BASEBALL | Page 5 HHORSEORSE RRACINGACING | Page 7 Chicago Samaa leads To Advertise here Cubs end Umm Qarn Call: 444 11 300, 444 66 621 108-year one-two in Al title drought Hamla Cup Friday, November 4, 2016 CRICKET Safar 4, 1438 AH Four-star Starc GULF TIMES leaves South Africa reeling at Perth SPORT Page 2 FOOTBALL/QSL Al Gharafa hand Wakrah fi ft h defeat of the season Nemeth, Weiss on target for Gharafa Q Yannick Sagbo brace gives Umm Salal 2-0 win over Al Kharaitiyat Al Gharafa celebrate their victory over Al Wakrah in the Qatar Stars League yesterday. At right, Umm Salal players exult after scoring against Al Kharaitiyat. By Sports Reporter his header from a Mouhcine Moutouali Soufi ane. composed fi nish to give his side a de- Doha cross went straight into the hands of Al Kharaitiyat slowly found their way served lead. the keeper. The fi rst half ended score- Action from the into the tie and registered their fi rst Umm Salal began to exert their less with both sides level pegging with Al Gharafa-Al Wakrah chance fi fteen minutes on the clock. dominance and could of doubled their l Wakrah continued to lan- Al Gharafa having four shots on target match yesterday. Striker Lassina Diaby smacked a shot advantage had Hilal Mohamed’s ef- guish at the bottom of the while Al Wakrah only one. from outside the penalty box, but forts found their mark. The fi rst of Qatar Stars League after suf- In the 49th minute, Nemeth passed Umm Salal stopper Baba Malick was which was a thunderous strike from Afering their fi fth defeat in six the ball to an unmarked Weiss inside the equal to the eff ort. With 21 minutes on outside the box which rocked the matches in the Qatar Stars League yes- Al Wakrah box, but the Slovakian in- the clock a rash eff ort from Alef Santos crossbar, while the second chance was terday. ternational sent his eff ort well over the blazed well over the bar. saved by Ahmed Soufi ane. The Blue Waves have just one point bar. Al Gharafa’s persistence fi nally paid Umm Salal started to dominate pos- Reduced to pot shots, Amir Osim’s to show for their eff orts this season, off in the 62nd minute when Hungarian session and could have had the lead on side were kept at arm’s length by the yesterday’s 2-0 defeat at the hands of international Németh scored his third the 24th minute. Abdulaziz al-Yahri robust Umm Salal defence. The clos- former champions Al Gharafa adding goal of the season to give the Cheetahs was slipped through and the young est they came to equalising was in the to their misery as the competition gets the lead. midfi elder rounded keeper Ahmed 59th minute. However, midfi elder Ab- tougher by the day. The goal was a result of quick combi- Soufi ane with the goal at his mercy. dulhadi Nuaman’s shot was no match Gharafa, who held Al Sadd to a thrill- nation play as Abdulghani Muneer from Fortunately for The Thunders de- for Baba Malick in the Umm Salal goal. ing 3-3 draw last week, put on a solid the right fl ank passed to Othman Yahri fender Mohamed Abdurahman was In second half stoppage time Umm performance yesterday with Krisztián who pulled it back to Nemeth who guid- on hand to clear the ball from the goal Salal doubled their advantage from the Németh and Vladimir Weiss on target in ed the ball into the far bottom corner. line. The fi rst half was a tame aff air, penalty spot. Thunders defender Mo- the second half. In stoppage time Al Gharafa doubled with Umm Salal dominating the ball, hamed Abdurahman was adjudged to It was Gharafa who always looked their advantage from the penalty spot. yet unable to be clinical when it mat- have handled in the penalty area and likely to score. In the 24th minute, Al Wakrah’s defender Mohamed Aarafa tered. Both sides walked off with hon- the referee pointed to the penalty spot. Rashid Sumaila made a defence split- fouled Kooky Han in the box by tripping ours even at 0-0. Ulyent Bugen’s side, Ivorian striker Yannick Sagbo ting pass to Johnson Kendrick who was him from behind. As a result, Aarafa was however, made a dream start in the stepped up and blasted his penalty one on one with the keeper but shot the sent off and Gharafa were awarded a comfortable 2-0 win over Al Kharaiti- chances in the game. second half taking the lead on the 47th into the goal for his second goal of the ball straight at the Wakrah keeper, Mo- penalty. Weiss