AL-WAKRA. Al Rayyan overcomes Qatar SC 1-0 after Rodrigo scored just 1 goal (15′). Qatar SC lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Stadium stadium in Al-Wakra on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Abdulrahman Ibrahim Al Jassim with the help of Saoud Ahmed Al Maqaleh and Faisal Eid Al Shammari. The 4th official was Naser Aiysh Al Sawan. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 43.99 degrees Celsius or 111.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Qatar SC had a strong ball possession 58% while Al Rayyan was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Qatar SC was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 0 were on target. Notwithstanding, Al Rayyan succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Al Rayyan shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Qatar SC shot 5 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Al Rayyan received 2 yellow cards (Thiago Mendes and José Nunes Alves Sousa Jardim). Talking about the opposition, Qatar SC received 3 yellow cards (Moataz Bostami, Ali Awad and Ali Karami).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Rayyan has 6 points to occupy the 3rd place in the table. On the opposite side, Qatar SC stays with 1 points (8th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Al Rayyan will play away with Al Shamal on the 2nd of September with a 9-2 head to head record in favor of Al Rayyan (3 draws).
Qatar SC will play away agasint Umm Salal on the 1st of September with a 15-9 head to head in favor of Qatar SC (12 draws).
Al Rayyan – Formation
Al Rayyan
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64'
15'
Al Rayyan started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Nicolás Andrés Córdova San Cristóbal decided to play with the following team: Fahad Baker , Bassam Al-Rawi , André Amaro , Shogo Taniguchi , Ahmed Al Minhali , Thiago Mendes , Abdelaziz Hatem , Gabriel Pereira , Róger Guedes , Sofiane Boufal and Rodrigo .
The home team had on the bench: Naif Al Hadhrami, Ahmed Alrawi , Tameem Al Abdullah , Mohamed Surag, Abdulla Al Ali, Khalid Ali Sabah, Saud Al Hajiri, Mostafa Osama Abouelela, Osamah Al Tairi , Ibrahim Ali, Hassan Mohammed Alghareeb and Fahad Al Qesaimi.
Al Rayyan could not rely on the presence of Tameem Al Abdullah (injured).
Substitutions
Al Rayyan made 4 changes: Sofiane Boufal for Tameem Al Abdullah (29′), Rodrigo for Osamah Al Tairi (62′), Ahmed Al Minhali for Abdulla Al Ali (89′) and Tameem Al Abdullah for Ahmed Alrawi (89′).
Best player: Rodrigo
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Rayyan was Rodrigo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Qatar SC – Formation
Qatar SC
Qatar SC started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Youssef Safri played with: Sataa Abdul Naser Al Abbasi , Javi Martínez , Badr Benoun , Ibrahim Majid , Nasir Baksh , Moataz Bostami , Abdullah Abdulsalam , Eisa Palangi , Bruno Tabata , Ben Malango and Bashar Resan .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Mohamed Al Rabiei, Ali Saoudi, Raoul Danzabe Sanda , Ali Awad , Abdallah Hussein Al Muftah, Abdulrahman Al Karbi, Khalid Ahmed Mahmoudi , Ali Karami , Jassim Ahmed , Youssef Mohamed Ali, Motasem Majed Al Bustami and Ahmed Al Saadi.
Substitutions
Qatar SC made 5 changes: Ibrahim Majid for Raoul Danzabe Sanda (46′), Ben Malango for Ali Awad (78′), Eisa Palangi for Khalid Ahmed Mahmoudi (68′), Nasir Baksh for Ali Karami (68′) and Abdullah Abdulsalam for Jassim Ahmed (62′).
Best player: Bruno Tabata
The player that probably impressed the most for Qatar SC was Bruno Tabata.
His rating is with 32 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 15 duels out of 22. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
