www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAGE | 21 PAGE | 22 Crutchlow fastest as Europa League: rain ruins practice Pogba at the doubleble Down Under for Man United SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER 2016 • 21 MOHARRAM 1438 thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar QATAR STARS LEAGUE Thursday’s Results Al Khor 1 Al Kharaitiyat 1 Al Sadd trounce Muaither as Al Shahaniya 1 Al Gharafa 1 Yesterday’s Results Al Sadd 4 Muaither SC 2 Umm Salal 0 Al Sailiya 0 Umm Salal and Al Sailiya draw Today’s matches Al Rayyan vs El Jaish at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, 5.30pm forward dribbled the ball into the Umm Salal looked content to sit Al Wakrah vs Lekhwiya at Saoud Bin Abdel Kasola, Bounedjah box, lined the shot up with his left back and play on the counter, a tac- Rahman Stadium, 7.40pm foot, cut back to his right and then tic that nearly paid dividends on the and Hassan goals put the ball into the net, to give the 68th minute after Hilal Mohammed give Wolves their Stallions a lifeline. made a darting run into Al Sailiya’s Muaither grabbed another goal half and struck a sweet ball to Umm third victory in four in the seventy eighth minute of Salal’s, Tha’er Bawab, who despite QSL matches the game from the penalty spot. Al finding himself in acres of space in Neymar signs new Sadd defender Abdelkarim Hassan the box was unable to control the brought down Muaither’s forward, ball and test the Peregrines keeper, Barcelona deal The Peninsula Ayoub Ouadrassi in the penalty box Gregory Gomis. Despite the posses- with the referee pointed to the spot. sion drawing level, Al Sailiya looked Ayoub stepped up for the penalty and the likelier of the two to score and until 2021 slotted it to the right to make it it 3-2. with 74 minutes gone, Sayaf Al-Korbi DOHA: Al Sadd trounced Muaither Seconds later Sadd defender found himself on the receiving end 4-2 in round four action of the Qatar Abdelkarim Hassan made up for of a pin-point cross about 10 yards AFP Stars League at the Al Sadd Stadium giving away the penalty by scoring from the goal but was unable to put Yesterday. a goal of his own to make it 4-2. The the header on target and it drifted The match ended in favour of the Qatari international smashed the ball wide of the post. Wolves but not before Al Sadd were with the outside of his left foot to give Umm Salal created just a handful BARCELONA: Brazilian superstar given a scare by the newly promoted the Wolves all three points. of chances but on the 83rd minute, Neymar (pictured) signed a new side. The other match saw Umm Salal Yannick Sagbo, went shoulder-to- five-year contract with Barce- Mohammed Kasola opened the and Al Sailiya share points at the shoulder with Mubark Eid Al Saadi lona on Friday that will keep him scoring in the ninth minute with a Qatar Sports Club Stadium. in Al Sailiya’s box, which led the far at the Spanish champions until towering header from a pinpoint With yesterday’s draw the smaller defender wearing blue to fall 2021, saying he felt “at home” at accurate Xavi freekick to give the Orange Fortress extended their to the ground and handle the ball the Camp Nou. Wolves an early lead. Minutes after unbeaten streak to four games. within his own 18 yard box which The deal, which was agreed in the first goal Al Sadd doubled their Despite fans at the Jassim Bin Hamad drew loud penalty appeals from the June, includes a buy-out clause of advantage in the eleventh minute Stadium witnessing a six goal thriller, Orange Fortress. Despite appeals up to 250m euros as Barca seek to thanks to an own goal from Muaither it was a very different story at the from the men in white the referee ward off interest from potential defender Saeed El-Hadj. Qatar Sports Club Stadium as fans waved on. Just two minutes later suitors across Europe. Al Sadd’s young defender Hossam witnessed a 0-0 stalemate which Sagbo found himself in space within Manchester United were Kamal sent in a cross into the box saw both teams leave with a point the 18 yard box and controlled a long reportedly chief among a number from the right hand side. Hamroun and a clean sheet. loping pass beautifully on his chest of clubs wishing to prise the Jugurtha headed the ball towards the After a lacklustre first half, with before bringing the ball down and 24-year-old attacker from Bar- goal and it