QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune Rishabh Pant’s QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune brilliance leads India to historic triumph at the Gabba PAGE 12 & 13 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2021 Draw lays out QNB STARS LEAGUE path to FIFA Club World Cup glory TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ● Action to start on 4 DOHA February with Tigres UANL vs Ulsan Hyundai FC Tuesday’s draw at the home of FIFA in Zurich mapped out ● Second match to feature the road to global glory for Al-Duhail SC vs Al Ahly SC the six clubs competing in the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar ● Champions to be 2020. crowned at Education City Tigres UANL and Ulsan Stadium on 11 February Hyundai FC will face each other in the first game sched- uled for 4 February at 17:00 local time (15:00 CET) at Ah- mad Bin Ali Stadium, while Al- Duhail SC and Al Ahly SC will A Qatar Sports Club player battles for the ball with an Al Duhail player during their QNB Stars League match at the Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium on Tuesday. feature in the second match at 20:30 (18:30 CET) at Educa- tion City Stadium. The draw also revealed that the CONMEBOL Lib- ertadores champions (to be crowned on 30 January) will Qatar SC hold Al Duhail to take on the winners of Tigres UANL vs Ulsan Hyundai FC on 7 February, with FC Bayern Munich facing the winners of Al-Duhail SC vs Al Ahly SC a crowned following the final day later. at Education City Stadium on The FIFA Club World 11 February, kick-off 21:00 1-1 draw in absorbing clash Cup 2020 champions will be (19:00 CET). TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA MUCH to their promise, Qatar Messi handed two-game Sports Club (QSC) held de- fending champions Al Duhail to a 1-1 draw in their Week 15 ban for Sunday’s red card clash of the QNB Stars League at the Qatar SC Stadium on DPA final, will hope to do likewise Tuesday. BARCELONA against Cornella and will have In the other matches of to do so without the suspend- the day, Al Rayyan defeated Al BARCELONa’s Lionel Messi ed Lionel Messi on Thursday. Wakrah 3-0, while Umm Salal has been handed a two-match Zidane may try to blood and Al Arabi played out a goal- ban for his sending off against some of his younger players in less draw. Athletic Bilbao on Sunday. Madrid’s clash. Andryi Lunin For Qatar SC, Elmehdi The punishment was con- is likely to make his first start Barrahma scored off a pen- firmed by the Spanish Foot- in goal in place of Thibaut alty in the 21st minute penalty ball Federation (RFEF) on Courtois. which was negated by Paulo Tuesday. Messi fouled Asier The 21-year-old has played Edmilson Junior, who netted Villalibre late in the Spanish on loan for Oveido, Valladolid the goal for Al Duhail in the Super Cup final which Barce- and Leganes since joining Real 51st minute. lona lost. It was the first time Madrid but never for his par- The result was another he had been sent off playing ent club. blow to second-placed Al Du- for the Catalan club. At the other end of the hail (28 points) who lag be- Players fight for the ball during the Al Rayyan vs Al Wakrah match of Aron Gunnarsson of Umm Salal tries to seize control of the ball during He will now miss Thurs- pitch Real Madrid could also hind leaders Al Sadd by 10 the at the Qatar Sports Club Stadium on Tuesday. the match against Al Arabi on Tuesday. day’s last-32 Copa del Rey try to do without their first points, as the latter play Al game away to Cornella and choice option. Khor on Wednesday. second-half action by mak- der new coach Laurent Blanc. his marker Lucas Mendes – to home from close range send- the weekend league trip to Karim Benzema has 13 Qatar SC now have 24 ing three substitutions. New Al Wakrah remained on 14 slip the low ball to the left of ing the ball into an open net play Elche. goals so far this season in all points and are placed fourth recruit and striker Michael points. goalkeeper moments before after Al Wakrah keeper had Real Madrid and Barce- competitions but the other two on the points table. Olunga, winger Ismail Mo- After a steady start, Al the end of the first half. stepped out of his own box to lona are hoping Copa del Rey centre-forwards in the squad Al Duhail dominated the hammed and defender Mo- Rayyan launched their first Al Wakrah responded well block a long-range cross. last-32 games can heal the have so far failed to fill-in ef- early exchanges, but Qatar SC hammed Moosa