DOHA. Al Gharafa snatched a late win Al Markhiya 1-0 after A. Alaaeldin scored just 1 goal (88′). Al Gharafa was truly better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
A. Azzi received a red card (90′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Al Markhiya lost the match.
The match was played at the Thani Bin Jassim Stadium stadium in Doha on Sunday and it started at 9:45 pm local time. The referee was Abdullah Al Athbah with the collaboration of Yousef Aref Al Shamari and Khalid Ayed Khalaf. The 4th official was Naser Aiysh Al Sawan. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19 degrees Celsius or 66.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 12 Total 12
- 3 On Target 5
- 9 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 99 Attack 122
- 49 Dangerous attack 63
- 91 Ball safe 93
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 10
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Al Gharafa had a superior ball possession 62% while Al Markhiya was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Gharafa was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Gharafa won the match.
Al Markhiya shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Gharafa shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Al Markhiya received 2 yellow cards (Hamood Al Yazidi and A. Azzi). On the opposite side, Al Gharafa didn’t receive any yellow card.
A. Azzi (Al Markhiya) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Markhiya will stay with 18 points to remain in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Al Gharafa will have 29 points to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Al Markhiya will play away with Al Ahli on the 7th of May with a 1-1 head to head stats.
Al Gharafa will play away agasint Al Rayyan on the 7th of May with a 19-9 head to head statistic in favor of Al Gharafa (9 draws).
Al Markhiya – Formation
Al Markhiya
36'
46'
90'
The manager Abdullah Mubarak decided to play with the following team: Loukay Sherif Ashour, Humood Abdullah Al Yazeedi, John Benson, Ayoub Azzi, Khalid Radwan Hasan, Talal Ali Al Shila, Saleh Mohammed Al-Yeri, Driss Fettouhi, Jameel Al Yahmadi, Ayoub Assal and José Correia.
The home team had on the bench: Yasin Yaqoob Zada, Ali Said Al Muhannadi, Mohamed Al Hassan Al Hassan, Yousef Hani Ballan, Mahmood Gamal Mohamed, Noor Rahman, Abdelhadi Ameen Feheed, Hamad Saieed Balgheit, Farid Ahmed Al-Marhoobi, Mohamed Naceur Almanai and Abdelghani Laallam.
Substitutions
Al Markhiya made 3 changes: J. Benson for Yasin Yaqoob (46′), Ayoub Assal for Abdelghani Laallam (76′) and Saleh Al-Yeri for Noor Rahman (86′).
Al Gharafa – Formation
Al Gharafa
88'
Pedro Rui da Mota Vieira Martins played with: Yousef Hassan Mohamed Ali, Islom Tukhtakhujaev, Mehdi Jean Tahrat, Farid Boulaya, Nasser Abdulsalam Al Ahrak, Amro Abdelfatah Ali Surag, Abdollah Ali Saei, Ahmed Alganehi, A. Yousif, Yacine Brahimi and Ahmed Alaa Eldin Abdelmotaal.
They had on the bench: Andri Syahputra Sudarmanto, Moayed Hassan Fodhayli, Youssef Houssam Hassan, Mostafa Essam Qadeera, Ayoub Al Oui, Ishak Belfodil, Qasem Abdulhamed Burhan, Ahmed Sufyan Ahmed Al Abunora, Othman Alawi Al Yahri, Tameem Al Muhaza and Ibrahim Tamer Khalid.
Substitutions
Al Gharafa made 3 changes: Ahmed Al Ganehi for Ishak Belfodil (58′), Abdollah Ali Saei for Moayed Hassan (72′) and Ahmed Alaaeldin for Andri Sudarmanto (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
