AL-KHOR. Umm Salal finds the way to recover against Qatar SC with 2 goals from J. Martínez from a goal on the 22′ and a goal on the 18′.

The match was played at the Al-Khwar Stadium stadium in Al-Khor on Friday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 39.99 degrees Celsius or 103.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 26%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Umm Salal was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Qatar SC that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Qatar SC had a more offensive attitude with 78 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 9 were on target. However, that was not enough Qatar SC to win the match​.

Umm Salal shot 16 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Qatar SC shot 24 times, 9 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Umm Salal received 2 yellow cards (Patrice Carteron and Marouane Louadni). On the other side, Qatar SC received 3 yellow cards (Nasir Baksh, Bashar Resan and Raoul Danzabe Sanda).

Standings

After this contest, Umm Salal has 2 points to occupy the 10th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Qatar SC has 2 points (9th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Umm Salal will host Al Ahli on the 22nd of September with a 11-10 head to head stats in favor of Al Ahli (8 draws).

Qatar SC will host Al Sadd on the 23rd of September with a 24-8 head to head in favor of Al Sadd (6 draws).

Umm Salal – Formation

Umm Salal started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Patrice Carteron decided to play with the following team: Sami Habib (7.8), Abdulrahman Faiz Al Rashidi (6.1), Marouane Louadni (6.9), Naïm Laidouni (6.9), Omar Yahya (6.4), Nasser Ibrahim (6.9), Khaled Al Zereiqi (6.8), Victor Lekhal (7.3), Kenji Gorré (7.5), Andy Delort (6.9) and Oussama Tannane (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Hussain Al Hafi, Sayed Hassan Issa (6.7), Adel Al Sulimane, Khaled Mansour (7.1), Abdallah Khaled Sheikh, Walid Fathi Mohamed Aly (6.6), Landing Badji, Meshaal Al Shammari (6.8) and Mohamed El Gendy.

Umm Salal could not rely on the presence of Abdallah Khaled Sheikh (injured).

Substitutions

Umm Salal made 5 changes: Nasser Ibrahim for Meshaal Al Shammari (63′), Omar Yahya for Walid Fathi Mohamed Aly (63′), Khaled Al Zereiqi for Khaled Mansour (64′), Abdulrahman Faiz Al Rashidi for Sayed Hassan Issa (64′) and Oussama Tannane for Abdallah Khaled Sheikh (83′).

Best player: Sami Habib​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Umm Salal was the goalkeeper: Sami Habib. His rating is 7.75. He performed 6 saves.

Qatar SC – Formation

Qatar SC started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Youssef Safri played with: Motasem Majed Al Bustami (7.1), Javi Martínez (10.0), Badr Benoun (7.1), Raoul Danzabe Sanda (6.5), Nasir Baksh (6.6), Moataz Bostami (7.5), Abdullah Abdulsalam (7.0), Eisa Palangi (6.5), Bruno Tabata (9.7), Ben Malango (7.2) and Bashar Resan (7.6).

They had on the bench: Mohamed Al Rabiei, Ali Saoudi, Ali Awad, Abdulrahman Al Karbi (6.1), Khalid Ahmed Mahmoudi, Ali Karami, Jassim Ahmed (6.9), Youssef Mohamed Ali, Ibrahim Majid, Adnan Ali Saleh and Ahmed Al Saadi.

Qatar SC could not rely on the presence of Khalid Ahmed Mahmoudi (injured).

Substitutions

Qatar SC made 4 changes: Abdullah Abdulsalam for Jassim Ahmed (73′), Nasir Baksh for Ali Karami (73′), Ali Karami for Khalid Ahmed Mahmoudi (85′) and Raoul Danzabe Sanda for Abdulrahman Al Karbi (90′).

Best player: Bruno Tabata​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Qatar SC was Bruno Tabata.

His rating is (9.7) with 38 passes (0% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 14 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Al Ahli – Al Gharafa – 1-4
• Umm Salal – Qatar SC – 2-2
• Al Mu’aidar – Al Markhiya – 5-2