Sport SUNDAY 6 DECEMBER 2020 MercedesM star Bottas on pole as 'super ssub' Russell qualifies second at Sakhir ItI was a different situation today. I just wanted to focus on my owno doing and I managed to do that. We're in a great place as a team and it's good to be on pole. I am happy with that. Valtteri Bottas Sport |06 AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (EAST ZONE): TODAY'S FIXTURES Beijing vs Tokyo (1pm), Ulsan Hyundai vs Melbourne Victory (5pm) Qatar players celebrate after defeating Bangladesh 5-0 at Al Duhail Stadium on Friday. Qatar's young players impress Sanchez with bold tactics Juventus’ American midfielder THE PENINSULAPE – DOHA with the performance of the "We succeeded in controlling we have not played any interna- Weston McKennie scores a goal young players and the good level the match from the beginning tional matches for eight months FelixFelix Sanchez (pictured), they provided in terms of physical until the final whistle. We wanted and have been training for five coachcoa of the Qatari football and mental readiness. They to score many goals and even the weeks. The Qatari team has been Late headers team,teamm has expressed his showed a high focus. I wanted to defensive style of our opponents training for a long time and this delightdeli after the hosts sealed give them this opportunity so that made us focus on building our has given them a big advantage. give Juventus a ddominant 5-0 win over they gain confidence for future attacks well. It is difficult to attack when you BangladeshBan on Friday night matches." "I congratulate all my players compete with the Asian cham- dramatic at AlA Duhail Stadium in their Sanchez added: "All I wanted for what they had presented in pions. We have learned a good QatarQata 2022 and 2023 AFC Asian from today's confrontation was today's match. I hope that the lesson from this loss. We will try derby win Cup jointjo qualifier. for the players to provide the national team would continue to compensate for this defeat and TheTh 2022 FIFA World Cup performance required of them, with the same attitude in the focus more in the upcoming hostshosts sealed the three points on which is what happened. It was future also," Sanchez said. games. REUTERS – TURIN SaturdaySaturd thanks to a brace each possible to score more than five James Day, coach of the "Regardless of the result, we fromfrom 2019 AFC Player of the goals. The first leg in Bangladesh Bangladesh national team, achieved some positive hopes of Champions Juventus scored YearYear AkramA Afif and 2019 AFC did not serve us well since the admitted it was a 'difficult match'. giving many young players the with two headers in the last Asian Cup top scorer Almoez Ali, weather was bad and also the "It was a difficult match for opportunity in this qualifier. In quarter of an hour as they afterafter Abdulaziz Hatem had playing field wasn't good." us. Though we lost but I am no way can Qatar be compared came from behind to beat scoredscorescore the opener. The coach of Al Annabi stated proud the way we fought in the with Bangladesh. Qatar are smaller neighbours Torino 2-1 SanchezSa said in a post-match that their opponents did not match," Day said. ranked 59 and we are ranked in a dramatic Derby della Mole press conference: "I am happy launch any serious attack. "As I previously mentioned, 185," Day said. in Serie A yesterday. Torino stunned the hosts when Nicolas Nkoulou scored from close range following a Beijing, Tokyo looking to break new ground in Doha corner in the ninth minute and could have gone further ahead AFC – DOHA three separate occasions - the runners-up securing their pro- have never qualified from the before halftime. most recent coming in 2015 - but gression with a 1-0 win over Round of 16, so the situation is But, as Juventus wore them One of Beijing FC or FC Tokyo fell at the first hurdle each time, Perth Glory. the same for both teams,” said down in the second half, sub- will become AFC Champions with all three defeats coming Like Beijing, FC Tokyo have Hasegawa. “I know they are a stitute Weston McKennie League (ACL) quarter-finalists against Korean opposition. never advanced beyond the powerful team and we will have headed the equaliser from a for the first time when they clash Head coach Bruno Génésio Round of 16, falling to a 1-0 to use all of our full force to win Juan Cuadrado cross in the in the Round of 16 at Education said Beijing FC were determined defeat against Guangzhou Ever- tomorrow. 