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SPORT Sunday 22 October 2017 PAGE | 23 PAGE | 26 PAGE | 27 Pakistan confirms Thompson and Curryry Halep hopes bookie’s approach to lead Warriors past to keep dream player ‘Sarfraz’ Pelicans alive at Finals Ruthless Al Duhail trounce Umm Salal Rizwan Rehmat QSL RESULTS The Peninsula Yesterday’s Results hree days ago French- Al Duhail beat Umm Salal 4-1 born striker Youssef El Arabi promised he Al Ahli beat Qatar SC 3-1 would aim to get the trophy that matters to Friday’s Results Thim - the Top Scorer’s shield - in the 2017-18 football season. Al Rayyan beat Al Sailiya: 1-0 The 30-year-old forward Al Sadd beat Al Arabi : 3-1 lived up to his high billing yes- Al Markhiya beat Al Khor: 1-0 terday when he fired two more goals as Al Duhail crushed Umm Salal 4-1 at the Al Gharafa Stadium. Al Ahli, coming off a 6-1 loss El Arabi now has 10 goals to against Al Duhail last week, his name in just five matches. opened the scoring through their The other two goals for Al reliable striker Abdulla who Duhail yesterday were scored by headed home off an indirect cor- Nam Tae-hee (6) and captain ner kick in the 12th minute. Youssef Msakni (70). It was Abdulla’s - often the Substitute Bazman Khoubi- cornerstone of Al Ahli’s great ari showed pace to produce a late fightbacks - first goal of the new goal in the 87th minute for Umm season. Salal. Midfielder Yasin Chikaoui In the other game yesterday, doubled Al Ahli’s lead injury time Al Ahli posted their first win of when he forced Qatar SC goal- the season when they hammered keeper Rajab Hamza to charge Qatar 3-1. Umm Salal goalkeeper Basel Zaidan blocks a goal bound shot from Al Duhail striker Youssef El Arabi during their QNB Stars out on a loose ball. Hamza mis- Al Duhail, coached by Djamel League match at Al Gharafa Stadium yesterday. Al Duhail won 4-1. Pictures: Kammutty VP/The Peninsula timed his attack and Chikaoui Belmadi, were quick off the calmly slotted the ball home. blocks when star striker Nam- In the 62nd minute, Abdulla Tae hee flicked one from inside but were denied but Al Duhail ball possession in the fast-paced Junior - sporting a bandage on close range in the 70th minute. added to his team’s and personal the Umm Salal box and beat the goalkeeper Khalifa Abubacar first half. his head - clipped one towards Meanwhile a double by cap- tally when he scored Al Ahli’s goalkeeper in the 6th minute of Ndiaye. In the 57th minute, Umm the Umm Salal goal but his shot tain Abdulla helped Al Ahli beat third goal following a neat 1-2 the match. In the 39th minute, Al Salal goalkeeper Zaidan showed was blocked by Zaidan. Qatar SC 3-0, notching their first with team mate Fareed It was a welcome sight for Duhail’s mercurial striker El poor timing with a jump to block In the 68th minute, El Arabi win of the season in five matches. Ibrahim. coach Belmadi who returned Arabi fired his 9th goal of the a curling corner kick and missed easily converted a penalty kick Abdulla played a pivotal role After picking up a high ball, after missing two QNB Stars season when he deflected a neat the ball. However, Al Duhail’s for his 10th strike of the season for Al Ahli (12 and 62) who saw Ibrahm ran towards the Qatar League games because of cross from Ali Hassan past Umm Hassan lunged forward near the as Al Duhail jumped to a 3-0 Yasin Chikaoui score the remain- SC box and swiftly back-heeled suspension. Salal goalkeeper Basel Zaidan. far post but could not deflect the cushion. A minute later, El Arabi ing goal (45) at Khalifa Bin the ball to unmarked Abdullah Umm Salal, coached by Mah- Al Duhail walked off the Al loose ball into the net from close - with a clear shot towards the Adbullah Stadium. who wasted little time in slot- moud Sayed, produced a sting of Gharafa Stadium pitch knowing range. Exactly at the one-hour goal - chipped in a neat cross to For Qatar SC, it was their ting the ball past goalkeeper attacks in the following minutes they enjoyed 60 percent of the mark, Al Duhail’s Luiz Martin Msakni who fired home from fourth loss of the season. Hamza. Immobile United slip to shock defeat; City win extends Lazio London ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Second-half goals from Watford striker deal to 2022 AFP Nicolas Otamendi and Leroy English Premier League results yesterday: Richarlison de Andrade Sane completed victory. (left) vies with Chelsea anchester United fell to Chelsea 4 (Pedro 12, Batshuayi 71, 90+5, Michy Batshuayi came