DOHA. Al Shamal beats Al Ahli 1-0 after A. Attwan scored just 1 goal (40′). Al Ahli lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
Hossein Kanaani received a red card (88′). This red card was one of the reason why Al Ahli lost the match.
The match was played at the Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium stadium in Doha on Sunday and it started at 9:45 pm local time. The referee was Nayef Mohamed El-Kadiri who was helped by Juma Mohammed Al Burshaid and Shammari Awad Sultan. The 4th official was Sultan Majed Al Sharshani. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19 degrees Celsius or 66.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Ahli had a strong ball possession 60% while Al Shamal was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Ahli was more pushing with 68 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Al Shamal succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Al Ahli shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Al Shamal shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Al Ahli received 1 yellow card (Jassem Mohammed). On the opposite side, Al Shamal received 3 yellow cards (Mohammed Al Jabri, M. Nani and Fahad Waad).
(Al Ahli) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (88′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Ahli will stay with 21 points to hold in the 7th place. On the other side, Al Shamal will have 17 points to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Al Ahli will host Al Markhiya on the 7th of May with a 1-1 head to head.
Al Shamal will play away agasint Al Duhail on the 7th of May with a 5-0 head to head stats in favor of Al Duhail (0 draws).
Al Ahli – Formation
The manager Damir Markanovic decided to play with the following team: 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, Yazan Abdallah Alnaimat and Sekou Oumar Yansane.
The home team had on the bench: Marwan Sherif Badreldin, Jassem Mohammed Al Sharshani, Saleh Bader Al Yazidi, Fahad Ahmed Al-Keldi, Abdulrasheed Umaru, Talal Abdulla Bahzad, Abubakar Mohammed Bayomi, Muaaz Al Salemi and Abdalaziz Hazaa Al Hasia.
Substitutions
Al Ahli made 3 changes: Islam Yassine for Abdalaziz Al Hasia (45′), S. Yansané for Abdulrasheed Umaru (67′) and Al Doukali Al Sayed for Abubakar Mohammed Bayomi (90′).
Al Shamal – Formation
Wesam Rizik Abdulmajid played with: Babacar Seck, Loïck Landre, Abdel Aziz Mitwali, Matías Germán Nani, Mohammed Ahmed Al Jabri, Amjad Attwan Kadhim, Fahad Waad, Yacine Bammou, Rabh Yahia Boussafi, Ali Iyad Olwan and Mohamed Rafik Omar.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Mohammed Al Sayed Abdulmottalib Sayed, Anas Abdulsalam Abweny, Jassim Ali Al Hashemi, Abdulrahman Waleed Mansour, Yousef Abdulrahman Baliadeh, Abdulaziz Adel Ibrahim, Salah Alawi Al Yahri, Ahmed Saberi, Zed Saad Aboulros and Salmin Atiq Al Rumaihi.
Substitutions
Al Shamal made 3 changes: Rabeh Boussafi for Jassim Ali Al Hashemi (77′), Fahad Waad for Mohammed Jeedo (84′) and Y. Bammou for Abdulaziz Adel (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Al Ahli – Al Shamal – 0-1
- Al Markhiya – Al Gharafa – 0-1