Al Gharafa beats Al Rayyan with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Alganehi (69′) and a goal from M. Jean-Tahrat (43′).
The match was played on Wednesday and it started at 2:15 pm local time. The referee was Khamis Al Marri who was helped by Ramzan Saeed Al Naemi and Hamad Mohd Al Ejji. The 4th official was Hamad Al Subaie.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 9 Total 12
- 4 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 102 Attack 100
- 45 Dangerous attack 59
- 93 Ball safe 66
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
The ball possession was similar. Al Rayyan was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Al Gharafa that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Al Gharafa was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Gharafa won the match.
Al Rayyan shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Gharafa shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Al Rayyan received 2 yellow cards (A. Karami and K. Muftah). On the opposite side, Al Gharafa received 1 yellow card (M. Jean-Tahrat).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Al Rayyan will stay with 9 points to stay in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Al Gharafa will have 15 points like Al Wakrah to stay in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Al Rayyan will play away with Qatar SC on the 20th of December with a 20-7 head to head statistic in favor of Al Rayyan (5 draws).
Al Gharafa will host Al Arabi on the 20th of December with a 17-9 head to head stats in favor of Al Gharafa (10 draws).
Al Rayyan – Formation
Al Rayyan
53'
75'
The manager Laurent Blanc decided to play with the following team: Fahad Baker, S. Khalilzadeh, Ahmed Yasser, Ali Karami, S. Nzonzi, Khalid Muftah, Abdulaziz Hatem, Hashim Ali, Naif Al Hadhrami, Y. Brahimi and Y. Boli.
The home team had on the bench: Hadi Ali Tabasideh, Saud Abdullah, Mohammad Jumaa, Tameem Al Abdullah, Yousif Umar Din, Mubarak Al-Nasser, Abdulrahman Al Korbi, Khalid Ali Binsabaa, Dame Traoré, Moameen Mutasem and Mouafak Awad.
Substitutions
Al Rayyan made 2 changes: K. Muftah for M. Jumaa (75′) and H. Ali Abdullatif for T. M. Alabdulla (84′).
Al Gharafa – Formation
Al Gharafa
43'
Talking about the opposition, Andrea Stramaccioni played with: Yousef Hassan, Almahdi Ali, M. Tahrat, Homam Ahmed, S. Hanni, Gabriel, Saeed Alhaj, Amro Abdelfatah Ali Surag, Saifeldeen Fadlalla, C. Diabaté and Ahmed Alaa Eldin.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Abdollah Ali Saei, Andri Syahputra, Nasser Al Ahrak, Othman Alawi, Abdalla Yousif, Qasem Burhan, Ahmed Mohamed Al Ganehi, Ahmed Sufyan and Jassim Al-Zarra.
Substitutions
Al Gharafa made 3 changes: Ahmed Alaaeldin for A. Alganehi (58′), A. Ali Surag for O. Al Yahri (88′) and S. Hanni for A. A. Saei (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
