Al Wakrah and Al Shamal draw 2-2 on Sunday

DOHA. Al Wakrah finds the way to recover against Al Shamal with a goal on the A. Olwan 34' and a penalty kick on the R. Gomes 79'.

John Ross

August 30, 2023

DOHA. Al Wakrah manages to recover against Al Shamal with a goal on the A. Olwan 34′ and a penalty kick on the R. Gomes 79′. Al Wakrah was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)

The match was played at the Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Stadium stadium in Doha on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was extremely hot at 38.35 degrees Celsius or 101.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.

Match Statistics

Al Wakrah

2 - 2

Al Shamal

57 Ball Possession 43

Shots

12 Total 13
5 On Target 5
4 Off Target 7
3 Shots blocked 1

102 Attack 87
58 Dangerous attack 40
78 Ball safe 73

1 Penalties 1
3 Corners 6
4 Off Sides 2

Fouls

13 Total 19
4 Yellow Cards 5
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Al Wakrah had a superior ball possession 57% while Al Shamal was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Wakrah had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Al Wakrah to win the match.

Al Wakrah shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Shamal shot 13 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Al Wakrah received 5 yellow cards (Trent Sainsbury, Omar Salah Alosad, Khalid Muneer, Bartolomé Márquez López and Mohamed Khaled). On the opposite side, Al Shamal received 5 yellow cards (Jeison Murillo, Mahdi Salem, Mowaffaq Awad, Fahad Waad and Jasim Ali Al Hashemi).

Match Timeline

Mohamed Khaled- Yellow

19'

Omar Al Osad- Yellow

21'

34'

Ali Olwan(goal)Omid Ebrahimi

M. Benyettou- sub ->Yousef Tarek Al-Khatib

46'

Gelson Dala- sub ->Mohamed Khaled

46'

Gelson Dala(goal)Ayoub Assal

47'

Gelson Dala(VAR)

48'

Ahmed Fadel- sub ->Omar Salah Alosad

59'

71'

Fahad Waad- Yellow

70'

Magid Mohamed- sub ->Salmin Atiq

70'

Mahdi Salem- sub ->Mohammed Al Jabri

Khalid Muneer- Yellow

76'

79'

Ricardo Gomes(penalty)

Omar Ali- sub ->Khalid Muneer

79'

78'

Jassim Ali Al Hashemi- sub ->Fahad Waad

83'

Moufak Awad- Yellow

85'

Mahdi Salem- Yellow

90'

J. Murillo- Yellow

Omar Ali(VAR)

90'

M. Benyettou(penalty)

90'

Jassim Ali Al Hashemi- Yellow

Nasser Al Yazidi- sub ->Rabh Boussafi

90'

Y. El Hannach- sub ->Omid Ebrahimi

Trent Sainsbury- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Al Wakrah has 4 points to occupy the 4th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Al Shamal has 2 points (6th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Al Wakrah will play away against Al Sadd on the 2nd of September with a 24-5 head to head statistic in favor of Al Sadd (7 draws).

Al Shamal will host Al Rayyan on the 2nd of September with a 9-2 head to head in favor of Al Rayyan (3 draws).

Al Wakrah – Formation

Al Wakrah

Omair Al Sayed 99.Qatar

6.9

Lucas Mendes 2.Qatar

6.9

Trent Sainsbury 4.Australia

6.8

90'

Murad Naji Hussein 12.Qatar

7.3

Yousef El Khatib 28.Qatar

6.8

46'

Omar Al Osad 6.Jordan

7.1

59'

21'

Hamdi Fathi 8.Egypt

7.1

A. Assal 11.Morocco

6.6

Rabeh Boussafi 7.Qatar

6.7

90'

Mohamed Khaled 19.Qatar

6.9

46'

19'

Khalid Muneer 21.Qatar

7.1

79'

76'

Substitutes

Saoud Al Khater 22.Qatar

Yousef Ramadan 31.Qatar

Ahmed Fadel 5.Qatar

6.4

59'

Almahdi Ali 15.Qatar

Nabil Erfan 34.Qatar

Omar Ali 14.Qatar

79'

