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<p>Al Gharafa blanked Umm Salal 2-0 in Week 10 of the 2019-20 QNB Stars League at the Al Gharafa Stadium on Saturday.</p><p>Hector Moreno (second minute) and Sofiane Hanni (24th-minute penalty) scored the goals as Al Gharafa surged to 20 points with their sixth victory.</p><p>On the other hand, Umm Salal’s woes compounded as they stood on five points. They are only one point ahead of bottom-placed Al Shahania.</p><p>Al Gharafa thus continued their winning ways, having beaten Al Khor 3-1 in the previous round. The Cheetahs kept their third position in the standings, behind Al Duhail (26) and Al Rayyan (22).</p><p>Slavisa Jokanovic’s side is well in contention for a top-four finish as the QNB Stars League takes a long break now.</p><p>Umm Salal had appointed their former captain Aziz Ben Askar as coach, replacing Ahmed Labiath who was the caretaker after the dismissal of Spaniard Raul Caneda following a series of negative results.</p><p>However, The Orange Fortress crashed to their seventh defeat and stay in the danger zone. It has been a different Umm Salal, who used to regularly make a respectable finish in the league, so far this season.</p><p>Hanni and Adlene Guedioura led Al Gharafa’s charge, while Mahmoud Al Mawas and Yannick Sagbo were Umm Salal’s main attackers.</p><p>Al Gharafa, as expected, dominated possession and were effective in taking advantage of the chances that came their way.</p><p>Umm Salal had their opportunities as well, but were unfortunate not to have found the target.</p><p>Moreno first struck home from close range and Hanni converted the penalty awarded after Umm Salal captain Sagbo handled the ball in the area.</p><p>Al Gharafa also had Almahdi Ali to thank for making a goalline save.</p>