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Skipper Omar Sadik was the three-goal hero as Mohammed VI Academy boosted their hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the Al Kass International Cup with a convincing 3-0 victory over Turkish outfit Altinordu.
Powerful striker Sadik was outstanding throughout the 90 minutes for the Moroccans, who are making their debut at the tournament this year.
Mohammed VI Academy had given a good account of themselves in their opening match defeat by Italians Inter Milan, but they bounced back from that 3-1 reverse to totally dominate this match.
Mohammed VI Academy were very much on top and they took a deserved lead on 20 minutes with a superb strike by Sadik.
Yassine Khalifi then sent a shot wide as Mohammed turned on the pressure and the Moroccans felt Altinordu should have been down to 10 men when Mouad Dahak was pulled back by Mustafa Kocabas, who was the last man.
The Moroccans continued their domination after the break and the Turks had no answer to the power of Sadik, who doubled the advantage on 55 minutes when turning Arda Kirgil and letting fly from the edge of the box.
Sadic completed his treble with a dubious penalty on 84 minutes. Souhail Boudanane went down while challenging Melih Istar and a spot-kick was harshly awarded.
Real seal Group D top spot
Real Madrid secured top spot in Group D of the Al Kass International Cup with an impressive 4-1 victory over Sporting Clube de Portugal at Aspire.
The Spaniards had begun the competition with a 5-3 victory over Russian side FC Zeni.
Nico Paz and David Pecellin – better known as Pece – stood out as the Spaniards took their goals tally to nine in two matches.
Spanish youth international Abraham Nobrega got clear down the right and pulled the ball back for Pece, who steered it goalwards.
Pece, a former star of the Real Betis academy, had a fine effort on 25 minutes but Calai pulled off his fourth save if the match.
Real had been very much the better team but were rocked by a 35th minute equalizer. Diogo Travassos played a neat one-two down the left with skipper David Moreira before crossing for Luis Gomes to score with a well-taken diving header.
Sporting were level for just two minutes before classy midfielder Paz sent in a perfectly executed dipping free-kick to restore Real’s lead on 37 minutes.
Paz once again showed his passing quality on 42 minutes when threading the ball inside David Montero and Pece burst through to fire home his second of the match.
Real scored again as Garcia found substitute Ekaitz Redondo Borrajo who took a good first touch before firing home on 69 minutes.
The young striker showed the form that saw Barcelona and Atletico Madrid trying to sign him before he joined Real from Bilbao club Danok Bat, for whom he had scored 40 goals in a season.
Doha
Skipper Omar Sadik was the three-goal hero as Mohammed VI Academy boosted their hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the Al Kass International Cup with a convincing 3-0 victory over Turkish outfit Altinordu.
Powerful striker Sadik was outstanding throughout the 90 minutes for the Moroccans, who are making their debut at the tournament this year.
Mohammed VI Academy had given a good account of themselves in their opening match defeat by Italians Inter Milan, but they bounced back from that 3-1 reverse to totally dominate this match.
Mohammed VI Academy were very much on top and they took a deserved lead on 20 minutes with a superb strike by Sadik.
Yassine Khalifi then sent a shot wide as Mohammed turned on the pressure and the Moroccans felt Altinordu should have been down to 10 men when Mouad Dahak was pulled back by Mustafa Kocabas, who was the last man.
The Moroccans continued their domination after the break and the Turks had no answer to the power of Sadik, who doubled the advantage on 55 minutes when turning Arda Kirgil and letting fly from the edge of the box.
Sadic completed his treble with a dubious penalty on 84 minutes. Souhail Boudanane went down while challenging Melih Istar and a spot-kick was harshly awarded.
Real seal Group D top spot
Real Madrid secured top spot in Group D of the Al Kass International Cup with an impressive 4-1 victory over Sporting Clube de Portugal at Aspire.
The Spaniards had begun the competition with a 5-3 victory over Russian side FC Zeni.
Nico Paz and David Pecellin – better known as Pece – stood out as the Spaniards took their goals tally to nine in two matches.
Spanish youth international Abraham Nobrega got clear down the right and pulled the ball back for Pece, who steered it goalwards.
Pece, a former star of the Real Betis academy, had a fine effort on 25 minutes but Calai pulled off his fourth save if the match.
Real had been very much the better team but were rocked by a 35th minute equalizer. Diogo Travassos played a neat one-two down the left with skipper David Moreira before crossing for Luis Gomes to score with a well-taken diving header.
Sporting were level for just two minutes before classy midfielder Paz sent in a perfectly executed dipping free-kick to restore Real’s lead on 37 minutes.
Paz once again showed his passing quality on 42 minutes when threading the ball inside David Montero and Pece burst through to fire home his second of the match.
Real scored again as Garcia found substitute Ekaitz Redondo Borrajo who took a good first touch before firing home on 69 minutes.
The young striker showed the form that saw Barcelona and Atletico Madrid trying to sign him before he joined Real from Bilbao club Danok Bat, for whom he had scored 40 goals in a season.