stepped up for the spot- yat at Al Khor stadium. A brace from Visitors Umm Salal created the fi rst minute. evening to confi rm all three points of hammed Enyass, who slid in to make the kick and slotted it to the bottom right returning striker Yannick Sagbo gave chance of note on the fi fth minute. At- A fi ne cross Abdulaziz al-Yahri was Umm Salal. The second win of the sea- save. corner sending the keeper the other way Bülent Uygun’s side a second victory tacker Ismael Mohamed cut in from the not dealt by Kharitiyat defender Dom- son propels Umm Salal into fi fth place Al Wakrah striker Pablo Zeballos also to end the match at 2-0. of the season against a Kharaitiyat side right wing and his shot brought a good igos, and a returning Yannack Sagbo in the QSL standings with nine points had a shot on target in the fi rst half as Meanwhile, Umm Salal registered a who failed to create many clear cut save from Kharitiyat keeper Ahmed pounced at the back post, producing a from fi ve games. BOTTOMLINE Tickets forAFC Cup fi nal go on sale from today icket sales for the AFC Cup bers at the stadium to cheer the Ben- Members of the Qatar Indian As- 2016 fi nal between Air Force galuru team. sociation turned up to meet and greet Club of Iraq and India’s JSW In a note to community leaders, captain Sunil Chhetri and his team- TBengaluru FC will begin at heads of ICC-affi liated organisations mates in the early hours as the fl ight 4pm today at the Suheim bin Hamad and principals of Indian schools in Qa- got late by more than four hours. Stadium (Qatar Sports Club). tar, the ICC said it was issuing the ap- “We got to know that their sched- The ticket booths will open at Gate 4 peal on behalf of the Bengaluru captain uled fl ight was cancelled but there was (only for Air Force Club fans) and Gate Suni Chhetri. no question of going back from the air- 5 (only for JSW Bengaluru FC fans) Bengaluru Football Club is the fi rst port without welcoming our heroes,” from 4pm to 9pm. ever Indian club to earn the distinction Safeer, General Secretary, Qatar In- On November 5, the matchday, the of appearing in the title match of an dian Association for Sports and Games counters will be open from 4pm to 7pm Asian competition. (QIA), told www.the-aiff .com The tickets are priced at QR30 for The match will be played tomorrow Coach Albert Roca seemed over- fans while the VIP tickets can be pur- at 7pm at the Suheim bin Hamad Sta- whelmed by the enthusiasm among the chased at QR50. Each person is enti- dium. Indians living in the country. tled to purchase only a maximum of Meanwhile, a delayed fl ight did not “It was a long and tiring journey but fi ve tickets and both booths will sell deter the spirits of Indians here as they to be greeted by the members of the In- gallery, family and VIP tickets. turned out in numbers to welcome dian community despite the late arrival Meanwhile, the Indian Cultural Bengaluru FC at the Hamad Interna- was very heartening to see. I hope they Centre (ICC) has asked the Indian tional Airport early yesterday morn- turn out in big numbers on matchday The Bengaluru team pose at the Hamad International Airport yesterday. community to turn out in large num- ing. and motivate the boys even more.” Gulf Times 2 Friday, November 4, 2016 CRICKET PERTH TEST SPOTLIGHT Brathwaite stars as Windies end Test Four-star Starc win drought leaves South Africa reeling Returning from a gruesome leg injury suff ered in training, Starc struck with the fourth ball of the match and bowled with sustained pace as the tourists struggled Pakistani cricketers pose for a photograph with the trophy after winning the Test series against the West Indies at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah yesterday. AFP His two boundaries off Amir’s Sharjah fi nal over completed the win and a 87-ball unbeaten stay at the crease in which he scored seven est Indies secured fours and a six. their fi rst victory “We showed character and since May 2015 fi ght,” said West Indies skipper as opener Kraigg Jason Holder.”This has been a WBrathwaite capped a brilliant long time coming, We are a young match with an unbeaten half- side in transition. century in the third Test against We’ve done a lot of things good Pakistan at Sharjah yesterday. this series.”Holder praised man of Brathwaite, who carried his bat the match Brathwaite.