SPORT Thursday 8 December 2016 PAGE | 32 PAGE | 33 Hosszu launches Villa namedd SC Worlds MLS Player with a bang of the Year Al Wakrah earn Magical Bounedjah seals season's first win The Peninsula sides, Al Khor coach Jean Fernandez decided to bench 5-0 victory for Al Sadd ottom-placed Al Wak- a limping Iajour in the 32nd rah yesterday edged minute, bringing out young Bout Al Khor 1-0 to Ali Abdulkarem to replace score their first win of the the Moroccan forward. The Peninsula season but the two sides In the 36th minute, Al could barely impress with Wakrah's Abdulrahman l Sadd produced an their on-field tactics. Fakhroo produced a spectac- attacking master class Mohsine Moutaouali ular snap-header off a to defeat reigning scored the only goal of the long-range free-kick but the Qatar Stars League match in the 43rd minute at ball smashed into the Al Khor champions Al Rayyan Al Wakrah Stadium where crossbar with goalkeeper 5-0A in the Qatar Clasico yesterday scrappy football saw players Djibril completely beaten. evening. getting tangled with match With two minutes before Al Sadd opened the scoring officials and rivals alike. the first-half whistle went towards the end of the first half Soon after the first 10 off, Al Wakrah grabbed the and a further four goals in the sec- minutes of play, the clash lead. ond half to pile the misery on Al turned into a physical game Ahmed Fadel slipped in Rayyan. The tie also saw Algerian as Al Khor's Mouhssine Iajour a neat ball from the edge of striker Bagdad Bounedjah score a seemingly head-butted Al the box toward Moutaouali hat-trick to confirm his status as Wakrah's Ali Hussain, cap- who should have been the leagues top scorer. tain of the home side, as the marked by the two Al Khor Typically the Clasico started at players got ready for a defenders in their own box. breakneck speed with Al Rayyan free-kick. With his markers slow to having a early chance to open the Hussain collapsed - as if react, Moutaouali tapped the scoring, unfortunately Abulrah- struck by lightning - causing ball down before firing his man Al Harazi, couldn't get the ball a stoppage in play amid con- shot into the net with goal- out of his feet in time with just one Al Sadd's Bagdad Bounedjah (centre) celebrates stant berating and keeper Djibril unable to minute on the clock. The hosts Al after scoring one of his three goals during finger-pointing from players effect a stop in the 43rd Rayyan dominated the ball in the yesterday's El Clasico against Al Rayyan at Jassim of the two sides. minute. early exchanges but lacked that After much delay, when With goal-scoring Bin Hamad Stadium. cutting edge despite their flare in the free-kick was finally opportunities reducing with the final third. taken, it was Iajour's turn to each minute in the second Al Sadd registered their first doubled their lead after the restart. Barry much to the joy of his put on a show as the feisty half, the players often chance of note after 23 minutes of Al Sadd dominate A fine solo run from Jugurtha team-mates. Moroccan striker tumbled engaged in rough play. In the the game. Bagdad Bounedjah held Hamroun saw the Algerian race Al Sadd where at their free following a rough tackle 75th minute, Al Wakrah's Qatar Stars League the ball up well before laying off up the left hard side. His cross flowing best and Bagdad from Hussain. Waheed Tahiri was shown a champions Al Rayyan his shot to compatriot Jurgitha found Bagdad Bounedjah who Bounedjah grabbed a hat-trick and Another stoppage in play yellow card for bringing Hamroun, however the wingers suffer massive defeat tapped in from close range for his his sides fifth of the night to fur- ensued as players quarrelled down Sadeeqi of Al Khor. sliced effort flew way over the in Qatar Clasico. second of the game and twelfth of ther exert misery on an Al Rayyan inside the Al Khor box in the In the 80th minute, Al Rayyan cross bar. the season. side bereft of ideas in defence. 