Doha: Al Sadd and Al Gharafa shared the spoils in an one-all draw in the Round 21 match of the Qatar Stars League (QSL).
Both goals came in the first half. Mashaal Qassim gave Al Sadd the lead and four minutes later Vadimir Weiss equalised for Al Gharafa.
Al Sadd after yesterday’s draw are in fourth place with 36 points while Al Gharafa are in eight place with 27 points.
Al Rayyan have already clinched the title after their 20th win in the 14 team league played on a double leg basis.
Meanwhile Round 22 matches will begin on Thursday.
The match of the week will see top 4 chasing Al Arabi take on second place El Jaish in what promises to be a clash of two of the QSL’s best footballing sides.
Both sides head into the match at Lekhwiya stadium after suffering frustrating draws against sides in the bottom half in the QSL table.
In Round 21 Arabi opened the scoring early against Al Kharitiyat through Paulinho, however Gianfranco Zola’s side conceded in the second half to give relegation threatened Kharitiyat a valuable share of the points.
Whilst for El Jaish they conceded a 60th minute penalty to bottom side Meisameer.
Despite letting the Flames back into the tie, El Jaish where unable to find a winner with the tie ending in a 1-1 draw.
So both sides will be eager to get back to winning ways in this clash. Al Arabi have bad memories of this match from the first half of the season, comprehensively losing 4-0 to Jaish back in November. Gianfranco Zola’s side will be looking for revenge going into the match.
Al Arabi will be looking to Qatari midfielder Boualem Khoukhi to shut out El Jaish in this tie. Whilst for El Jaish they could be set for their highest league finish in the QSL.
Sabri Lamouchi will be looking to the attacking talent of Romarinho, Abderrazak Hamdallah and Sardor Rashidov in this game. The dynamic trio has collectively contributed to 82% of El Jaish goals so far in the league. It promises to be an interesting tactical battle when Al Arabi meet El Jaish on Friday at Lekhwiya Stadium.
Meanwhile, QSL side Al Khor are set to be without the services of their Brazilian striker Julio Cesar due to a hamstring pull he suffered during his sides 3-1 victory over Qatar SC on Sunday evening.
Cesar scored his team’s first goal against QSC before he was substituted due to injury. Al Khor’s timely win pushed them to 9th in the QSL standings.
Head coach Fernandez expressed his sadness for the injury of the Brazilian player who is a key player for the side.
Julio Cesar will now undergo medical tests in Aspetar on Monday to confirm the duration of his absence, with some early indications suggesting he could be out for up to two weeks, meaning that the Brazilian striker could sit out QSL games against Lekhwiya and Meisameer. The Peninsula
Doha: Al Sadd and Al Gharafa shared the spoils in an one-all draw in the Round 21 match of the Qatar Stars League (QSL).
Both goals came in the first half. Mashaal Qassim gave Al Sadd the lead and four minutes later Vadimir Weiss equalised for Al Gharafa.
Al Sadd after yesterday’s draw are in fourth place with 36 points while Al Gharafa are in eight place with 27 points.
Al Rayyan have already clinched the title after their 20th win in the 14 team league played on a double leg basis.
Meanwhile Round 22 matches will begin on Thursday.
The match of the week will see top 4 chasing Al Arabi take on second place El Jaish in what promises to be a clash of two of the QSL’s best footballing sides.
Both sides head into the match at Lekhwiya stadium after suffering frustrating draws against sides in the bottom half in the QSL table.
In Round 21 Arabi opened the scoring early against Al Kharitiyat through Paulinho, however Gianfranco Zola’s side conceded in the second half to give relegation threatened Kharitiyat a valuable share of the points.
Whilst for El Jaish they conceded a 60th minute penalty to bottom side Meisameer.
Despite letting the Flames back into the tie, El Jaish where unable to find a winner with the tie ending in a 1-1 draw.
So both sides will be eager to get back to winning ways in this clash. Al Arabi have bad memories of this match from the first half of the season, comprehensively losing 4-0 to Jaish back in November. Gianfranco Zola’s side will be looking for revenge going into the match.
Al Arabi will be looking to Qatari midfielder Boualem Khoukhi to shut out El Jaish in this tie. Whilst for El Jaish they could be set for their highest league finish in the QSL.
Sabri Lamouchi will be looking to the attacking talent of Romarinho, Abderrazak Hamdallah and Sardor Rashidov in this game. The dynamic trio has collectively contributed to 82% of El Jaish goals so far in the league. It promises to be an interesting tactical battle when Al Arabi meet El Jaish on Friday at Lekhwiya Stadium.
Meanwhile, QSL side Al Khor are set to be without the services of their Brazilian striker Julio Cesar due to a hamstring pull he suffered during his sides 3-1 victory over Qatar SC on Sunday evening.
Cesar scored his team’s first goal against QSC before he was substituted due to injury. Al Khor’s timely win pushed them to 9th in the QSL standings.
Head coach Fernandez expressed his sadness for the injury of the Brazilian player who is a key player for the side.
Julio Cesar will now undergo medical tests in Aspetar on Monday to confirm the duration of his absence, with some early indications suggesting he could be out for up to two weeks, meaning that the Brazilian striker could sit out QSL games against Lekhwiya and Meisameer. The Peninsula
