El Jaish beat Al Wakrah, delay Al Rayyan's big day

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Sunday, February 28th 2016 04:05 AM

DOHA: El Jaish scripted a laboured 1-0 win over Al Wakrah in the 20th round of the Qatar Stars League at the Abdullah bin KhalifaStadium on Saturday. The Armymen’s victory saw them climb to second place with 39 points and left Rayyan waiting for the title. The Lions, who need a point to seal the title, will try to collect it in the match against Al Wakrah on next Saturday. Jaish were once again a pale shadow of their usual selves. It took them a 72nd-minute penalty by Abderrazzaq Hamdallah to seal the win. Meanwhile, Qatar Sports Club kept gathering points in their efforts to steer clear of the relegation zone. At the Qatar SC Stadium, Sebastiao Lazaroni’s men defeated bottom-placed Mesaimeer Sports Club 3-0. South Korean midfielder Han Kook-Young was the architect of the win as he scored twiceand set up the other for Ali Awad. In the day’s other game, Umm Salal and Al Gharafa played out a 4-4 draw.