Qatar SC beat Umm Salal in friendly

Hosts Qatar SC defeated Umm Salal 3-0 in a friendly match played as part of their preparations for the second phase of QNB Stars League. Qatar SC led 2-0 at half-time through goals from Fahad Khalfan and Youssef al-Kubaisi.
While Umm Salal tried hard to pull one back in the second half, the rivals were able to score another goal through Ameer Abduljabbar. In Week 12, Qatar SC will play host to leaders Al Duhail on 13th January, while Umm Salal travel to Al Khor for their away game against Al Kharaitiyat on 11th January. Umm Salal, coached by Mahmoud Jaber, are fifth with 16 points and Abdullah Mubarak-trained Qatar SC 11th on eight.

Al Rayyan-Al Markhiya friendly on Friday
Al Rayyan will play a friendly with Al Markhiya on Friday, the Lions’ only game during the month-long break between the QNB Stars League’s first and second phase.
It will be a dress-rehearsal for Michael Laudrup-coached Al Rayyan ahead of their Round 12 home match against Al Khor on 13th January.
Al Rayyan are third in the standings with 25 points. They registered eight victories and one draw while losing two games.
In between, they had lost the QSL Cup final 2-3 to Al Gharafa.

Al Sailiya’s Ghanem in intensive rehabilitation
Al Sailiya defender Ghanem Al Qahtani is undergoing an intensive rehabilitation programme following a surgery he underwent at Qatar’s orthopaedic and sports medicine hospital Aspetar on 11th December to correct an injury on his ankle.
He suffered the injury during their 1-2 loss to Al Ahli in Week 10 of the QNB Stars League on 2nd December. Ghanem is one of the most talented players in the QNB Stars League and a vital cog in the defensive machine of Tunisian coach Sami Trabelsi, who hoped he would be back in training in time for the tournament’s second phase.
Al Sailiya, fourth in the standings with 19 points after the conclusion of first phase, will host Al Arabi at the Al Ahli Stadium in the 12th round on 12th January.
All other players, except Hamad Obaidi and Abdul Karim al-Ali, who did duty for Qatar at the Gulf Cup in Kuwait, are attending the team’s training sessions. Meanwhile, Al Sailiya will play a friendly against Tianjin Quanjian on today at the Aspire Zone, where the Chinese team’s winter camp is based.(qsl.com.qa)