lekhwiya would have had to wait un- Champions League, where they play The delegation is headed by Gawad place on the FIFA Council for the rescheduled elections at the til the fi nal day of the tournament as Iran’s Esteghlal Khuzestan next week Habib, chairman of the board of di- Qdespite having his one-year ban over- AFC Congress in Bahrain in May. close rivals Al Sadd were held to a 2-2 in Doha and of course the upcom- rectors of the club. turned, the Asian Football Confedera- “Sauod al-Mohannadi has not sub- draw by Al Sailiya thus maintaining ing Qatar Cup and Emir Cup tourna- tion (AFC) said yesterday. mitted his name to contest an AFC seat the slender two-point diff erence be- ments. Al-Mohannadi, a vice-president of on the FIFA Council in the election tween the top two teams. “We have an important match in the AFC and Qatar Football Associa- which will be held on May 8, 2017,” the But as it turned out, the six minutes the AFC champions League against tion (QFA), was one of the favourites AFC said in a statement to Reuters. of added time came as a boon for Le- Lekhwiya coach Djamel Belmadi won’t Esteghlal Khuzestan team after four to win a seat on the Council but was “The deadline for the submission of khwiya with Nam exploiting a defen- be resting on his laurels. days and we will begin to prepare for barred by FIFA two days before the the names of candidates was on Janu- sive error by the Al Ahli Goalkeeper off it from tomorrow,” he said. election at an AFC extraordinary con- ary 31, 2017.” a corner to drill the ball into the back “Nam is a special player for us. He “Winning the league will reduce the gress in Goa in September. The FIFA Council replaced the of the net and spark wild celebrations delivers most of the time for the team pressure on the players and motivate With FIFA President Gianni Infan- largely discredited Executive Com- at the ground. and yesterday he did it again despite them to perform at a special level in tino watching on, delegates infuriated mittee as FIFA’s decision-making body The 95th minute goal ensured Le- the fact that he was sick,” Belmadi told the Asian championship. by the last-minute disqualifi cation under reforms instituted in the wake of khwiya won the title with one match reporters. “However, we focus on all tourna- overwhelmingly voted down the agen- the 2015 corruption scandal in soccer’s to spare, and Belmadi was eff usive in “He showed great passion and com- ments and try to win as many titles as da of the meeting, forcing the elections world governing body. his praise for his star midfi elder played mitment especially after Lekhwiya fell possible. That is always our goal. We to be postponed. Candidates vying for the four avail- a pivotal role for the team throughout behind by an early goal.
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