17th minute. Khor's Abdulla Mustaf Saif The tie opened midway though Al Sadd's Algerian Willed on by the typically bois- Pedro Corriea knocked the ball The passage of rough slammed his knee in the the first half and the side striker Bagdad terous Qatar Clasico crowd Al Sadd up to the Algerian who smashed play continued for another back of Tahiri, resulting in exchanged chances. On the 25th Bounedjah scores a killed off the game thanks to a top the ball in to the top right hand 10 minutes or so - in one case another time out in the phys- minute Rodrigo Tabata produced hat-trick to confirm his class free kick from captain Xavi. corner to confirm the rout. Al Khor's Parou Sadeeqi was ically draining clash. a textbook freekick which was status as the leagues Striker Bagdad Bounedjah was Earlier, Umm Salal took on in- brought down by a Al Wak- However, the scrappy comfortably saved following Ser- top scorer. fouled just outside the box, Xavi form Al Gharafa at the Qatar SC rah player, resulting a quick clash closed out on pleasing gio Garcia being bundeled down primed himself for the strike and Stadium yesterday where the reprimand from referee note. just outside the box. Sadd also curled the ball into the top corner Cheetahs were successful in pen- Nayef Al Kadiri in the 27th Al Wakrah's Waled Saleh could of opened the scoring a Gomu on the arm and the referee registering his fourth goal in as etrating the Orange fortress as they minute. Al Halk fired a powerful shot Hamroun cross was flicked on by wasted no time in pointing to the many QSL games. went on to win the game 2-0. At the half-hour mark, Al that mistakenly hit the lines- Bounedjah to Hassan Haydoos and penalty spot. Al Sadd’s leader Al Sadd added a fourth goal to Wakrah's Hamood Al Yazidi man who only grinned his acrobatic strike was easily scorer Bagdad Bounedjah was the confirm their dominance on the QATAR STARS LEAGUE hoodwinked his marker but despite the blow. caught by Rayyan keeper Omar calmest man in the stadium and 65th minute. Al Sadd where mov- his shot - fired at an acute Al Haik walked toward Yesterday's results Barry. coolly slotted the ball into the back ing the ball with intent in the angle - was well pouched by the match official and Win five minutes to go in the of the net to give the Wolves a 1-0 Rayyan final third, Wolves captain Umm Salal 0-2 Al Gharafa Al Khor goalkeeper Baba planted a friendly kiss on the first half Al Sadd where awarded lead. Xavi picked out man of the match Al Khor 0-1 Al Wakrah Djibril. linesman's head to a ripple a penalty. A fierce strike from Xavi Al Sadd made a dream start to contender Hamroun who grace- With no let-up in rough of an applause at Al Wakah Al Rayyan 0-5 Al Sadd was adjudged to have hit Daniel the second half and promptly fully chipped the ball past Omar tactics employed by both Stadium Roof at Khalifa International Stadium nears completion The Peninsula proposed host venue for the seating area. The stadium is a 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar and proposed host venue for 2022 n innovative roof is this is what the team on site is FIFA World Cup Qatar matches in the process of working towards on a daily through to the quarter-finals. being installed at basis.” A total of more than five mil- Khalifa International After the renovation, the sta- lion man-hours have been Stadium, which will dium will accommodate more worked on site without any lost provide A more shade to the stands than 40,000 spectators and will time, with site safety a top pri- and pitch, while also letting be completely cooled, including ority across all construction enough sunlight through to the the field of play, all seats and activities taking place at Khalifa turf for natural growth of the concourses. International Stadium and all SC grass. “When we did the shadow programme sites. The ‘big lift’ operation of the analysis we noticed a portion of The stadium holds a special roof is completed and the instal- the southern side of the field of place in Qatar and the region’s lation of the roof membrane are play wouldn’t get any sunlight if sporting history, hosting some of currently ongoing and will con- we used only PTFE. Meanwhile, the most important local, tinue until early January, with ETFE is a more transparent regional and international sport- completion of the stadium ren- material that allows more than ing events since it was originally ovation planned for the first 80% of sunlight to go into the constructed in 1976. quarter of 2017. A computer-generated image of the iconic Khalifa International Stadium. turf,” Al Muhannadi added. It has hosted the Gulf Cup on The main components of the The historic Khalifa Stadium two occasions, as well as the roof membrane are manufac- host venue for the 2022 FIFA Both ETFE and PTFE panels were Foundation, said: “We are very is undergoing a comprehensive FIFA U-20 Youth World Cham- tured in Japan and USA World Cup Qatar set for shipped from Japan and USA to pleased with the progress on renovation to meet requirements pionships in 1995, the 2006 Doha respectively.