off Rome Azpilicueta 87) Watford 2 (Doucoure 45+2, midfielder Tiemoue a shock 2-1 defeat at the bench to inspire Chelsea to AFP Pereyra 49) Bakayoko during promoted Huddersfield a 4-2 home win over Watford M Huddersfield 2 (Mooy 28, Depoitre 33) Manchester the English Premier Town yesterday as Pep Guardi- that lifted some of the pressure erie A’s top scorer Ciro United 1 (Rashford 78) League match at ola’s free-scoring Manchester on manager Antonio Conte. Immobile and goal- Manchester City 3 (Aguero 30-pen, Otamendi 73, Stamford Bridge in City moved five points clear at Sane 75) Burnley 0 Beaten in their two previous Skeeper Thomas London, yesterday. the Premier League summit. Newcastle 1 (Merino 86) Crystal Palace 0 league games, Chelsea took an Strakosha have both extended Aaron Mooy and Laurent Stoke 1 (Diouf 63) Bournemouth 2 (Surman 16, 12th-minute lead when Pedro their contracts with Lazio Depoitre scored at the John Stanislas 18-pen) curled a magnificent effort into until June 2022, the Italian Smith’s Stadium to give Hud- Swansea 1 (Mawson 56) Leicester 2 (Fernandez the top-left corner. club confirmed yesterday. dersfield a first win over United 25-og, Okazaki 49) Goals either side of the Italian international since 1952 and condemn Jose Played on Friday interval from Abdoulaye Dou- Immobile has scored 11 goals Mourinho’s side to their first loss West Ham 0 Brighton 3 (Murray 10, 75-pen, coure and Roberto Pereyra put in the top flight this season, of the campaign. Izquierdo 45+2) Marco Silva’s hard-working vis- in addition to two in the City took full advantage by Playing today itors in front. Europa League and two in the beating Burnley 3-0, with Ser- Everton vs Arsenal (1230 GMT), Tottenham vs Liv- But Batshuayi headed in a Italian Super Cup, as the cap- gio Aguero equalling Eric erpool (1500 GMT) 71st-minute equaliser from ital club sit joint third in Serie Brook’s all-time club scoring Pedro’s cross and after Cesar A, five points adrift of leaders record of 177 goals. Azpilicueta put Chelsea in front Napoli. Defending champions Chel- after David de Gea had saved late on, Batshuayi completed The 27-year-old Immo- sea closed to within four points from Tom Ince. victory in stoppage time. bile has extended his current of second-place United by beat- Lindelof was at fault as “The performance was a contract by a year after join- ing Watford 4-2 while Depoitre scored in the 33rd good performance because to ing from Sevilla in 2016 on a Tottenham Hotspur can draw minute, failing to cut out goal- concede the equaliser at the end deal worth an estimated level with Mourinho’s men if keeper Jonas Lossl’s kick, which of the first and then go down in 9.45m euros. The striker will they beat Liverpool today. allowed Depoitre to round De the first part of the second half, earn about 2.5m euros more United’s defeat in rain- Gea and score. our confidence in that moment per year -- linked with goals lashed Huddersfield followed United substitute Marcus was low,” said Conte. scored and team bonuses -- their 0-0 draw at Liverpool last Rashford headed in Romelu “But my players showed me according to press reports. weekend and a laboured 1-0 Lukaku’s cross with 12 minutes that we have the attitude to fight Since his arrival in Rome, victory away to Benfica in the remaining, but Huddersfield and change the situation and get Immobile has scored 41 goals Champions League in held firm for a famous win. a different result. It was very in 52 matches and is also the mid-week. Guardiola’s City have won important.” top scorer in the calendar Things started to go wrong their last seven league games, Leicester City began life year in Italy with 25 goals, in the 23rd minute when Phil scoring 20 goals in their last four after Craig Shakespeare with a one more than Napoli’s Dries Jones was forced off by an home games. 2-1 win at Swansea City. Mertens and two more than apparent hip injury, with Victor Argentina striker Aguero Caretaker manager Michael Roma’s Edin Dzeko. Lindelof taking his place. netted from the spot on the half Appleton saw Leicester go 2-0 Strakosha has been with Huddersfield went ahead hour after Burnley goalkeeper up through a Federico Fernan- Lazio since 2012 and was five minutes later when former Nick Pope was contentiously dez own goal and a Shinji rewarded after playing a key City player Mooy robbed Juan adjudged to have fouled Ber- Okazaki effort before Alfie role in their victory at Juven- Mata and followed in to score nardo Silva.