Qatar Sports Club 2 Umm Salal 2

Kings leave it late to save a point.  

Qatar Sports Club left it till the 95^th minute to grab a vital point in their quest to beat the drop drawing 2-2 with Umm Salal on Friday evening. The Kings have new winter signing Emiliano Vecchio to thank, as he slotted away a penalty in the 95^th minute of the tie, effectively saving the points for his side.

Umm Salal started the better side in the encounter and pressed Qatar SC back for long periods of the first half. Eventually Umm Salal took a deserved lead on the 38^th minute. Salal’s new winter signings lined up well to break the deadlock for Bülent Uygun’s team.

 New signing Sanzhar Tursunov played through an inch perfert pass to  Mounir El Hamdaoui who had time and space to flick the ball over the oncoming keeper, the first half ended 1-0 to Umm Salal.  

In the second half, Qatar SC pushed for a foothold in the match. However it was the Orange Fortress who doubled their lead on the 68^th minute. Ivorian striker Yannick Sagbo calmly slotted away from the penalty spot for his twelfth goal of the season. Umm Salal should of seen out the tie. However they let their rivals back into the match in the 85^th minute.

Umm Salal Coach Bülent Uygun will be frustrated that his defense didn’t clear the ball. However midfielder Fadil Omar seemingly danced his way through the Salal defensive line to slot past Salal stopper Baba Malick to give his side a lifeline.  2-1 Game on.

Qatar Sports Club completed their dramatic comeback on the 95^th minute. Argentine playmaker Vecchio kept his nerve from the penalty spot to give Sebastiao Lazaroni’s side a share of the spoils, much to the frustration to Salal coach Bülent Uygun. 



 
Lekhwiya 2 Al Sailiya 3
Aaish at the double to give Sailiya famous win

QSL champions Lekhwiya lost ground on league leaders Al Rayyan on Friday evening losing 3-1 to Al Sailiya.

Sailiya took the lead from the penalty spot on the 38^th minute  Faouzi Aaish stepped up to put the falcons 1 up. Disaster struck for Lekhwiya when defender Mohammed Tresor was sent off for a second bookable offence on the 41^st minute.The first half ended 1-0 to Sailiya.

Lekhwiya found their way back into the tie on the 60^th minute from Nam Tae Hee. The midfielder pounced on his own rebounded shot to bundle in past Sailiya stopper Gregory Gomis.

 Indeed Lekhwiya took the lead, despite having 10 men. New signing Alain Dioko slammed away a penalty on the 70^th minute to give Djamel Belmadi’s side a lead against the odds.



Sailiya found their rhythm and made their extra man count to score a deserved equalizer just 12 minutes later. Striker Abdulraman Al Harazi was on hand to volley in from close range after Lekhwiya keeper palmed out an effort from Faouzi Aaish into the path of the grateful striker.

Sami Trabelsi’s boys completed the comeback just three minutes later to seal a 3-2 victory. This time Faouzi Aaish was on hand to head in a palmed save to give the Preigines their first ever win over Lekhwiya.