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<p>The 2020-21 season QNB Stars League’s Week 15 action, held on Tuesday and Wednesday (19th and 20th January, 2021), saw excitement galore. A total of 15 goals were scored and three matches produced drawn results.</p><p>The results were:</p><p><strong>Al Wakrah lost to Al Rayyan 0-3</strong></p><p><strong>Qatar SC drew Al Duhail       1-1</strong></p><p><strong>Umm Salal drew Al Arabi      0-0</strong></p><p><strong>Al Kharaitiyat lost to Al Gharafa    1-2</strong></p><p><strong>Al Sailiya drew Al Ahli 0-0</strong></p><p><strong>Al Sadd beat Al Khor   7-0</strong></p><p>Red cards were shown to three players – Ibrahim Nasser Kalla of Al Arabi, Saeed Al Hajj of Al Gharafa and Mohanad Ali (Mimi) of Al Sailiya.</p><p>Mohanad’s suspension came in the very second minute of Al Sailiya’s game against Al Ahli. However, The Peregrines hung on to a goalless draw despite the numerical disadvantage.</p><p>Al Ahli and Al Sailiya stood in the six and eighth position with 23 and 19 points respectively.</p><p>Al Rayyan made the most of their 3-0 victory over Al Wakrah as The Lions stormed back into the top four from the fifth position with 25 points, while Al Wakrah remained 10th with 14 points.</p><p>Franck Kom, Yohan Boli and Shojae Khalilzadeh scored Al Rayyan’s goals.</p><p>Al Sadd extended their lead on top from 11 to 13 points over second-placed reigning champions Al Duhail after they beat Al Khor 7-0. Rodrigo Tabata led the scoring with a hat-trick and Baghdad Bounedjah netted a double. Santiago Cazorla and Ali Asad were the other scorers as Al Sadd notched up their 13th victory to be on 41 points.</p><p>Al Khor remained on 10 points following their ninth defeat.</p><p>Meanwhile, Al Duhail’s campaign to retain the league shield suffered another blow after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Qatar SC.</p><p>Al Duhail stood second with 28 points, while Qatar SC slipped from fourth to fifth place with 24 points.</p><p>In fact, that was the only change in the ranking table as Al Rayyan and Qatar SC swapped positions.</p><p>Al Gharafa moved on to 27 points following their 2-1 win over Al Kharaitiyat, with captain Moiad Hassan scoring two quick goals to give his side their eighth win. Mensah Evans had put Al Kharaitiyat ahead.</p><p>Al Gharafa stood third, but Al Kharaitiyat’s misery worsened as they are still the basement side with six points.</p><p>Umm Salal and Al Arabi played out a goalless draw to remain in the ninth and seventh spot with 15 and 20 points respectively.</p><p>The QNB Stars League will now take a break and Week 16 fixtures have been scheduled for 13th and 14th February.</p>