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CCRICKETRICKET | Page 4 TENNIS | Page 7 Rabada Federer wins, banned aft er but Djokovic helping SA knocked out level series in fi rst round Tuesday, March 13, 2018 GOLF Jumada II 25, 1439 AH Casey wins Valspar GULF TIMES as Woods fi nishes one stroke behind SPORT Page 6 FOOTBALL/AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Duhail advance as Rayyan put it across Saudi’s Al Hilal El Arabi records injury time double as QNB Stars League winners Duhail sail into the knockouts of the tournament Al Rayyan players acknowledge their fans after defeating Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal yesterday. At right, Youssef El Arabi shows his joy after helping Al Duhail beat Lokomotiv Tashkent. PICTURES: Noushad Thekkayil and agency By Sports Reporter ment. And there was still time for a dramat- they were beaten by Qatar’s Al Rayyan. and then produced a delectable back- row margin 12 minutes in. Omar Ab- Doha The hosts went on to end the half ic conclusion as in the fourth minute of Saudi giants Al Hilal, who were nar- heel pass inside the box to allow captain dulrahman tested the goalkeeper from with a 1-0 lead and could have been fur- stoppage time, El Arabi showed great rowly beaten 2-1 by Japan’s Urawa Red Rodrigo Tabata to consolidate in the outside the box but Seyed Hosseini ther ahead had it not been for the hero- composure to deceive his marker and Diamonds in the two-legged fi nals last 66th minute. was alert and made the save in the 24th dramatic injury time brace ics of Al Duhail keeper Amine Lecomte. fi nish past Ignatiy Nesterov to complete November, were clearly off colour as Yasser al-Qahtani pulled one back for minute. from Youssef El Arabi saw In the second half, Al Duhail went on his side’s comeback in dramatic fash- Michael Laudrup’s Al Rayyan domi- Al Hilal in the 90th minute courtesy of Three minutes before the half time Qatar’s Al Duhail snatch a the off ensive in search of an equaliser ion. nated play and created more chances at a penalty but that was little consola- whistle, Mame Thiam’s third goal of the stunning 2-1 win over Loko- but were reduced to just a single shot on The result means that Al Duhail have the Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Stadium tion as they stayed bottom of Group D competition restored parity from the Amotiv Tashkent in their 2018 AFC target in the face of a defi ant defensive ensured a spot in the Round of 16 after a in Doha. with just two points from four matches, spot after Farshid Esmaeili was brought Champions League yesterday, the top display from Lokomotiv. fourth successive win in Group B. Both The teams had played a 1-1 draw in leaving them in serious danger of miss- down inside the box. Qatari side becoming the fi rst team to However, just as the Central Asians teams have away fi xtures coming up on the fi rst leg last week, but yesterday ing the knockout stages of the tourna- Six minutes after the restart, Al Ain’s qualify for the knockout stages. thought they had the three points in the Matchday Five, with Al Duhail facing Abdelrazzaq Hamdallah played a star- ment. Marcus Berg’s shot was saved following After spurning a number of opportu- bag, Al Duhail were awarded a penalty Zobahan in Isfahan while Lokomotiv ring role for Al Rayyan to give them Meanwhile, Tsukasa Shiotani’s late a headed pass from Abdulrahman. nities early on, Uzbekistan internation- in the 90th minute after Almoez Ali was travel to Abu Dhabi to take on Al Wahda. their fi rst victory after three consecu- goal earned Al Ain a 1-1 away draw Al Ain continued to dominate and al Sardor Rashidov gave Lokomotiv the felled in the box by Salim Mustafoev. El Meanwhile in Doha, last year’s run- tive draws. against Group D rivals Esteghlal. push for an equaliser, and they were fi - lead in the 35th minute, slotting home Arabi stepped up and duly dispatched ners-up Al Hilal’s chances of qualifying The Moroccan fi rst struck from the Al Ain tried to open the scoring early nally rewarded in the 78th minute when Shukhrat Mukhammadiev’s cutback the spot-kick to net his fi fth goal of the for the last 16 stage of the AFC Champi- penalty spot in the 44th minute after he in the game, but Rayan Yaslam’s left Shiotani unleashed a powerful shot that to score his second goal of the tourna- campaign. ons League suff ered a huge blow when was brought down by Abdulla al-Zori