Leading trio all victorious in QSL

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Sunday, December 21st 2014 02:13 AM

DOHA: Lekhwiya twice came from behind to defeat a fighting Al Khor 4-2 in a 15th-round game and remain on top of the standings with 36 points in the Qatar Stars League. Lekhwiya’s goals came through Ismael Mohammed (37th),Mohammed Al Alawi (76th-minute own goal),Vladimir Weiss (81st) andKhaled Muftah (94th) whileWilliam Souza (18th) andHilal Mohammed Ibrahim (66th) scored for the losers. Meanwhile, Al Sadd, 36 points, kept pace with leaders Lekhwiya, but remained second on goal difference as a dying-minute effort from South Korean defender Lee Jung-Soo saw them beat Al Kharaitiyat 3-2. Rodrigo Tabata twice gave Sadd the lead in the 35th and 82nd, but Kharaitiyat equalised through goals fromAbdulaziz Al Ansari (57th) andHassan Abdulfattah (89th). Brazilian striker Romarinho netted a hat-trick (23rd, 81st, 86th) as El Jaish defeated Umm Salal 3-1, withAbdulkader Ilyas netting the losers’ only goal in the 39th. Tunisian striker Issaam Jemaa netted the all-important goal in the 86th as Al Sailiya beat Al Shahaniya 1-0.