DOHA. Al Gharafa prevailed over Al Duhail 3-2 thanks to Y. Brahimi who scored in the 47th and 90th minute. Al Duhail lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).
Rúben Semedo received a red card (65′). This red card was one of the reason why Al Duhail lost the match.
The match was played at the Grand Hamad Stadium stadium in Doha on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 37.94 degrees Celsius or 100.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 29%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 17 Total 11
- 10 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 99 Attack 96
- 54 Dangerous attack 44
- 68 Ball safe 92
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 15 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Al Duhail had a strong ball possession 57% while Al Gharafa was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Gharafa had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Gharafa won the match.
Al Gharafa shot 17 times, 10 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Al Duhail shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Al Gharafa received 2 yellow cards (Nasser Abdulsalam Al Ahrak and Seydou Sano). Regarding the opposition, Al Duhail received 3 yellow cards (Assim Madibo, Assim Madibo and Ismael Mohammed).
Also, Al Duhail didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Rúben Semedo (Al Duhail) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (65′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Al Gharafa will have 10 points like Al Sadd to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Al Duhail will stay with 7 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Al Gharafa will play away with Al Sadd on the 28th of September with a 22-6 head to head in favor of Al Sadd (11 draws).
Al Duhail will play away agasint Al Markhiya on the 28th of September with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Al Duhail (0 draws).
Al Gharafa – Formation
Al Gharafa
85'
20'
47', 90'
Al Gharafa adopted the 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 , Lyanco , Dame Traore , Seydou Sano , 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 , Jassim Al Zarra, Khalifa Ababacar, Yousef Saaed Ahmed, Ibrahim Tamer Khalid, Nasser Eisa Al Enazi, Chalpan Abdulnasir and Ayoub Al Oui.
Substitutions
Al Gharafa made 4 changes: Ahmed Alganehi for Ahmed Alaaeldin (53′), Nasser Abdulsalam Al Ahrak for Abdullah Ali Saei (46′), Yohan Boli for Othman Alawi (88′) and Seydou Sano for Chalpan Abdulnasir (85′).
Best player: Yacine Brahimi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Gharafa was Yacine Brahimi.
His rating is with 2 goals, 26 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 18. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Al Duhail – Formation
Al Duhail
65'
Also Al Duhail adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Hernán Jorge Crespo played with: Salah Zakaria , Moon-hwan Kim , Youssef Ayman , Rúben Semedo , Sultan Al Brake , Assim Madibo , Ibrahima Bamba , Ismael Mohammed , Abdulaziz Mohamad Hassan , Almoez Ali and Mohammed Muntari .
They had on the bench: Mohammed Khalid, Khaled Mohammed , Mohamed Saeed Ibrahim, Michael Olunga , Abdelrahman Moustafa, Isaac Lihadji , Fares Amer, Suhaib Gannan, Rashid Al Abdulla and Shehab Ellethy.
Substitutions
Al Duhail made 3 changes: Mohammed Muntari for Michael Olunga (82′), Abdulaziz Mohamad Hassan for Khaled Mohammed (69′) and Moon-hwan Kim for Isaac Lihadji (82′).
Best player: Almoez Ali
The player that probably impressed the most for Al Duhail was Almoez Ali.
His rating is with 1 goal, 40 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 18. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Al Mu’aidar – Al Shamal – 2-2
- Al Markhiya – Al Wakrah – 0-3
- Al Gharafa – Al Duhail – 3-2
