DOHA. Al Gharafa beats Al Markhiya 2-0 after Y. Brahimi scores a double.
The match was played at the Grand Hamad Stadium stadium in Doha on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was extremely hot at 41.14 degrees Celsius or 106.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 20 Total 19
- 5 On Target 5
- 12 Off Target 11
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 118 Attack 92
- 55 Dangerous attack 43
- 87 Ball safe 89
- 1 Penalties 1
- 6 Corners 6
Fouls
- 16 Total 13
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Al Gharafa was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Al Markhiya that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Al Gharafa was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Gharafa won the match.
Al Gharafa shot 20 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Markhiya shot 19 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Al Gharafa received 3 yellow cards (Abdalla Yousif, Homam Ahmed and Ahmed Alganehi). Talking about the opposition, Al Markhiya received 2 yellow cards (Mahmood Gamal Mohamed and Talal Al-Shila).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Gharafa has 4 points to occupy the 5th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Al Markhiya stays with 0 points (11th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Al Gharafa will play away against Al Ahli on the 1st of September with a 16-7 head to head stats in favor of Al Gharafa (8 draws).
Al Markhiya will play away agasint Al Mu’aidar on the 1st of September with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Al Gharafa – Formation
Al Gharafa
89'
90'
63', 83'
Al Gharafa started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Pedro Rui da Mota Vieira Martins decided to play with the following team: Yousef Hassan , Amro Abdelfatah Surag , Abdalla Yousif , Dame Traore , Homam Ahmed , Ferjani Sassi , Nasser Abdulsalam Al Ahrak , Farid Boulaya , Ahmed Alganehi , Yacine Brahimi and Yohan Boli .
The home team had on the bench: Abdullah Ali Saei, Othman Alawi, Hamed Kahiout, Ahmed Alaaeldin , Andri Syahputra Sudarmanto, Jassim Al Zarra, Khalifa Ababacar, Ibrahim Tamer Khalid, Chalpan Abdulnasir, Abdelaziz Nady Beshir and Seydou Sano.
Substitutions
Al Gharafa made 4 changes: Ahmed Alganehi for Othman Alawi (89′), Yohan Boli for Ahmed Alaaeldin (74′), Dame Traore for Abdullah Ali Saei (90′) and Farid Boulaya for Seydou Sano (90′).
Best player: Yacine Brahimi
The most impressive player for Al Gharafa was Yacine Brahimi.
His rating is with 2 goals, 26 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 16. He performed 3 crosses.
Al Markhiya – Formation
Al Markhiya
Al Markhiya started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Anthony Hudson played with: Mahmood Gamal Mohamed , Hamad Said Balgheit , Abdelghani Laallam , Naby Sarr , Mohamed Abdullah Tarkhan , Moayed Hassan , Talal Al-Shila , João Teixeira , Rochinha , Driss Fettouhi and Yusupha Njie .
They had on the bench: Louay Shreif Ashour, Noor Rahman, Mohamed Naceur Almanai, Ali Said Al Muhannadi, Naoufal Bannis , Tameem Al Muhaza, Ossama Adel Mohamad, Ali Nasser Al-Marri, Abdel Aziz Mitwali and Mohamad Abdulnaser Alabbasi.
Substitutions
Al Markhiya made 3 changes: Moayed Hassan for Naoufal Bannis (69′), Mohamed Abdullah Tarkhan for Ali Nasser Al-Marri (82′) and Rochinha for Ali Said Al Muhannadi (82′).
Best player: Driss Fettouhi
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Markhiya was Driss Fettouhi.
His rating is with 42 passes (0% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Al Gharafa – Al Markhiya – 2-0
- Al Sadd – Al Ahli – 4-2
