AL-KHOR. Al Duhail found a way to turn the table against Qatar SC to win 2-1. It was Qatar SC to strike first with a goal of J. Martinez at the 15′. Then it was a goal in the 38′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Olunga gave the win to Al Duhail in the 47′ minute with a goal. Al Duhail was vastly superior ball possession (64%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Al-Khwar Stadium stadium in Al-Khor on Saturday and it started at 2:15 pm local time. The referee was Saoud Al Athbah with the assistance of Taleb Salem Al Marri and Abdulmajeed Hussain Al-Karbi. The 4th official was Gamal Husain Omar. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 28.9 degrees Celsius or 84.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Duhail had a strong ball possession 64% while Qatar SC was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Duhail was more aggressive with 81 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Duhail won the match.
Al Duhail shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Qatar SC shot 5 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Al Duhail didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Qatar SC didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Al Duhail will have 21 points to stay in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Qatar SC will stay with 6 points to stay in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Al Duhail will host Al Sadd on the 3rd of November with a 12-9 head to head record in favor of Al Sadd (3 draws).
Qatar SC will host Al Sailiya on the 4th of November with a 15-7 head to head stats in favor of Qatar SC (7 draws).
Al Duhail – Formation
Al Duhail
71'
38'
The manager Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro decided to play with the following team: Mohammed Al Bakri, T. Alderweireld, Sultan Al-Braik, Nam Tae-Hee, Luiz Ceará, F. Sassi, Abdullah Abdulsalam, Bassam Hisham, Ismaeel Mohammad, M. Olunga and Almoez Ali.
The home team had on the bench: Mohammed Musa, Mohammed Khalid Al-Naemi, Rabh Boussafi, Abdulaziz Mohamad Hassan, Mohammed Alaa Eldin, Ali Hassan Afif, Karim Boudiaf, Ali Mohammed Ghulais and Shehab Ellethy.
Substitutions
Al Duhail made 4 changes: T. Alderweireld for M. Musa (71′), A. Almoez for R. Boussafi (72′), A. Alahrak for K. Boudiaf (84′) and Nam Tae-Hee for Mohamed Al Aaeldin (89′).
Qatar SC – Formation
Qatar SC
On the other side, Youssef Safri played with: Jasem Adel Al Hail, D. Benlamri, Mohamed Al Rabiei, Khalid Mahmoudi, Javi Martínez, Bashar Rasan, Ahmed Doozandeh, Omar Al Emadi, Sebastián Soria, I. Mbenza and Husam Hassunin El Said.
These were the players on the bench: Ahmad Al-Khuwailid, Abdulrahman Al-Jassem, Motasem Al Bustami, Moataz Bostami, Ahmed Al Saadi, Bahaa Ellithi, Youssef Mohamed Ali and Salmin Atiq.
Substitutions
Qatar SC made 4 changes: S. Soria for S. Al Rumaihi (42′), I. Mbenza for A. Alsadi Mohammed (60′), A. Doozandeh for A. Al Khuwailid (61′) and A. Alsadi Mohammed for M. Abdulrahman (69′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Al Duhail – Qatar SC – 2-1
- Al Shamal – Al Khor – 4-0
- Al Arabi – Al Rayyan – 2-1
- Al Sadd – Al Ahli – 4-1
