Masraf Al Rayan edge closer to QNB in Aspire Banks tourney

In its fifth week, the Aspire Banks Tournament, organised by Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) in collaboration with Qatar Central Bank (QCB), concluded with four thrilling matches between some of the tournament’s leading teams.
This week’s matches saw Group A action as Standard Chartered Bank played International Bank of Qatar, while Doha Bank faced off against Commercial Bank.
In Group B, Mashreq Bank played against Qatar International Islamic Bank, while Masraf Al Rayan played Ahli Bank.
Standard Chartered Bank improve their chance of qualifying to the quarter-finals, after winning against International Bank of Qatar with nine impressive goals to none, preventing International Bank of Qatar from securing any points for the fifth consecutive week. In the same category, Doha Bank was able to beat Commercial Bank with four clean goals, bringing their total number of points to seven, as against one point for Commercial Bank.
Masraf Al Rayan edged closer to Qatar National Bank, who currently lead the group with nine points, after scoring an impressive 10-2 win against Ahli Bank. Meanwhile, Mashreq Bank scored another big win with a final score of 7-3 against Qatar International Islamic Bank.
In the sixth week’s qualifying round, taking place on December 10, Group A matches will be played between Standard Chartered and Barwa Bank, and International Bank of Qatar and Qatar Central Bank. Group B matches are scheduled to be played between Qatar National Bank and Qatar Islamic Bank, and Qatar International Islamic Bank and Ahli Bank.
The qualifier rounds are being played until December 17, and the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will take place in the first and second weeks of January 2017.