DOHA: Al Arabi and Al Rayyan cleared their primary hurdles in the Qatar Cup when the two teams outplayed their respective rivals in the first leg of semi-finals played yesterday at the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiya Arena.
Al Arabi Club had no difficulty in beating El Jaish in straight sets in their semi-final (25/16, 27/25 and 25/18) but the other semi-final of the day depicted a different story.
Al Rayyan Sports Club had to withstand an immense pressure from Police team to beat the later in a well-fought five setter. The final scores read 3-2 (26/24, 24/26, 25/23, 22/25 and 15/12) in favour of Al Rayyan.
The four teams will each other twice and if there is a tie, a third match will be held on April 26 to break the deadlock.
The final will be held on April 28 at the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiya Arena.
The Peninsula
DOHA: Al Arabi and Al Rayyan cleared their primary hurdles in the Qatar Cup when the two teams outplayed their respective rivals in the first leg of semi-finals played yesterday at the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiya Arena.
Al Arabi Club had no difficulty in beating El Jaish in straight sets in their semi-final (25/16, 27/25 and 25/18) but the other semi-final of the day depicted a different story.
Al Rayyan Sports Club had to withstand an immense pressure from Police team to beat the later in a well-fought five setter. The final scores read 3-2 (26/24, 24/26, 25/23, 22/25 and 15/12) in favour of Al Rayyan.
The four teams will each other twice and if there is a tie, a third match will be held on April 26 to break the deadlock.
The final will be held on April 28 at the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiya Arena.
The Peninsula
