QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune Anastasia QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune Pavlyuchenkova makes her first Grand Slam semi-final on 7th attempt WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2021 PAGE 14 AL SHAMAL EDGE AL GHARAFA IN THRILLER FOR 3RD ARAB SUPER CUP Al Shamal won a pulsating final against Al Gharafa 23-22 to lift the 3rd Arab Super Cup at the Al Duhail Hall on Tuesday evening. The winners led 11-8 at half time. HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, President, Qatar Olympic Committee -- in the pres- ence of Dr. Hassan Mustafa, President, International Handball Federation (IHF) -- presented the trophy to the winners. In Pics above (left): HE Sheikh Joaan hands over the trophy to Al Shamal captain. (Right) Dr. Hassan Mustafa, President, IHF, and Sheikh Joaan award medals to the runners up Al Gharafa’s players. Sanchez lauds Qatar on Asian Cup qualification Oman’s Ivankovic confident of his team advancing AFC DOHA FELIX Sanchez lauded his Qa- tar side for getting their job done by qualifying for the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Finals following their 1-0 win against Oman on Monday. Hassan Al Haydos’ first half penalty steered Qatar to their seventh win in eight matches as the reigning AFC Asian Cup champions com- pleted their fixtures with a haul of 22 points to finish as Group E winners to seal their place in the China 2023 Finals. “Qualifying for the AFC Asian Cup is the latest achievement for Qatari foot- ball and it’s a happy day for us,” said Sanchez. “I hope we The Qatar national team’s playing eleven ahead of their match against Oman at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha on Monday. can continue producing good results with the team. resume working because we and they deserve to be on top “The match was difficult have a new challenge in the Qualifying for the AFC of the group,” said Ivankovic. against a persistent team who CONCACAF Gold Cup in USA Asian Cup is the latest “Our players performed tried their best to equalise. We this summer.” achievement for Qatari well and created many scor- were also affected by the injuries Despite the defeat, Oman ing chances but we were not of Musab Kheder and Boualem head coach Branko Ivankovic football and it’s a happy lucky today while the weather Khoukhi during the match and praised the performance of day for us. I hope we also affected them. I expect this put more pressure on us. his players and felt they were can continue producing that we can qualify from the “At the end of the day we worthy of at least a share of group and we hope to win the achieved our target, which was the points. “Congratulations good results with the last two matches. We will give Oman will face Afghani- the Third Round of the Asian to qualify for the AFC Asian to Qatar for their win tonight. team. our best in those matches and stan on Friday before taking Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup. We will give the players They have been the best team hopefully, we can advance as on Bangladesh on June 15 Cup as one of the best five sec- a few days of rest and then in Asia in the last few years Qatar coach Felix Sanchez one of the best runners-up.” in their push to advance to ond-placed finishers. Chhetri working, scoring goals Maaloul applauds Syria players as if he’s still 25: Coach Stimac for Asian Qualifiers masterclass ANI Sunil Chhetri,” Gurpreet Sin- AFC round of World Cup qualifiers, DOHA gh Sandhu said. “It shows his SHARJAH as the top team in the group,” commitment and how consist- the Tunisian coach posted on BLUE Tigers head coach Igor ent he has been scoring goals – SYRIA head coach Nabil Maal- Twitter. “I provide my heart- Stimac has said that striker one after the other. It’s simply oul called his players “heroic” ful thanks to everyone who Sunil Chhetri is still working remarkable,” he added. after their 3-0 win over Guam helped the team to qualify, es- on his game as if he is 25 and Talking about his own per- on Monday sealed their place pecially the heroic players.” that shows the passion he still formance, Chhetri said: “The in the third round of qualify- Even though Syria’s pas- has towards the game. match against Bangladesh was ing for the FIFA World Cup sage to the next round has Chhetri had added another a tough match, frustrating at Qatar 2022 and earned a berth been guaranteed, Maaloul feather to his illustrious cap times,” he referred. at the Finals of the AFC Asian