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FFOOTBALLOOTBALL | Page 2 TENNIS | Page 5 Boro deny Kuznetsova toothless wins in Moscow, To Advertise here Arsenal win claims last WTA Call: 444 11 300, 444 66 621 at home Finals berth Sunday, October 23, 2016 GOLF Muharram 22, 1438 AH Lahiri surges clear GULF TIMES in pursuit of maiden PGA Tour win SPORT Page 6 QATAR STARS LEAGUE Rayyan strike late to split Sergio Garcia scores an equaliser points with Jaish after Keita put Jaish ahead Lekhwiya hold on for narrow win at Al Wakrah By Sports Reporter scored in the 63rd minute. Moroc- Doha can midfielder Mouhcine Moutouali made an incisive pass from the half way line towards the Paraguayan. truggling Al Wakrah took on Zeballos received the ball on the in-form Lekhwiya in the final run and slid the ball past Amine Sgame of the fourth round of Lecomte in the Lekhwiya goal. QSL action at the Wakrah stadium Ten minutes later Lekhwiya all yesterday evening. The thrilling but sealed their win through Ali encounter ended 3-2 in favour of Afif. Substitute Ismail Mohamed Djamel Belmadi’s side who were delivered an inch-perfect cross to buoyed by a brace from their Mo- Afif who directed the ball into the roccan striker Yousef El Arabi. unguarded goal from point blank Lekhwiya started well and El Arabi range. opened the scoring on the twelfth The match became interesting minute with his fourth goal of the when Lekhwiya substitute Assim season. South Korean international Madibo brought down Wakrah mid- Nam Tae Hee received the ball on fielder Ahmed Kahil in the box to the run in the box and squared it to give the Blue Waves a penalty. Pablo El Arabi who tapped it in to make it Zeballos stepped up for the spot 1-0 for the Cops. kick and smashed it into the top left Seven minutes later El Arabi was corner to make the scoreline 3-2 on amongst the goals again, doubling the 83rd minute. his side’s advantage. Young Qatari Lekhwiya held on until the final whis- attacker Almoez Ali slipped the ball tle and survived Al Wakrah’s mount- to El Arabi, who slid the ball into the ing comeback. The result meant that El Jaish’s Seidou Keita (second from left) celebrates his goal with teammates. net at the second time of asking, Djamel Belmadi’s side maintained after scuff ing his initial shot. their undefeated streak while Al Wak- opening goal of the match. A cross from Rayyan came out in the second half Al Wakrah threatened a second half rah remain in the drop zone with only right back Murad Naji was missed by with renewed vigour, and feasibly should comeback when Pablo Zeballos one point from four games. Romarinho, the ball falling to midfi eld- have had a penalty minutes from the er Mohamed al-Yazeedi, who calmly restart. Jaish defender Lucas Mendes knocked the ball back to Seidou Keita. brought down Alaaeldin in the box, how- Keita unleashed a powerful shot that ever the referee pointed for a goal kick to defl ected slightly off Musa Haroon and the disbelief of the Rayyan players. found its way into the back of the net. The Lions dominated possession in The QSL champions looked out of the second half and created a couple sorts in the early exchanges, and fi nally of half chances as the tie progressed. registered their fi rst chance of note South Korean international Koh Al Rayyan’s Sergio Garcia celebrates after scoring the equaliser against El Jaish with half an hour gone. Myong-jin delivered a low cross into during their Qatar Stars League match yesterday. PICTURES: Noushad Thekkayil Rayyan defender Khaled al-Zakiba Rodrigo Tabata but the Qatar interna- picked up the ball from a throw in on tional stumbled at the vital moment By Sports Reporter Jaish expressed their attacking in- the left side and juggled the ball; his and failed to get the shot away. Doha tentions as early as the fi fth minute of shot from distance was well wide of Whilst in the 55th minute, Al Rayyan the match, with Brazilian attacker Ro- Khalifa Abacar’s goalmouth. captain Tabata found al-Harazi with marinho making a run, beating a host Growing in confi dence, Rayyan had a fi ne through ball but Jaish keeper SL champions Al Rayyan of Al Rayyan players before skewing his two further chances to score an equal- Abacar was quick to rush off his line to scored late in the second half shot just wide. iser before the half time break. Slick deny Qatar Youth international with a stoppage time to secure a 1-1 Sabri Lamouchi’s side looked com- build up play resulted in a perfect cross sprawling save. draw