Qatar- Meshal Yousuf claim QSL honours

3/31/2016 1:11:02 AM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Al Ahli’s captain Meshal Abdulla in action against Al Arabi during their QSL match at Al Arabi Stadium in this March 18 2016 file photo. RIGHT: Al Ahli’s head coach Yousuf Adam gestures during the same match.

Doha: Al Ahli grabbed both the Qatar Star League (QSL) Player-of-the-Month and Coach-of-the-Month awards with captain Meshal Abdulla and Yousuf Adam respectively taking the honours for March.

Meshal who completed a century of his career goals against Al Arabi on March 18 has been on fine scoring form this month scoring crucial goals against Umm Salal and local rivals Al Arabi helping the brigadiers pull away from the QSL relegation zone.

The Al Ahli’s captain’s record of four goals in three QSL games has helped him pick up the coveted trophy.

Statistics from Prozone the QSL’s statistical partner show how Meshal lead the way in the month of March.

Firstly the striker sprinted more than many of his peers on average he clocked up 458m of sprinting per match significantly higher than the QSL average of 329m for a striker.

Meshal is troublesome with the ball at his feet and can danger any defense in the QSL on his day.

No wonder then that the veteran attacker drew the most fowls from his opponent in March being on the receiving end of 2.3 tackles significantly higher than the average of 2.21 from his peers.

Meshal scored some crucial goals in February his hard running and eye for goal was typified with his brace in the 4-2 victory over Umm Salal. His goals effectively assured Ahli of all three points against a spirited Umm Salal outfit.

The result gave his side daylight from the QSL relegation zone.

It’s not surprising then that the Al Ahli man excelled at goals in the penalty area.

In March he averaged an impressive 1.3 goals per game from inside the box significantly higher than the QSL average of 0.4 shots from his peers.

Importantly most of his efforts found their target with 1.7 of his shots hitting their mark again much higher than the average tally of 0.98 for QSL strikers. So from sprinting plenty of shots and crucially plenty of goals Meshall has fired his side to safety and himself to glory as he claim his first ever QSL Player-of-the-Month award.

Meanwhile Al Ahli’s head coach Yousuf has been awarded the coach of the month award for March. The Qatari tactician is expected to picked up the award at Al Ahli’s training ground yesterday.

This is the first time that a QSL head coach has picked up the award.

The Brigadier’s have put in impressive performances during the month of March picking up wins against Umm Salal and Al Arabi.

Crucially these timely wins have helped Al Ahli pull away from the QSL relegation zone. Perhaps more impressive is that the victories came over teams in a higher league position.

In front of goal Al Ahli scored nine times in just three QSL games; Thanks to statistics from Prozone QSL’s statistical partner show that Ahli had an average of 7 shots on target per game.

However the sides overall fitness running can be a measure of their success in March. The side totaled 11332 meters this month more than the QSL average of 10400 meters.The Peninsula

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