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CRICKET | Page 4 BASEBALL | Page 5 Pakistan Red Sox stun whitewash Dodgers, reach Australia 3-0 brink of World in T20 series series title Monday, October 29, 2018 FOOTBALL Safar 20, 1440 AH Suarez hits hat-trick GULF TIMES as Barcelona thrash Real Madrid 5-1 SPORT Page 2 FOOTBALL/ ASIAN U-19 CHAMPIONSHIP Qatar book semi-fi nal spot and ticket to FIFA U-20 WC QATAR BEAT THAILAND 7-3, WITH FOUR GOALS COMING IN EXTRA TIME, AFTER THE TEAMS HAD FINISHED 3-3 AT THE END OF 90 MINUTES Ahmed Suhail gets airborne as the Qatar team celebrate after their win over Thailand in Jakarta yesterday. AFC Jakarta atar progressed to the semi- fi nals of the AFC U-19 Championship Indonesia Q2018 yesterday thanks to a 7-3 extra-time win over Thailand that also saw them book a spot at next year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup. Head coach Bruno Pinheiro’s charg- es, AFC U-19 champions in 2014, were made to dig deep by their Southeast Asian opponents as a quartet of late goals saw them advance to the last four where they will meet the winners of to- day’s quarter-fi nal tie between Korea Republic and Tajikistan. The late drama rounded off a clas- sic evening of football, one which had swung one way and then the other be- fore Qatar struck to seal a sensational victory and leave Thailand to rue what could have been. A piece of the action from the match. After a cautious opening to proceed- ings at Jakarta’s Gelora Bung Karno feet of Korawich Tasa when the striker With both sides understandably Stadium, it was Qatar who struck fi rst, was clean through on goal. tired, Qatar duly regained the advan- Hashim Ali making the most of Anuson Thailand refused to buckle after tage on 99 minutes, Umaru sliding the Jaiphet’s wayward defensive pass to curl the break, and they reduced the defi - ball past Nopphon after being found by a sublime shot beyond Thailand goal- cit within three minutes of the restart Mohamed Waad Abdulwahhab to reg- keeper Nopphon Lakhonphon in the as Korawich Tasa raced onto Kittipong ister his sixth goal of the campaign. 13th minute. Sansanit’s astute pass and planted a fi rm Khaled Mansour then struck within With Thailand already on the back- shot past Zakaria. the opening seconds of the second foot, the West Asians wasted little For a moment, Qatar – possibly re- period of extra-time, Umaru added a time in doubling their advantage, this membering their second half struggles sixth and Youssef Ayman bagged an- time Nasser al-Yazidi – starting his against Indonesia – were rocked, and other in the fi nal seconds to eventually fi rst game of the competition – scoring Korawich almost restored parity on seal Qatar’s victory and edge his side with aplomb following Abdulrasheed 56 minutes only to see his delicate lob closer to continental glory and guar- Umaru’s excellent run eight minutes over Zakaria land inches wide of the far antee themselves a fourth appearance at later. post. the FIFA U-20 World Cup. At the scene of their remarkable 6-5 Sensing a way back into the game Qatar coach Pinheiro said: “We are group stage defeat of host nation Indo- was there for the taking, Thailand of course very proud to be going to the nesia, Qatar continued to press as fi rst dramatically drew level on 61 minutes FIFA U-20 World Cup. All of Qatar will al-Yazidi fi red narrowly over the bar as Ahmed al-Minhali’s clearance fell be proud of the players. We now have from an angle and then Khaled Saleh to Sakunchai Saengthopho who bril- three days to recover both physical and forced Nopphon into a fi ne sprawling liantly found the top corner from 20 mentally before our semi-fi nal. save shortly after the half-hour mark. yards. Thirapak Prueangna then lashed “Our target now is, of course to reach In the fi nal minutes of what had been home Ekanit Panya’s delivery to put the fi nal, because when you are in the an excellent fi rst period for the Qataris, Thailand ahead with only 10 min- last four, that is all you want to do – win Saleh went close again with a driven utes remaining, before Ahmed Suhail the game and be in the fi nal.” eff ort from distance, before Thailand found the net with a sublime free-kick Thai coach Ithsara Sritharo said his spurned their fi rst genuine chance of to throw Qatar a lifeline and send the team will be taking plenty of positives the game, Salah Zakaria diving at the game to extra-time. from the tournament. Gulf Times 2 Monday, October 29, 2018 FOOTBALL LA LIGA RECOVERY Hoddle responding Suarez hat-trick well aft er heart attack as Barcelona blow away Real