DOHA. Qatar SC crushes Al Gharafa 5-0 with goals of Ben Malango (25′), Javi Martínez (50′), Ben Malango (59′), Bashar Rasan (70′) and Ben Malango (80′). Qatar SC took advantage of its better ball possession (56%).
Also, Al Gharafa had 2 players sent off: Ayoub Al Oui (45′ for a double yellow card) and Nasser Al Ahrak (53′ for a double yellow card).
The match was played at the Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Stadium stadium in Doha on Wednesday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Abdulrahman Ibrahim Al Jassim assisted by Taleb Salem Al Marri and Saoud Ahmed Al Maqaleh. The 4th official was Khalid Abdulla Nabet. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16 degrees Celsius or 60.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 19 Total 10
- 9 On Target 5
- 10 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 97 Attack 65
- 87 Dangerous attack 50
- 61 Ball safe 70
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 5
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 2
- 0 Red Card 2
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Qatar SC had a superior ball possession 56% while Al Gharafa was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Qatar SC was putting more pressure with 87 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Qatar SC won the match.
Qatar SC shot 19 times, 9 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Gharafa shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Qatar SC received 2 yellow cards (Javi Martínez and Omar Al Emadi). On the opposite side, Al Gharafa received 2 yellow cards (Ayoub Al Oui and Nasser Al Ahrak).
Also, Al Gharafa didn’t finish the match with 11 players after
Al Gharafa had 2 players sent off: Ayoub Al Oui (45′ for double yellow card) and Nasser Al Ahrak (53′ for double yellow card).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Qatar SC will have 13 points to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Al Gharafa will stay with 12 points to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Qatar SC will play away against Umm Salal on the 7th of May with a 14-9 head to head statistic in favor of Qatar SC (11 draws).
Al Gharafa will play away agasint Al Rayyan on the 7th of May with a 19-9 head to head stats in favor of Al Gharafa (8 draws).
Qatar SC – Formation
The manager Youssef Safri decided to play with the following team: Sataa Abdul Naser Al Abbasi, Ibrahim Majid Abdulmajid, Khalid Ahmed Mahmoudi, Badr Banoun, Nasir Peer Baksh, Javier Martínez Aginaga, Bashar Rasan Bonyan, Moataz Majed, Omar Ahmad Al Emadi, Andrés Sebastián Soria Quintana and Ben Malango Ngita.
The home team had on the bench: Jassim Ahmed Al Jalabi, Khaled Waleed Mansour, Mohammed Abdulraab Al Yazidi, Abdulrahman Mohammed Al-Jassem, Javier Matías Pastore, Adnan Ali Saleh, Mohamed Salim Musabah Al Rabiei, Ali Awad Bujaloof, Husam Kamal Hassan Hassunin El Said, Ahmad Al-Khuwailid, Ahmed Mohammed Al Saadi and Motasem Majed Al Bustami.
Substitutions
Qatar SC made 4 changes: Javi Martínez for Mohamed Al Rabiei (69′), Omar Al Emadi for Ahmad Al-Khuwailid (69′), Bashar Rasan for Khaled Waleed (79′) and Nasir Baksh for Jassim Ahmad (79′).
Al Gharafa – Formation
Pedro Rui da Mota Vieira Martins played with: Yousef Hassan Mohamed Ali, Islom Tukhtakhujaev, Mehdi Jean Tahrat, Ayoub Al Oui, Farid Boulaya, Nasser Abdulsalam Al Ahrak, A. Yousif, Saifeldeen Fadlalla, Yacine Brahimi, Ishak Belfodil and Moayed Hassan Fodhayli.
These were the players on the bench: Abdollah Ali Saei, Ibrahim Tamer Khalid, Isslam Hossam Elawwad, Almahdi Ali Mukhtar, Mohammed Ali Jamin, Yousef Saaed Ahmed, Ahmed Sufyan Ahmed Al Abunora, Tameem Al Muhaza, Andri Syahputra Sudarmanto, Hamad Kahiout and Othman Alawi Al Yahri.
Substitutions
Al Gharafa made 2 changes: Moayed Hassan for Abdollah Ali Saei (55′) and I. Belfodil for Almahdi Ali (61′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.