DOHA. Al Markhiya managed to find the solution against Al Shamal to win 2-1. Y. Njie was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Al Shamal to strike first with a goal of Magid Mohammed at the 26′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Yusupha Njie gave the win to Al Markhiya in the 88′ minute scoring a double. Al Shamal lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Grand Hamad Stadium stadium in Doha on Friday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Nayef Mohamed El-Kadiri. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 35.35 degrees Celsius or 95.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 34%.​

Match Statistics​

Al Markhiya

2 - 1

Al Shamal

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 6 Total 15
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 1 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 5
  • 69 Attack 95
  • 32 Dangerous attack 45
  • 63 Ball safe 67
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 9 Total 15
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Al Shamal was in firm control of the ball 59% while Al Markhiya was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Shamal was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Al Markhiya was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Al Markhiya shot 6 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Shamal shot 15 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Al Markhiya received 4 yellow cards (João Teixeira, Mohammad Hassan, Driss Fettouhi and Talal Al-Shila). On the other side, Al Shamal received 4 yellow cards (Hamad Mansour, Magid Mohammed, Mohammed Al Jabri and Ricardo Gomes).

Match Timeline

Talal Al Shila- Yellow
22'
26'
Magid Mohamed(goal)Jasim Ali Al Hashemi
Y. Njie(goal)Rochinha
45'
45'
Mohammed Al Jabri- Yellow
D. Fettouhi- Yellow
45'
49'
Ricardo Gomes- Yellow
Mohammed Abdullah- sub ->Ali Nasser Al-Marri
64'
65'
Mahdi Salem- sub ->Salmin Atiq
71'
Magid Mohamed- Yellow
70'
Magid Mohamed(VAR_CARD)
72'
Hamad Mansour- sub ->Mohammed Al Jabri
72'
Fahad Waad- sub ->Magid Mohammed
75'
Moayed Hassan- sub ->Ali Said Al Muhannadi
81'
Y. Njie(goal)
88'
90'
Mohammad Jeddo- sub ->Jasim Ali Al Hashemi
N. Bannis- sub ->Yusupha Njie
90'
N. Sarr- sub ->Rochinha
90'
90'
Hamad Mansour- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Al Sadd
49
22
Al Rayyan
47
22
Al Gharafa
44
22
Al Wakrah
38
22
Al Arabi
29
22
Al Duhail
28
22
Umm Salal
28
22
Qatar SC
25
22
Al Shamal
25
22
Al Ahli
23
22
Al Markhiya
18
22
Al Mu\'aidar
14
22

After playing this match, Al Markhiya will have 3 points like Al Shamal and Al Ahli to hold in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Al Shamal will stay with 3 points like Al Ahli and Al Markhiya to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Al Markhiya will play away against Qatar SC on the 27th of October with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Qatar SC (1 draw).

Al Shamal will host Al Duhail on the 28th of October with a 6-0 head to head stats in favor of Al Duhail (0 draws).

Al Markhiya – Formation

Al Markhiya
G
Louay Ashour 1.Qatar
7.3
D
A. Laallam 4.Algeria
6.8
D
Talal Al Shila 8.Qatar
6.3
22'
D
Tameem Al-Muhaza 14.Qatar
6.7
D
Ali Nasser Al Marri 24.Qatar
7.0
64'
D
Abdel Aziz Mitwali 28.Qatar
7.5
M
Ali Said 7.Qatar
6.9
81'
M
Rochinha 16.Portugal
7.2
90'
M
João Teixeira 20.Portugal
6.9
75'
M
D. Fettouhi 33.Morocco
7.5
45'
F
Y. Njie 10.Gambia
8.5
90' 45', 88'
Substitutes
G
Mohamed Abdallah 31.Qatar
D
Noor Rahman 3.Qatar
D
N. Sarr 23.Senegal
90'
M
Hamad Balgheit 2.Qatar
M
Mohammed Abdullah 12.Qatar
6.6
64'
M
Ahmed Abotrika 34.Qatar
M
Mulham Ali Elsanosi 47.Qatar
M
Mohamad Abdulnaser Alabbasi 88.Qatar
M
Mohamed Abdullah Tarkhan 12.Qatar
F
N. Bannis 9.Morocco
90'
F
Moayed Hassan 11.Qatar
6.6
81'
F
Ibrahim Masoud 13.Qatar
F
Mohamed Al Hassan 17.Qatar

