Qatar- Tabata leading scorer as QSL teams go into break

12/27/2015 1:11:23 AM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Al Rayyan captain Rodrigo Tabata controls the ball during the Qatar Stars League (QSL) match against El Jaish in Doha in this November 28 2015 file photo.

Doha: Al Rayyan striker and captain Rodrigo Tabata is leading the list of goal-scorers after 14 matches in the Qatar Stars League (QSL).

Details from the first 14 matches of the season show Tabata makes a difference to his Al Rayyan side having fired 14 goals.

With a very good average of a goal per game Tabata’s brilliant form has allowed Al Rayyan to post 13 wins out of 14 games.

Tabata converted a key spot kick to give Al Rayyan win number 13 in last week’s game against Al Sailiya.

Lekhwiya’s Tunisian player Youssef Msakny is second with 13 goals.

Msakny scored a brace against former champions Al Gharafa in Round 14.

El Jaish’s Moroccan striker Abdel Razzaq Hamdallah and Al Sadd’s Brazilian forward Muriqui are both third with 11 goals each.

Hamadallah scored against Al Ahli in Round 14 while Muriqui fired one home against Mesaimeer last week.

Umm Salal’s Ivorian striker Sagbo has scored 10 goals.

The same amount of goals have been scored by the Burkina Faso striker Al Kharaitiyat’s Yahya Kebe A key player Kebe scored goals against Qatar SC in Round 14.

Al Arabi’s Brazilian striker Paulinho El Jaish’s Uzbek player Rashidov and Al Wakra’s Argentinean striker Sasha all have scored 9 goals each.

Meanwhile after four months of nearly non-stop action the QSL teams have split for a short but welcome break of 11 days.

The round of 15 action will resume on January 2 2016 when the teams return to the football pitches across the country.

This rest comes after the conclusion of Round 14 fixtures which were full of excitement and unexpected results at the top of the league table or in the relegation zone. The teams usually split for complete rest while some sides opt to decelerate on the intensity of training since players need time to recuperate from soft injuries.

Al Rayyan head coach Jorge Fossati has allowed his players three-day rest following their Round 14 match against Al Sailiyah which they won 2-1.

Also El Jaish players were sanctioned three-day rest after defeating Al Ahli by one goal. Lekhwiya players were granted five-day rest following their huge 4-0 win over Al Gharafa.

Al Arabi head coach Zola has granted his players three-day rest after losing to Al Wakra by one goal.

Al Sadd players are off the pitch for five days after defeating Mesaimeer 5-1 while Umm Salal head coach Bulent said two days of rest would be enough for his squad.

Al Kharaitiyat players have been granted two-day rest following their match against Qatar SC which ended in their favour 3-2.

Al Ahli players have a three-day rest while Mesaimeer players were allowed to cool off for similar number of days.

Al Gharafa (2 days) Al Sailiya (3 days) Al Khor (2 days) and Al Wakra (3 days) will also enjoy some time off.

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