78th minute and defender City Stadium today. to break new ground in the ACL. grande in their maiden Working against FC Tokyo Leonardo Bonucci grabbed the Unbeaten Group E winners “It’s a very good opportunity appearance in 2012, before suf- is the ongoing absence of Diego winner with an almost iden- with a club record 16 points, for myself and for the club to fering an away goals exit against Oliveira, who hasn’t reappeared tical goal 11 minutes later. Beijing were one of the standout make a new record in the club’s Shanghai SIPG four years later. since he was injured against The win lifted Juventus to sides in the group stage, but history. We’ve got a very good Both of those defeats came Head coach Kenta Shanghai Shenhua last month. second place with 20 points they’ll need to buck a historical opportunity,” said Génésio. against Chinese opposition, and Hasegawa, however, isn’t Beijing FC and FC Tokyo from 10 games, two ahead of trend if they are to go any further Alternatively, FC Tokyo’s both in Olympic years, but as the worried about FC Tokyo’s ACL have never met in the ACL Inter Milan and Sassuolo. in the competition. place in the last 16 wasn’t secure people of Tokyo know better history. Whoever prevails in the clash of Torino, with only one win The Chinese outfit have until the final Matchday on than almost anyone, 2020 has “I think that both teams have capitals will write a new chapter this season, are 18th with six reached the knockout stage on Thursday, with the 2019 J League rarely followed the script. the same situation, also Beijing in the history of their club. points. Al Qadi grabs Big Tour win with Gibria-B THE PENINSULA - DOHA Promising Qatari rider Hamad Nasser Al Qadi yesterday guided Gibria-B to Big Tour win on the last day of the fifth round of the Longines Qatar Equestrian Tour. The hugely popular event is sponsored by The Social and Sport Contribution Fund. On what was day two at Qatar Equestrian Federation’s (QEF) Indoor Arena, the 9-year- old mare clocked a time of 62.74 seconds (run against the clock) to seal the deal in the 130/140cm competition. Al Qadi won QR 11,250 for his top time. Open Class winner, Faris Saad Al Qahtani, receiving Hamad Nasser Al Qadi receiving Mohammed Saeed Haidan, his award yesterday. the Big Tour winner's trophy. astride Miss Chili, finished in the second spot. Miss Chili clocked 63.65 seconds as Haidan won clocked 55.46 seconds as Al 59.73 seconds, QR1,750) com- LONGINES HATHAB QATAR EQUESTRIAN TOUR: QR 9,000. Qahtani won QR6,250 in the pleted the top five. ROUND 5 RESULTS Salmeen Sultan Al Suwaidi 115/120cm competition. Hamad Abdul-Rahman Al guided Aslan 99 to the third Salman Sultan Al Suwaidi, Attiyah, Chairman of the Local Big Tour, 130/140cm, Prize Money QR45,000 fastest time that was worth QR astride Guilder’s Empire Of The Organizing Committee and the (Rank,Horse, Rider, time (secs), Prize Money) 6,750. Aslan 99 finished in a time Sun, finished in second place Qatar and Asian Equestrian Fed- 1: Gibria-B / Hamad Nasser Al Qadi 62.74 QR11,250 of 64.60 seconds. worth QR5,000. Guilder’s erations, Omar Al Mannai, Vice 2: Miss Chili / Mohammed Saeed Haidan 63.65 QR9,000 Seasoned rider Faleh Empire Of The Sun clocked President of the LOC, Badr 3: Aslan 69 / Salmeen Sultan Al Suwaidi 64.60 QR6,750 Qatari rider Hamad Nasser Suwead Al Ajami (Casmir’s Son, 64.40 seconds. Muhammad Al Darwish, 4: Casmir's Son / Faleh Suwead Al Ajami 65.69 QR4,500 Al Qadi guiding Gibria-B 65.69 seconds, QR 4,500) and Nasser Al Ghazali also Member of the Supreme Organ- 5: Electra B / Saeed Nasser Al Qadi 67.79 QR3,150 over a hurdle on his way Saeed Nasser Al Qadi (Electra B, impressed with What A Pleasure izing Committee of the Cham- to win the Big Tour event 67.79 seconds, QR3,150) com- to secure the third place. What pionship, and Secretary General Open Class, 115/120cm, Prize Money QR25,000 on the final day of the pleted the top five in a field of A Pleasure clocked 67.01 of the Asian Equestrian Feder- (Rank,Horse, Rider, Phase 1, Phase 2, Prize Money) fifth round of Longines 16 riders. seconds as Al Ghazali won ation, and Ali Yousef Al Rumaihi, 1: Verenince 2 / Faris Saad Al Qahtani 49.65 55.46 QR6,250 Hathab Equestrian Tour Earlier in the day, Faris Saad QR3,750. Director of the Longines Qatar 2: Guilder's Empire Of The Sun / Salmeen Sultan Al Suwaidi 49.23 64.40 QR5,000 at the Qatar Equestrian Al Qahtani exhibited a brilliant Abdullah Ali Al Ajeil (Dow Equestrian Tour, were present 3: What A Pleasure / Nasser Al Ghazali 49.66 67.01 QR3,750 run with Verenince 2 to claim Jones 54, 4 faults, 56.90 seconds, during the two-day event.