Al Arabi bested Al Rayyan to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Al Arabi to strike first with a goal of F. Esmaeili at the 48′. Then Abdelrahman Fahmi scored again for Al Arabi in the 54′ minute with a goal. Eventually, Y. Boli reduced the distance for Al Rayyan with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Al Rayyan lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
J. Rodriguez received a red card (90′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Al Rayyan lost the match.
The match was played on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Khalid Abdulla Nabet with the assistance of Zahy Al Shmari and Khalid Ayed Khalaf. The 4th official was Mohammed Ahmed Al Obedly.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Rayyan had a superior ball possession 56% while Al Arabi was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Rayyan was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Al Arabi was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Al Arabi shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Al Rayyan shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Al Arabi received 5 yellow cards (A. Boupendza, , A. Fathi, A. Boupendza and Y. Msakni). On the opposite side, Al Rayyan received 5 yellow cards (Y. Boli, S. Khalilzadeh, J. Rodriguez, Y. Brahimi and J. Rodríguez).
Also, Al Rayyan didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after J. Rodriguez (Al Rayyan) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Arabi will have 16 points to stay in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Al Rayyan will stay with 9 points to stay in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Al Arabi will play away with Al Khor on the 4th of November with a 13-12 head to head statistic in favor of Al Arabi (11 draws).
Al Rayyan will host Al Gharafa on the 3rd of November with a 17-9 head to head record in favor of Al Gharafa (8 draws).
Al Arabi – Formation
Al Arabi
90'
87'
48'
The manager Younes Ali Rahmati decided to play with the following team: Sataa Abdul Al Abbasi, Muniesa, Hamid Ismaeil, Yousuf Muftah, Mohamed Sayyar, Abdullah Marafee, Ahmed Fathy, F. Esmaeili, Abdulrahman Fahmi Moustafa, Y. Msakni and A. Boupendza.
The home team had on the bench: Abdullah Murisi, Abdulqadir Ilyas, Abdulrahman Anad, Ibrahim Nasser Kala, Fahad Al Abdulrahman, Louay Ashour, Abdullah Hissein, Mohamed Hamadato, Rami Suhali Ali and Amir Katol.
Substitutions
Al Arabi made 3 changes: Abdelrahman Fahmi for F. Al-Abdulrahman (72′), Abdulrahman Fahmi Moustafa for Fahad Al Abdulrahman (72′) and Hamid Ismaeil for Abdulqadir Ilyas (90′).
Al Rayyan – Formation
Al Rayyan
90'
Talking about the opposition, Laurent Blanc played with: Fahad Baker, Dame Traoré, S. Khalilzadeh, Ahmed Yasser, S. Nzonzi, J. Rodríguez, Khalid Muftah, Abdulaziz Hatem, Abdulrahman Al Korbi, Mouafak Awad and Y. Boli.
They had on the bench: Khalid Ali Binsabaa, Mubarak Al-Nasser, Saud Abdullah, Mostafa Osama Abouelela, Y. Brahimi, Mohammad Jumaa, Yousif Umar Din, Moameen Mutasem, Tameem Al Abdullah, Ahmed Al-Rawi and Hadi Ali Tabasideh.
Substitutions
Al Rayyan made 4 changes: M. Awad Ahmed for Y. Brahimi (60′), D. Traore for M. O. Abouelela (60′), A. Al Korbi for T. M. Alabdulla (86′) and Abdulrahman Al Korbi for Tameem Al Abdullah (86′).
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
