DOHA. Al Gharafa and Al Ahli draw 1-1. M. Tahrat scored the first goal (30′) for Al Gharafa. A. Umaru made it even (66′). Al Gharafa was definitely better in terms of ball possession (64%)
The match was played at the Grand Hamad Stadium stadium in Doha on Friday and it started at 4:55 pm local time. The referee was Mohammed Ahmed Al-Sherif with the assistance of Ramzan Saeed Al Naemi and Taleb Salem Al Marri. The 4th official was Hussain Abdulla Alsayed. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22 degrees Celsius or 71.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 14 Total 15
- 6 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 12
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 115 Attack 92
- 51 Dangerous attack 48
- 75 Ball safe 74
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 26
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Al Gharafa was in firm control of the ball 64% while Al Ahli was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Gharafa was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Al Gharafa to win the match.
Al Gharafa shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Ahli shot 15 times, 3 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Al Gharafa didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Al Ahli received 3 yellow cards (Ali Qadry, Islam Yassine and Jassem Mohammed).
Also, Al Ahli didn’t finish the match with 11 players after S. Hanni (Al Ahli) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Al Gharafa will have 23 points like Al Wakrah and Qatar SC to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Al Ahli will have 21 points to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Al Gharafa will play away with Al Rayyan on the 7th of May with a 19-9 head to head in favor of Al Gharafa (9 draws).
Al Ahli will host Al Markhiya on the 7th of May with a 1-1 head to head.
Al Gharafa – Formation
Al Gharafa
30'
90'
The manager Pedro Rui da Mota Vieira Martins decided to play with the following team: Yousef Hassan Mohamed Ali, Islom Tukhtakhujaev, Mehdi Jean Tahrat, Homam Ahmed Ahmed, Farid Boulaya, Nasser Abdulsalam Al Ahrak, Amro Abdelfatah Ali Surag, Ahmed Alganehi, A. Yousif, Yacine Brahimi and Ahmed Alaa Eldin Abdelmotaal.
The home team had on the bench: Othman Alawi Al Yahri, Yousef Saaed Ahmed, Mohammed Ali Jamin, Abdollah Ali Saei, Andri Syahputra Sudarmanto, Isslam Hossam Elawwad, Almahdi Ali Mukhtar, Moayed Hassan Fodhayli, Nasser Eisa Al Enazi and Qasem Abdulhamed Burhan.
Substitutions
Al Gharafa made 4 changes: Ahmed Al Ganehi for Moayed Hassan (71′), F. Boulaya for Yousef Saaed Ahmed (90′), Nasser Al Ahrak for Othman Alawi (90′) and Nasser Al Ahrak for Othman Alawi (90′).
Al Ahli – Formation
Al Ahli
49'
90'
Damir Markanovic played with: Yazan Naim Hussein, Shoja Khalilzadeh, Mohammad Hossein Kanani Zadegan, Islam Yassine Al Sharif, Jassem Mohammed Omar, Sofiane Hanni, Nikola Vukčević, Ali Ahmed Qadry, Al Doukali Sayed, Abdulrasheed Umaru and Sekou Oumar Yansane.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Fahad Ahmed Al-Keldi, Marwan Sherif Badreldin, Talal Abdulla Bahzad, Mohammed Abdulla Al-Ishaq, Navid Mohammad Dorzadeh, Muaaz Al Salemi, Saleh Bader Al Yazidi and Abdalaziz Hazaa Al Hasia.
Substitutions
Al Ahli made 3 changes: Islam Yassine for Abdalaziz Al Hasia (57′), S. Yansané for Mohammed Abdulla Al-Ishaq (90′) and Al Doukali Al Sayed for Muaaz Al Salemi (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Al Sadd – Al Sailiya – 4-0
- Al Markhiya – Al Wakrah – 0-4
- Al Gharafa – Al Ahli – 1-1
