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<p>Al Rayyan set up the Emir’s Cup title clash with Al Duhail as they defeated Al Gharafa 3-0 in the second semifinal at the Al Sadd Stadium on Saturday.</p><p>Captain Rodrigo Tabata stole the show with a brace in the third and 88th minutes, with striker Sebastian Soria doing the spadework on both occasions.</p><p>Koh Myong-Jin scored the other goal in the 47th minute.</p><p>The final will be played at the Khalifa International Stadium on 19th May.</p><p>Al Rayyan had an upper hand right from the word go and were rewarded with an early advantage when Tabata tapped in a cross from Sebastian Soria.</p><p>The Lions continued to have more of the ball, while The Cheetahs, with Dutch star Wesley Sneijder leading the charge, failed to make much inroads.</p><p>Tabata, the fifth-best scorer in this season’s QNB Stars League with 15 goals, & Co made up for the injury-forced absence of their top scorer and Moroccan striker Abderrazaq Hamdallah.</p><p>The game between Al Rayyan and Al Gharafa, the third and fourth-placed team respectively in the QNB Stars League, was fast-paced.</p><p>Al Gharafa came back from the break with more vigour and started creating opportunities, but it was Al Rayyan who found the mark again, through Koh.</p><p>Al Rayyan resorted to defensive ways after having a two-goal cushion even as Al Gharafa threw more men into attack.</p><p>Al Gharafa’s best chance came in the 69th minute, but goalkeeper Omar Barry blocked Sneijder’s shot from the close range.</p><p>After Tabata missed a chance towards the end, he found the mark for a second time after playing a one-two with Soria.</p><p>Al Duhail had beaten Al Sadd in the other semifinal on Friday, with striker Almoez Ali scoring the all-important goal.</p>