Ibrahim Al Sadek 16.Qatar

Ahmed El Sayed 23.Qatar

Khald Youssef Shurrab 3.Qatar

M. Benyettou 9.Algeria

6.5

46'

90'

Gelson Dala 10.Angola

7.7

46'

47'

Nasser Al Yazidi 20.Qatar

6.6

90'

Al Wakrah adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Bartolomé Márquez López decided to play with the following team: Omair Abdulla Al-Sayed (6.9), Murad Naji (7.3), Trent Sainsbury (6.8), Lucas Mendes (6.9), Yousef Tarek Al-Khatib (6.8), Hamdi Fathi (7.1), Omar Salah Alosad (7.1), Ayoub Assal (6.6), Rabh Boussafi (6.7), Khalid Muneer (7.1) and Mohamed Khaled (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Khald Youssef Shurrab, Ahmed Fadel (6.4), Mohamed Benyettou (6.5), Gelson Dala (7.7), Omar Ali, Almahdi Ali, Ibrahim Elsadig, Nasser Al Yazidi (6.6), Saoud Mubarak, Ahmed Abdelmaqsoud, Yousef Mohammed Ramadan and Nabil Irfan.

Substitutions

Al Wakrah made 5 changes: Mohamed Khaled for Gelson Dala (46′), Yousef Tarek Al-Khatib for Mohamed Benyettou (46′), Omar Salah Alosad for Ahmed Fadel (59′), Khalid Muneer for Omar Ali (79′) and Rabh Boussafi for Nasser Al Yazidi (90′).

Best player: Gelson Dala

The most impressive player for Al Wakrah was Gelson Dala.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 7 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Al Shamal – Formation

Al Shamal

B. Seck 92.Guinea

7.0

M. Nani 5.Argentina

6.6

Moufak Awad 8.Qatar

7.0

83'

J. Murillo 24.Colombia

7.0

90'

Fahad Waad 47.Iraq

7.1

78'

71'

Mohammed Al Jabri 4.Qatar

6.4

70'

Omid Ebrahimi 6.Iran

7.7

90'

Hamad Mansour 18.Qatar

6.6

Ali Olwan 9.Jordan

7.0

34'

Ricardo Gomes 11.Cape Verde

7.5

79'

Salmin Atiq 14.Qatar

6.8

70'

Substitutes

Abdullah El Rady 45.Qatar

Y. El Hannach 3.France

90'

Mohsen Al Yazidi 7.Qatar

Magid Mohamed 12.Qatar

7.2

70'

Faisal Azadi 19.Qatar

Talal Mazeed 20.Qatar

Mohammad Jeddo 34.Qatar

Mahdi Salem 44.Qatar

6.7

70'

85'

Jassim Ali Al Hashemi 67.Qatar

78'

90'

Abdulaziz Al Ansari 10.Qatar

Diyab Haroon 27.Qatar

M. Omar 88.Algeria

Also Al Shamal adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Poya Asbaghi played with: Babacar Seck (7.0), Mowaffaq Awad (7.0), Jeison Murillo (7.0), Matías Nani (6.6), Fahad Waad (7.1), Mohammed Al Jabri (6.4), Omid Ebrahimi (7.7), Hamad Mansour (6.6), Ricardo Gomes (7.5), Ali Olwan (7.0) and Salmin Atiq (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Younes El Hannach, Mohsen Al Yazidi, Abdulaziz Al Ansari, Magid Mohammed (7.2), Faisal Mohamed Azadi, Talal Mazeed, Diyab Taha, Mohammed Al-Sayed, Mahdi Salem (6.7), Abdullah El Rady Mohamed, Jasim Ali Al Hashemi and Mohamed Rafik Omar.

Substitutions

Al Shamal made 4 changes: Fahad Waad for Jasim Ali Al Hashemi (78′), Omid Ebrahimi for Younes El Hannach (90′), Salmin Atiq for Magid Mohammed (70′) and Mohammed Al Jabri for Mahdi Salem (70′).