Al Markhiya started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

The manager Anthony Hudson decided to play with the following team: Louay Shreif Ashour (7.3), Abdel Aziz Mitwali (7.5), Tameem Al Muhaza (6.7), Talal Al-Shila (6.3), Abdelghani Laallam (6.8), Ali Nasser Al-Marri (7.0), Ali Said Al Muhannadi (6.9), Driss Fettouhi (7.5), João Teixeira (6.9), Rochinha (7.2) and Yusupha Njie (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: Hamad Said Balgheit, Noor Rahman, Naoufal Bannis, Moayed Hassan (6.6), Mohammed Abdullah (6.6), Ibrahim Masoud, Mohamed Al-Hassan, Naby Sarr, Mohammed Kadik, Ahmed Mohamed Abotrika, Ali Elsanosi, Mohamad Abdulnaser Alabbasi and Mohamed Abdullah Tarkhan.

Al Markhiya could not rely on the presence of Moayed Hassan (injured).

Substitutions

Al Markhiya made 3 changes: Ali Said Al Muhannadi for Moayed Hassan (81′), Yusupha Njie for Naoufal Bannis (90′) and Rochinha for Naby Sarr (90′).

Best player: Yusupha Njie​

The most impressive player for Al Markhiya was Yusupha Njie.

His rating is (8.5) with 2 goals, 17 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13.

Al Shamal – Formation

Al Shamal
G
Abdullah El Rady 45.Qatar
6.6
D
Mohammed Al Jabri 4.Qatar
7.1
72' 45'
D
M. Nani 5.Argentina
6.9
D
J. Murillo 24.Colombia
6.8
M
Omid Ebrahimi 6.Iran
7.1
M
Moufak Awad 8.Qatar
6.4
M
Magid Mohamed 12.Qatar
7.5
72' 71' 26'
M
Salmin Atiq 14.Qatar
7.0
65'
M
Jassim Ali Al Hashemi 67.Qatar
7.2
90'
F
Ali Olwan 9.Jordan
6.7
F
Ricardo Gomes 11.Cape Verde
7.2
49'
Substitutes
G
Ahmed Saberi 1.Qatar
D
Y. El Hannach 3.France
D
Khalifa Al Malki 15.Qatar
D
Fahad Al Abdulrahman 23.Qatar
M
Mohsen Al Yazidi 7.Qatar
M
Zaid Aboulros 17.Qatar
M
Hamad Mansour 18.Qatar
6.7
72' 90'
M
Faisal Azadi 19.Qatar
M
Talal Mazeed 20.Qatar
M
Mohammad Jeddo 34.Qatar
90'
M
Mahdi Salem 44.Qatar
6.6
65'
M
Fahad Waad 47.Iraq
6.6
72'

Al Shamal started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

Poya Asbaghi played with: Abdullah El Rady Mohamed (6.6), Mohammed Al Jabri (7.1), Jeison Murillo (6.8), Matías Nani (6.9), Omid Ebrahimi (7.1), Mowaffaq Awad (6.4), Salmin Atiq (7.0), Magid Mohammed (7.5), Jasim Ali Al Hashemi (7.2), Ali Olwan (6.7) and Ricardo Gomes (7.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ahmed Saberi, Younes El Hannach, Mohsen Al Yazidi, Khalaf Saad, Zed Saad Aboulros, Hamad Mansour (6.7), Faisal Mohamed Azadi, Talal Mazeed, Fahad Al-Abdulrahman, Mohammed Al-Sayed, Mahdi Salem (6.6) and Fahad Waad (6.6).

Substitutions

Al Shamal made 4 changes: Salmin Atiq for Mahdi Salem (65′), Mohammed Al Jabri for Hamad Mansour (72′), Magid Mohammed for Fahad Waad (72′) and Jasim Ali Al Hashemi for Mohammed Al-Sayed (90′).

Best player: Magid Mohammed​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Shamal was Magid Mohammed.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 16 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

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