took the field major threat in the 10th min- with a few co-ordinated at- wounds suffered in their failed fectively when called upon. soon settled into their stride. to strengthen their ranks and ute. Khalilzadeh jumped high tacks in the first few minutes Umm Salal-Arabi in attempts at winning the Span- Mariano Diaz has just one As a result, the highlight they equalised, with Edmilson for a snap-header off a corner of the second half, but the Al goalless draw ish Super Cup. goal this season and Luca match of the week, pitting brilliantly heading in a cross kick, but the Iranian lost his Rayyan backline held firm to Umm Salal and Al Arabi Meanwhile, Zinedine Zi- Jovic has returned to Eintra- strong opponents against each from deep in the left by Sultan balance as he bumped into Al thwart any danger. played out a goalless draw at dane who saw his Real Madrid cht Frankfurt on loan having other, lived up to its billing. Al Breik. Wakrah defender Abdulghani However, Al Rayyan the Al Duhail Stadium. team beaten in the semi-final failed to score at all this cam- Qatar SC made their inten- With both teams being on Muneer. picked up momentum quickly Umm Salal and Al Arabi against Athletic Bilbao now paign. It was very much the tions clear and Anthony Ok- par in terms of score, some With a little more urgency thereafter. Close to the hour are now on 15 and 20 points needs to avoid an embarrass- same story last season with potu’s effort went out past the tense moments followed. in their attacks, Ahmed Abdel- mark, Abdelaziz Hatem curled respectively. ing slip-up against third tier Benzema weighing in with 27 outstretched hand of Al Du- Al Duhail further strength- maqsoud of Al Rayyan went in a beautiful long-range shot It was the second succes- Alcoyano on Wednesday. goals and Mariano and Jovic hail goalkeeper Salah Zakaria ened their attack line by re- solo in the 14th minute as he from outside the Al Wakrah sive draw for both teams. A Barcelona, who then also only managing two and one, in the 19th minute. placing Almoez with Moham- launched a fierce shot from the box, but Al Khater parried the flurry of exchanges were wit- lost to Athletic in Sunday’s respectively. Soon, a charging Qatar med Muntari, but the game edge of the box, but Al Wakrah ball above the crossbar. nessed, especially in the first SC player Hamed Ismail was did not see another goal, as keeper Saoud Al Khater stayed Two minutes later, Boli half, but neither side could fouled by Al Duhail defender Barrahma’s free-kick in the in the right position to block made it 2-0 for Al Rayyan. find the target. Mehdi Benatia inside the box 79th minute made its way out. the swinging shot. Boli, marked by Mendes on For Al Arabi, captain Aron and referee Khamis Al Marri Al Duhail had beaten Qatar Two minutes later, Boli the right and Mohamed Aiash Gunnarsson led from the front awarded a penalty, which was SC 2-1 in the first leg of 2020- also got into the thick of things on the left, picked up a long by playing the entire 90 min- converted by Barrahma. 21 season QNB Stars League. as he produced a left-footed cross from his own half. utes with his trademark ag- During the half, Barrah- drive from the edge of Al Wak- Mendes tried to clear the gressive game. ma’s volley was parried by the Al Rayyan beat rah box, but his shot narrowly dipping ball, but could not. In the fifth minute, Moham- rival goalkeeper, while Eduar- Al Wakrah 3-0 missed the goalpost. Boli showed great speed to med Salah El Neel’s snap-head- do Rodriguez (Dudu) was the Franck Kom (45+2 min- In the 32nd minute, Khal- reach the ball first and then er on a long throw-in lacked player who got more chances ute), Yohan Boli (62nd min- ilzadeh was beaten by the out- tap it above the head of an ad- speed as Umm Salal goalkeeper on Al Duhail side. ute) and Shojae Khalilzadeh stretched hand of Al Khater vancing goalkeeper. Baba Malick collected the ball Dudu came close to equal- (90+4 minute) scored the on an direct free-kick taken A couple of minutes later, with relative ease. ising on many occasions. He goals for Al Rayyan, who from near a corner flag.A l Abdulrahman Mohamed pro- Results was either thwarted by Qatar dominated the proceedings, Rayyan’s concerted effort bore duced a left-footed drive from Qatar SC 1 (Mehdi Berrahma SC goalkeeper Jassim Al Hail against Al Wakrah at the Qatar fruit in injury time when Kom the edge of the box, but Al 21’ (P)) drew with Al Duhail 1 or he was off-target.
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