Madrid Suarez terrorised Madrid from start to finish and made light of Messi’s absence Reuters is time to rest. Therefore, his London family have reiterated the re- quest for their privacy to be re- spected during this period.” ormer England manager Hoddle was one of English Glenn Hoddle is in seri- football’s top players during the ous condition in hospital 1980s, winning 53 England caps but responding well to before managing his country Ftreatment after suff ering a heart from 1996 to 1999. attack, his spokesman said yes- He spent 12 years at Totten- terday. ham, playing 490 games in all Hoddle, who spent the bulk competitions and winning the of his playing career with Tot- FA Cup and the UEFA Cup. tenham Hotspur and played for Hoddle guided England to the Chelsea, French club AS Monaco 1998 World Cup fi nals in France and Swindon Town, was working but his tenure ended acrimo- for BT Sport as a pundit on his niously when his contract was 61st birthday on Saturday when terminated after an interview in he collapsed. which he expressed controver- “Glenn remains in a serious sial beliefs about disabled peo- condition in hospital after suf- ple. fering a heart attack yesterday. He went on to manage South- He continues to respond well to ampton, Tottenham and Wol- treatment,” the spokesman said. verhampton Wanderers before “Doctors have advised the working as a football television most important thing for Glenn pundit. SPOTLIGHT Rescued Thai boys honoured Barcelona’s Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez (L) scores against Real Madrid CF at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona yesterday. by Man United AFP RESULTS hacked it to the feet of Arthur, headed over, Luka Modric hit Reuters Ander Herrera, Paul Pogba, Barcelona his shot parried away by Cour- the inside of the post and Isco’s Manchester Anthony Martial, Ashley Young, Getafe 2 (Vidal 60, Foulquier Levante 2 (Roger 14, Rochina tois. finish was blocked after Rafin- Andreas Pereira and Fred also 62) Real Betis 0 90) Leganes 0 Still, Barca needed the help ha ran into trouble. met the young players, whose arcelona ran riot in Barcelona 5 (Coutinho 11, Sua- Celta Vigo 4 (Aspas 5, 36, 82, of VAR for the second. Suarez Madrid were less trans- he team of young Thai predicament attracted world- the Clasico yesterday rez 30-pen, 75, 83, Vidal 87) Real Mendez 56) Eibar 0 was too quick to the ball at the formed at the back, where Sua- footballers who cap- wide attention last summer. as Luis Suarez scored Madrid 1 (Marcelo 50) Atletico Madrid 2 (Godin 45, near post and Varane bundled rez acrobatically volleyed onto tured the world’s atten- The youngsters have already Bthe hat-trick that will Played Saturday Luis 60) Real Sociedad 0 him over. It was a clear pen- the post before Alba fired just tion when trapped in an experienced a taste of Man- surely spell the end of Julen Lo- alty, which Suarez converted wide. As Madrid’s momen- Tunderground cave for more than chester United folklore, having Girona 2 (Portu 34-pen, 45) Played Friday petegui’s spell as Real Madrid Rayo Vallecano 1 (Galvez 61) Valladolid 1 (Verde 90+1) Espan- for his seventh goal in 11 games tum faded, Suarez landed the two weeks this summer enjoyed appeared alongside the club’s coach. Athletic Bilbao 0 Valencia 0 yol 1 (Iglesias 20) against these opponents. His knock-out blow. a day to remember at Manchester former forward Zlatan Ibrahi- Barcelona were 5-1 winners at eighth and ninth were still to Sergi Roberto chipped a United’s Old Traff ord yesterday. movic on a US talk show hosted the Camp Nou, dominant for come. cross into the box but the ball Having met United manager by Ellen Degeneres. all-but a 15-minute spell after win in six games, as Madrid fall up down the left early on. Gerard Pique should have had neither the pace nor the Jose Mourinho and fi rst team The 12 players were accom- half-time when the otherwise seven points behind Barcelona, Sergio Busquets was allowed headed in while a promis- angle to be headed in eas- stars on Saturday, they were panied by two coaches, family hapless Madrid briefly threat- who return to the top of the ta- time to wait for Jordi Alba’s ing Madrid free-kick some- ily. Suarez, however, generated guests of honour as the Red Dev- members and Thai government ened a comeback. ble. zooming run past both Gareth how ended with another Barca both himself to leave Courtois ils faced Everton in the Premier offi cial Werachon Sukondhap- All the failures that have un- This defeat was reminiscent Bale and Nacho, with the full- sprawl on the counter-attack.