Doha: Duhail and Al Arabi teams qualified for the final match of the Qatar Handball Cup for the current sports season 2023/2024, after defeating Al Rayyan and Al Ahli, respectively, on Wednesday, in the semi-final matches.

In the first match, Duhail achieved a major victory over Al Rayyan (the league champion) 35/24.

Duhail scored a relative advantage in the first half, which ended with a lead of 18/15, and in the second half, Al Rayyan recorded a strong comeback, as a result of which it was able to adjust the score before its level declined significantly in the second half of the half, which Duhail completely dominated and moved away from the score until they ended the match with winning by 11 goals.

Al Arabi joined Duhail to the final after defeating Al Ahli 30/28 in the second match of the semi-finals.

The match was close throughout the two halves, as the first half ended with Al-Arabi leading by one goal, 14/13, and despite Al Ahlis attempts to adjust the result and take precedence in the second half,
Al Arabi succeeded in maintaining its lead and securing the victory and the ticket to the final.

The final match will be held between Duhail and Al Arabi next Sunday.

On the other hand, Al Gharafa and Qatar qualified for the quarter-finals of the Amirs Handball Cup. Al Gharafa defeated Al Shamal 32/23, while Qatar defeated Al Khor 27/26 in the two matches of the first stage (qualifiers) that were held on Wednesday.

Al Gharafa will meet Duhail, while Qatar will play with Al Arabi in the quarter-finals on Friday, with the other two matches for this round bringing together Al Rayyan with Al Sadd and Al Ahli with Al Wakrah. Ak

Source: Qatar News Agency