stressed his players would as he overtook Argentina star India’s 36-year-old striker and skipper Sunil Chhetri. “We were guilty of miss- Cup China 2023. not be easing off in their final Lionel Messi to become the ing a lot of chances. We could Two early goals from game against the Chinese as second-highest active interna- session, he is by far the best. ple will still talk about Sunil have done better. It has been Mardik Mardikian sent the they aim to finish the Group A tional goalscorer on Monday. He is in such good shape and Chhetri. As long as there is a topsy-turvy qualifying cam- Syrians on their way to their schedule with a perfect record. He achieved the feat when he is working with such profes- Indian Football, people will paign. Looking back, we un- seventh win in a row in Group “Our next step is the match struck a brace to help India sionalism. He is working as remember his name. It’s for derstand that we could have A before Mahmoud Al Mawas against China, (and we want) defeat Bangladesh 2-0 in the if he is 25, playing as if he is everyone to see what he does done a lot better. We will talk added a third and that perfect to continue the joy of quali- ongoing FIFA World Cup Qa- 25, and scoring goals like he on the field. Hence, I would about it but I am happy that record secured top spot in the fication with the full points tar 2022, and AFC Asian Cup is 25,” Stimac said in an offi- rather like to mention that off we got three points.” standings for Maaloul’s team. from that match.” China Qualifiers at the Jas- cial release issued by All India the field he is the perfect ex- India will next lock horns China PR are in second but Syria take on China PR sim Bin Hamad Stadium at Al Football Federation (AIFF). ample for all to follow.” against Afghanistan in the cannot surpass the Syrians de- on June 15 with Li Tie’s side Sadd Club in Doha. ‘Ironman’ Sandesh Jh- “I will keep on mentioning Qualifiers on June 15. The side spite their win over the Philip- Syria coach Nabil Maaloul. needing to win that game to “Many people keep on ask- ingan felt that Sunil’s name that there’s one guy floating is already out of contention to pines at Sharjah Stadium later enhance their hopes of tak- ing as to when Sunil is going will still be remembered even in between Cristiano Ronaldo qualify for FIFA World Cup on Monday, leaving Maaloul aged to get the second win in ing one of the best runners-up to retire. He works so hard on after a century. “Some 100 or and Lionel Messi – and that’s 2022, but the Blue Tigers can elated at his team’s progress. a row, to qualify for Asian Cup positions available in the next the pitch, and in every training 200 years down the line, peo- my teammate, my captain still qualify for AFC Asian Cup. “With God’s help we man- 2023 in China, and the final phase of the competition. Sports Wednesday, June 9, 2021 13 Qatar’s Aisha Al Suwaidi shoots 10m Air Rifle gold in Cairo Qatar’s beach volleyball team members Cherif Younousse (right) and Ahmed Tijan. Qatar’s ace beach volleyball duo ranked second in Tokyo Olympics qualification QNA LAUSANNE reaching the quarter-finals of the Czech Ostrava tour which THE International Volley- concluded on Sunday. ball Federation announced The Qatari beach volley- on Tuesday that the Qatari ball team qualified for the beach volleyball team, consist- upcoming postponed Tokyo ing of the Cherif Younousse 2020 Olympic Games even be- The podium finishers of the 10m Air Rifle event at the Arab Shooting Championship in Cairo on Tuesday. and Ahmed Tijan achieved a fore participating in the deci- second rank in their Olympic sive qualifying rounds, and the eight competitors. ceeded in achieving first place lated Al Suwaidi and the Qatar classification with a score of team had previously won the The silver and bronze were and gold.” Shooting and Archery Associa- 7,720 points, behind the top- gold medal for the third round won by Egyptians Al Zahra Al Suwaidi gifted the gold tion. She said that Qatar ath- ranked Norwegian team with of the Cancun World Cham- Qatar’s Aisha Al Suwaidi in action during the 10m Air Rifle competi- Shaaban and Hadeer Al Sayed medal triumph to her coach, letes always prove their com- 10,960 points. pionship, which concluded in tion at the Arab Shooting Championship in Cairo on Tuesday. respectivelt. noting that he made great ef- petence at all Arab, Asian and In the past, the Qatari team Mexico in May, in which they In a press statement after forts in training her at the Lu- international forums.