Xavi Hernández and his Al Sadd, club catarí to the cual directs the exfutbolista Catalan, were eliminated recently in the quarter-finals of the Ooredoo Cup, the Cup of the League of Catar, after falling in front of the Al Gharafa by a conclusive marker of 4-2. The meeting contested in the Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium of Doha, capital of the country.
The now strategist, champion of the world with the Spanish selection of football in 2010, suffered a down in his staff, because of the announcement of varied of his players to confront to international level, with the combined catarí. In spite of this, during the meeting, the team arrived to tie the marker, while it was down by 2-0, but only held some minutes before the Al Gharafa put by on top of new.
In spite of the early elimination of the Al Sadd in the cup contest of the country of Half Orient, the same, of the hand of the technical direction of Xavi, finds like leader of the local league with 13 points, after having achieved five victories and a tie in the six days contested up to now. However, technician and club will have to take care the backs, since his perseguidor nearer, the Al Ahli of Doha, finds to only a unit of distance in the table.
Xavi had an old known
Although the Al Sadd fell deleted and therefore, aspiarará to achieve a title less during this season, the match in front of the Al Gharafa had a peculiarity that every time is doing more common in the team catarí. During the meeting, the second goal of the picture directed by Xavi Hernández, was marked by Santi Cazorla, illustrate Spanish footballer with wide route.
It was a so much of penalty kick and was marked in the minute 74 of party, in addition to that served to put the transitory tie to two goals in the marker, since so alone nine minutes afterwards, the venues went back to put by on and mermaron the hopes of Xavi and his directed. By his part, Cazorla has contested seven meetings since it arrived to the To the Sadd in summer, registering some surprising numbers of five goals and five assistances.