footed eff ort missed the target by a nar- left the Iranian goalkeeper helpless. PREVIEW Al Sadd seek revenge over Uzbek side Nasaf By Sports Reporter next phase,” the Portuguese national added. after the midfi elder served a one-game ban last Doha Baghdad Bounedjah, who has been on a week. goal-scoring spree ever since he returned from Persepolis go into the encounter boasting a injury a month ago, also expressed his confi - fi ne recent record against Emirati opposition, l Sadd are in revenge mode as they dence ahead of the match. having won their last fi ve games against sides seek to make amends for their upset “We were unlucky in the fi rst match but we from the UAE, and a sixth victory in succession loss to Uzbekistan’s Nasaf last week are confi dent now as the pressure of the league would leave them in a strong position ahead of Awhen they clash in their AFC Cham- is now off our shoulders. We are confi dent of the last two rounds of fi xtures. pions League return clash at the Sheikh Jassim winning three points,” the Algerian said. Also today, Al Gharafa take on Saudi side Al bin Hamad Stadium today. Saydullo Rakhmatov is suspended for the Ahli in Jeddah after they salvaged a 1-1 draw in Azizjon Ganiev’s penalty just after the hour visitors, who are looking for only their second Doha last week following a last-gasp Robert secured a 1-0 victory for Nasaf in the southern win away from home in the competition, af- Quijada equaliser. Uzbekistan city Qarshi as the hosts recorded ter he picked up a second booking of the group Al Ahli have now won two and drawn one back-to-back home wins to move level on stage last week. of their three Group A fi xtures and sit three points with the Qatari team and Iran’s Perse- Meanwhile, Al Wasl will be eliminated from points ahead of second-placed Al Jazira and polis. the AFC Champions League if they suff er a third-placed Al Gharafa, who are on four points The 2011 AFC Champions League winners fourth successive defeat in today’s game with apiece. had won their opening two games in Group C Group C leaders Persepolis at Zabeel Stadium. Victory for Al Gharafa would move them level but missed the opportunity to go six points Farshad Ahmadzadeh and Ali Alipour got on on points with Al Ahli opponents and make the clear of Nasaf and now look like being in a the scoresheet as Persepolis claimed a 2-0 vic- group extremely interesting ahead of the fi nal three-way battle for the two last 16 qualifi ca- Al Sadd coach Jesualdo Ferreira and forward Baghdad Bouendjah speak to the media yesterday. tory over Al Wasl in Tehran last week to remain two rounds of fi xtures as they aim for a third tion spots. top of the standings at the midway point of the appearance in the knockout rounds. But today in front of their home fans Al Sadd with two matches to spare. competitions but we have to somehow cope,” group stage. Both sides go into the game on the back of would be a diff erent proposition as they would “It was disappointing to lose against Nasaf Al Sadd coach Jesualdo Ferreira said yesterday. The loss was Al Wasl’s third in a row and, wins in their domestic campaigns, with Al Ahli also be keen to bounce back from their defeat in the away match and also to Umm Salal in the “But we have to keep our focus and concen- realistically, only a win on home soil will keep defeating Al Quadisiya 1-0 on Saturday and Al to Umm Salal in the QNB Stars League, which league. It’s a hectic schedule for teams who are trate on the job on hand and try to secure three their hopes of reaching the next phase alive. Gharafa running out 3-0 victors over Al Sailiya allowed Al Duhail to secure the domestic title involved in domestic as well as international points which will help us in qualifying for the They will be able to call on Ali Salmin once more a day earlier. Gulf Times 2 Tuesday, March 13, 2018 FOOTBALL SELECTION BUNDESLIGA Struggling Hamburg sack coach Hollerbach Three uncapped on the cards for a club who have AFP Hamburg sailed close to the wind in recent years - they needed to win rel- egation play-off s to survive in undesliga strugglers 2014 and in 2015. Hamburg have sacked “We are convinced we have coach Bernd Holler- to do something to preserve our bach just seven weeks chances of staying up,” said Frank players in Brazil Bafter he was appointed, the club Wettstein, the temporary club announced yesterday.

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