DOHA. Al Arabi overcomes Al Shamal 1-0 after O. Al scored just 1 goal (59′). Al Arabi took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Grand Hamad Stadium stadium in Doha on Wednesday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Mohamed Al-Shammari who had the assistance of Ramzan Saeed Al Naemi and Nasser Hossny Eldoss. The 4th official was Mohammed Nasser Ahmed. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22 degrees Celsius or 71.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Arabi had a superior ball possession 57% while Al Shamal was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Arabi was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Arabi won the match.
Al Arabi shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Shamal shot 4 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Al Arabi didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Al Shamal received 2 yellow cards (Abdel Aziz Mitwali and Magid Mohamed).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Al Arabi will play away against Al Sadd on the 7th of May with a 26-8 head to head in favor of Al Sadd (6 draws).
Al Shamal will play away agasint Al Duhail on the 7th of May with a 5-0 head to head in favor of Al Duhail (0 draws).
Al Arabi – Formation
Al Arabi
77'
59'
The manager Younes Ali Rahmati decided to play with the following team: Mahmud Ibrahim Abunad, Hamid Ismaeil Hassan Khaleefa Hamid, Yousuf Muftah Muftah, Jassem Gaber Abdulsallam, Aron Einar Gunnarsson, Rafael Alcântara do Nascimento, Abdullah Marafee, Ahmed Fathy, Hilal Mohammed Ibrahim, Youssef Msakni and Omar Jihad Al Somah.
The home team had on the bench: Jasem Adel Al Hail, Mohamed Salah Elneel, Fahad Al-Abdulrahman, Abdullah Nasser Murisi, Ibrahim Nasser Kala, Mohamed Bader Sayyar, Abdulrahman Anad Al Deri, Rami Suhali Ali and Noureldin Mohammed Ahmed.
Substitutions
Al Arabi made 2 changes: Hamid Ismaeil for Ibrahim Nasser Kala (77′) and Youssef Msakni for Mohamed Sayyar (90′).
Al Shamal – Formation
Al Shamal
24'
Wesam Rizik Abdulmajid played with: Babacar Seck, Loïck Landre, Abdel Aziz Mitwali, Matías Germán Nani, Magid Mohamed Hassan, Mohammed Ahmed Al Jabri, Amjad Attwan Kadhim, Fahad Waad, Mostafa Taerk Mashaal, Yacine Bammou and Rabh Yahia Boussafi.
These were the players on the bench: Mohamed Rafik Omar, Faisal Mohamed Azadi, Jassim Ali Al Hashemi, Khalaf Saad, Mohsen Hassan Al Yazidi, Abdulaziz Adel Ibrahim, Salah Alawi Al Yahri, Mohammed Al Sayed Abdulmottalib Sayed, Zed Saad Aboulros, Ali Iyad Olwan and Ahmed Saberi.
Substitutions
Al Shamal made 5 changes: Magid Mohamed for Ali Olwan (68′), Mohammed Al Jabri for Khalaf Saad (74′), Abdel Aziz Mitwali for Mohammed Jeedo (74′), Rabeh Boussafi for Abdulaziz Adel (86′) and Mustafa Mashaal for Zed Saad Aboulros (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