came off the keeper into little to no clear chances from either turning to shoot. Unfortunately for celona, where he forms part of an the path of Al Haj, who miss-con- team, both came out after the break him, Al Sailiya’s goalkeeper, Gregory acclaimed triumvirate along with trolled the ball and sent it in for an with a new lease of life and began Gomis, was switched on and tracked Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez. own goal. pressing and creating chances. the ball as it glided into his box and “I’m very happy to renew with In the forty third minute Al Al Sailiya came out of the blocks was well placed to smother the effort the club, I feel at home,” Neymar Sadd furthered their lead through the stronger and more determined from the Umm Salal striker. told Barcelona’s official television Baghdad Bounedjah the Algerian team and if it were a game of two The best chance of the game station. international confidentially dis- halves would have been unhappy fell to Al Sailiya substitute Abdul- “I thought, with my fam- patched a right footed volley which to have left the second half empty rauf Hussein Omer, who on the 91st ily, that it was best for me to stay found the back of the net after a handed after dominating in pos- minute found himself with a golden here,” he added. cross from Ali Assad from the left session. Al Sailiya’s, Paul Efoulou, chance. The Brazilian has hit 91 goals hand side. looked like one of the Peregrine’s Unfortunately he scuffed his shot in 150 matches in all competitions In the sixty second minute most dangerous men and from the well wide. The tie ended 0-0,how- for Barcelona since arriving from Muaither’s captain, Alain Dioko whistle began picking up the ball in ever the away side Al Sailiya will be the Brazilian club Santos in 2013 Action from the Qatar Stars League match between Al Sadd and pulled one back for his team with Umm Salal’s half and running at the disappointed they didn’t come away in a controversial deal. a fantastic solo goal. The Congolese Orange Fortresses’ defence. from the tie with a win. Muaither at Al Sadd Stadium yesterday. Al Sadd won 4-2. Barcelona, who underlined their status as European heavy- weights with a 4-0 victory over Manchester City in the Champi- ons League during the week, did not give details of how much they Leaders El Jaish eye full points against Al Rayyan would be paying Neymar. “Neymar Jr extended his deal with FC Barcelona on Friday afternoon, putting pen to paper The Peninsula El Jaish’s coach “I respect Al Rayyan they are a will be the day that I am worried” on his contract at the club’s facil- Sabri Lamouchi big club and have a big manager now. reflected Laudrup on his sides 1-1 ities in the presence of president I am not worried about Al Rayyan draw last time out. Josep Maria Bartomeu,” the club going into the match. I am only focus- This will be Laudrup’s second said on its website. DOHA: Qatar Stars League (QSL) ing on El Jaish going into this match. game in charge of the Lions and “As the club announced, Ney- leaders El Jaish want to forget their My team will not be lacking moti- is confident that his side are suc- mar has signed a five-year deal semi-final from the AFC Champions vation after the defeat against Al cessfully adapting to his training which will keep him at Barca until League in a hurry when they take on Ain, we are playing a good side in Al methods. “I have made some changes 30 June 2021.” champions Al Rayyan in the fourth Rayan and my players will be focused to the system of play. Time is impor- In July a Spanish judge ruled Round match here today. and wanting to get a win after the tant and day by day we are working that there were irregularities in The Qartari side fell in the semi- game.” with the players to get well. We have Neymar’s 2013 transfer to Barce- final hurdle to an aggregate score of Lekhwiya coach Michael good players who train hard and are lona from Santos, but said it was 5-3 to Al Ain in the AFC Champions Laudrup evealed his excitement willing to earn so I am optimistic.” an issue for a civil court, not a League. for the match against El Jaish: “For Meanwhile in the other match, criminal court to settle. El Jaish coach Sabri Lamouchi is us it’s an interesting game. We are Al Wakrah fresh from picking up Last month authorities reo- expecting his boys to bury the disap- playing the top of a table side.