against title rivals El posed on the ball and carved out their from Ahmed Alaaeldin. However, re- Michael Laudrup’s side found an QJaish in a pulsating QSL tie yesterday second chance of the evening fi fteen cipient Abdurahman al-Harazi missed equaliser in spectacular circumstances evening. El Jaish took a fi rst half lead minutes on the clock — a smart pass his shot completely. late into the second half stoppage time. through captain Seidou Keita and dom- from Romarino to Sardor Rashidov. Alaaeldin also had a say in the fi nal Al-Harazi made a strong run on the inated the tie throughout. Despite be- The Uzbek player unleashed a shot chance of the half, but a poor fi rst touch right hand side, and played the ball off ing second best for most of the match, from a tight angle, when he should have put the ball out of play from a delicious to Spanish striker Sergio Garcia. Rayy- Al Rayyan grabbed an equaliser in the crossed it for his teammates. chipped pass from Sergio Garcia. El an’s number nine unleashed a power- Lekhwiya’s Youssef El Arabi (left) vies for the ball with Al Wakrah’s Mohamed 93rd minute with a powerful shot from Jaish fi nally made their dominance Jaish went into the half-time break ful shot into the top left hand corner to Arafah during the QSL match yesterday. PICTURE: Anas Khalid Spanish striker Sergio Garcia. count in the 20th minute with the leading 1-0. give his side a share of the points. Royal Air Maroc Cycling League Qatar Cycling Federation secretary general Ahmed Abdullah al-Hemaidi and executive director Jamal al-Kuwari with the winners of the opening leg of the Royal Air Maroc Cycling League yesterday. As many as 150 riders participated across various categories in the first race, which began from Al Thakhira Centre and concluded in Ras Laff an. The next event in the league is scheduled for November 11. Gulf Times 2 Sunday, October 23, 2016 FOOTBALL SPOTLIGHT DEFIANT Bournemouth keep Battling Boro deny Spurs from summit toothless Arsenal victory at home Arsene Wenger’s side had a rare off day in front of goal as the Arsenal manager Bournemouth’s Dan Gosling (L) vies with Tottenham Hotspur’s suff ered disappointment on his 67th birthday Dele Alli during their EPL match yesterday. AFP mouth’s energy kept them at full AFP Bournemouth stretch and it was not until the London 17th minute that they went close. Erik Lamela took a pass from ottenham Hotspur had Dele Alli and advanced to within rsenal went top of the Premier to settle for a third suc- 25 yards of goal before sending in League, for a few hours at least, cessive draw in a hard- a speculative shot that clipped but their seven-game winning fought but goalless en- the angle of post and crossbar run came to an end as Mid- Tcounter with Bournemouth at with goalkeeper Artur Boruc un- Adlesbrough secured a goalless draw at the the Vitality Stadium yesterday. able to do more than spectate. Emirates Stadium yesterday. Overrun by Eddie Howe’s That seemed to give Spurs But the Gunners were a touch fortu- hard-running Bournemouth side confi dence and they began to nate to gain even a point in a match where in the opening stages, Tottenham fi nd their rhythm, Lamela twist- visitors Middlesbrough had arguably the battled their way back into the ing past players and Christian better chances, especially in the fi rst half, game and were in charge for most Eriksen fi nding plenty of space. and Arsenal were indebted to the per- of the fi nal hour. In the 27th minute Boruc formance of goalkeeper Petr Cech. But although both teams hit was forced into action, saving Arsene Wenger’s side had a rare off the woodwork, neither was able low to his left when Eriksen’s day in front of goal as the Arsenal man- to muster enough shots on target shot fl icked off Harry Arter and ager suff ered disappointment on his 67th to claim that they had deserved looked likely to creep in at the birthday. all three points. near post. Arsenal were without two midfi elders Mauricio Pochettino’s Totten- Shortly after, Son Heung-Min in Granit Xhaka (suspension) and Santi ham will be content to have pre- set up Danny Rose on the corner of Cazorla (injury) so Francis Coquelin and served their unbeaten Premier the six-yard area and the England Mohamed Elneny both started. League record, although they left-back should have done better Middlesbrough looked set up to defend spurned an opportunity to sup- than hit the ball across goal. and it appeared as if it would be a diffi cult plant leaders Manchester City.