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DOHA: Al Kharaitiyat blanked Umm Salal 2-0 in the QSL Cup Round 5, while Al Arabi played out a 1-1 draw with Al Gharafa in Group A matches played at the Al Arabi Stadium on Thursday, The fight for the fourth quarter-final spot from the group was between Umm Salal and Al Kharaitiyat, while Al Arabi were out of contention for qualification.
Umm Salal needed only a draw, while Al Kharaitiyat were in a must-win situation.
The match between Qatar SC and Al Duhail will be played on Friday, along with the three Group B games.
Al Kharaitiyat beat Umm Salal 2-0, with first-half goals from Majed Salmeen and Abdulaziz al Ansari powering them. Meanwhile, a second-half strike by Wesley Sneijder helped Al Gharafa record a 1-1 draw against Al Arabi. Hosts Al Arabi grabbed the lead in the 23rd minute. Fahad Khalfan spotted Diego Jardel unmarked close to the Al Gharafa box and slipped in a neat cross. The Brazilian midfielder tapped the ball and charged into the Al Gharafa box even as keeper Qasim Burhan stepped out of his position. Jardel easily hoodwinked Burhan and flicked the ball into the net. In the 74th minute, Dutch international and Al Gharafa skipper Wesley Sneijder curled in a superb free-kick to score the equaliser.
Umm Salal needed only a draw, while Al Kharaitiyat were in a must-win situation.
The match between Qatar SC and Al Duhail will be played on Friday, along with the three Group B games.
Al Kharaitiyat beat Umm Salal 2-0, with first-half goals from Majed Salmeen and Abdulaziz al Ansari powering them. Meanwhile, a second-half strike by Wesley Sneijder helped Al Gharafa record a 1-1 draw against Al Arabi. Hosts Al Arabi grabbed the lead in the 23rd minute. Fahad Khalfan spotted Diego Jardel unmarked close to the Al Gharafa box and slipped in a neat cross. The Brazilian midfielder tapped the ball and charged into the Al Gharafa box even as keeper Qasim Burhan stepped out of his position. Jardel easily hoodwinked Burhan and flicked the ball into the net. In the 74th minute, Dutch international and Al Gharafa skipper Wesley Sneijder curled in a superb free-kick to score the equaliser.
