Ahli Sana’a ties Al-Rashid 1-1, Al-Saqr maintains top place [Archives:2006/938/Sports]

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April 17 2006

Concluding the Premier League's thirteenth round, Ahli Sana'a tied their hosts Al-Rashid in Taiz 1-1 last Friday afternoon, raising its points to 19 to occupy the second place in the tourney while the host team raised its points to 13 to rank tenth.

In Hodeida, Shabab Al-Jeel drew guests and titleholder Al-Telal from Aden 1-1. The guests scored in minute 40 of the first half through striker Qais Mohamed Saleh while Ethiopian professional player Younas answered for Shabab Al-Jeel in minute 45 of the same half. Al-Telal increased its points to 13 to rank eleventh while the hosts added their eighth point.

In the Capital, Al-Yarmouk defeated their guests Al-Tadhamun 2-0 to jump up to the fourth place with 18 points while visiting team retarded to the seventh place with 15 points.

At Baradam Staduim in Mukalla, Sha'ab Hadramout won 1-0 over Sha'ab Ibb, increasing its points to 16 to stand sixth while visitors remained in their fifth place with the same number of points.

Ta'awen Ba'adan tied Hussan from Abyan 0-0 at home adding its 11th point to come 12th in tourney while Hassan occupied the ninth place with 14 points.

The thirteenth round competitions that kicked off on Thursday revealed that Al-Saqr from Taiz maintained top place with 24 points in the tourney after beating guests 22 May from the Capital 2-1. The visiting team remained in its eighth place with 14 points.

Hilal Al-Hodeida defeated Al-Shualah from Aden 1-0 in the home match, advancing to the third place with 19 points while the visitors remained int the last but one place with 9 points.

Ethiopian professional player for Al-Saqr and paste season scorer Yournandous still leads scorers with 8 goals followed by his countryman Younas playing for Shab Al-Jeel with 7 goals. Ahli striker Adel Al-Salemi stands third in the list of scorers with 5 goals.

Only two rounds remain to conclude the away matches between teams during management of the Yemeni Football Federation's Temporary Committee that imposed penalties on teams who boycotted the tourney in the fist and second rounds.

The new Yemeni Football Federation lifted the sanctions against teams and restaged encounters of the first and second rounds amid objection by Al-Saqr and Al-Telal who insist to forward the issue to the Asian Football Federation and the Federation and International Football Federation (FIFA). Both teams say they unfairly lost 6 points in the first and second rounds as some teas boycotted the tourney, coupled with the YFF's Temporary Committee's consequent procedures.
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