DOHA. Al Gharafa estinguishes Al Mu’aidar 5-2 with goals of Yohan Boli (45′), Dame Traore (48′), Farid Boulaya (68′), Yacine Brahimi (88′) and Yacine Brahimi (90′). On the other side, Al Mu’aidar scored with ​ Jamal Hamed (61′), Jamal Hamed (90′). Al Gharafa took advantage of its better ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Grand Hamad Stadium stadium in Doha on Friday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Hamad Al Subaie who was helped by Khalid Ayed Khalaf and Mohamed Abdul Aziz. The 4th official was Mohsin Yaqoub Al-Sharshani. 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 Gharafa

5 - 2

Al Mu\'aidar

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 11 Total 24
  • 8 On Target 11
  • 3 Off Target 6
  • 1 Shots blocked 7
  • 107 Attack 77
  • 44 Dangerous attack 52
  • 95 Ball safe 72
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 12
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Al Gharafa had a strong ball possession 59% while Al Mu’aidar was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Mu’aidar was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 11 were on target. Nonetheless, Al Gharafa was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Al Gharafa shot 11 times, 8 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Mu’aidar shot 24 times, 11 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Al Gharafa received 1 yellow card (Yacine Brahimi). On the other side, Al Mu’aidar received 1 yellow card (Andri Syahputra Sudarmanto).

Also, Al Mu’aidar didn’t finish the match with 11 players after (Al Mu’aidar) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (30′).

Match Timeline

Y. Brahimi- Yellow
9'
29'
Andri Syahputra- Yellow
45'
Dame Traoré(goal)Yacine Brahimi
48'
60'
Jamal Hamed- sub ->Muneer Abdulghani Mazeed
61'
Jamal Hamed(goal)Andri Syahputra Sudarmanto
Homam Ahmed- sub ->Seydou Sano
64'
Nasser Al Ahrak- sub ->Fabricio Díaz
64'
F. Boulaya(goal)Yacine Brahimi
68'
Ahmed Alaaeldin- sub ->Yohan Boli
72'
79'
Saif Hassan Al Mohanadi- sub ->Andri Syahputra Sudarmanto
79'
Mohamed Salah- sub ->Abdul Rahman Rashid Juma
Abdollah Ali Saei- sub ->Ahmed Alganehi
84'
Y. Brahimi(goal)Ahmed Alaaeldin
88'
90'
Jamal Hamed(goal)Ramón Arias
Y. Brahimi(goal)Ferjani Sassi
90'

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 Gharafa will have 13 points like Al Sadd to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, Al Mu’aidar will stay with 4 points to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Al Gharafa will play away with Al Rayyan on the 27th of October with a 19-10 head to head stats in favor of Al Gharafa (9 draws).

Al Mu’aidar will host Al Sadd on the 27th of October with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Al Sadd (0 draws).

Al Gharafa – Formation

Al Gharafa
G
Khalifa Ababacar 18.Qatar
8.5
D
Abdalla Yousif 2.Qatar
6.6
D
Amro Abdelfatah Ali Surag 7.Qatar
6.7
D
Dame Traoré 15.Qatar
7.6
48'
D
S. Sano 42.Senegal
7.3
64'
M
Y. Brahimi 8.Algeria
9.9
9' 88', 90'
M
F. Boulaya 10.Algeria
7.3
68'
M
F. Díaz 29.Uruguay
6.9
64'
M
Ferjani Sassi 31.Tunisia
7.1
F
Ahmed Al-Ganehi 9.Qatar
6.7
84'
F
Yohan Boli 22.Ivory Coast
7.5
72' 45'
Substitutes
G
Hamad Kahiout 12.Qatar
G
Abdel Rahman Mubarak Al Ali 95.Qatar
D
Youssef Hassan 16.Qatar
D
Homam Ahmed 24.Qatar
6.7
64'
D
Ayoub Al Ouwi 34.Qatar
M
Nasser Al Ahrak 4.Qatar
6.7
64'
M
Abdollah Ali Saei 6.Qatar
6.4
84'
M
Othman Alawi 11.Qatar
M
Jassim Al Zarra 17.Qatar
M
Saif Eldeen Hassan 90.Qatar
F
Ahmed Alaaeldin 13.Qatar
7.0
72'
F
Yousef Saaed Ahmed 19.Qatar

Al Gharafa started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Pedro Rui da Mota Vieira Martins decided to play with the following team: Khalifa Ababacar (8.5), Amro Abdelfatah Surag (6.7), Dame Traore (7.6), Seydou Sano (7.3), Abdalla Yousif (6.6), Farid Boulaya (7.3), Fabricio Díaz (6.9), Ferjani Sassi (7.1), Yacine Brahimi (9.9), Ahmed Alganehi (6.7) and Yohan Boli (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Nasser Abdulsalam Al Ahrak (6.7), Abdullah Ali Saei (6.4), Othman Alawi, Hamed Kahiout, Ahmed Alaaeldin (7.0), Youssef Houssam Hassan, Jassim Al Zarra, Yousef Saaed Ahmed, Homam Ahmed (6.7), Ayoub Al Oui, Saifeldeen Fadlalla and Abdulrahman Al-Ali.

Substitutions

Al Gharafa made 4 changes: Yohan Boli for Ahmed Alaaeldin (72′), Fabricio Díaz for Nasser Abdulsalam Al Ahrak (64′), Seydou Sano for Homam Ahmed (64′) and Ahmed Alganehi for Abdullah Ali Saei (84′).

Best player: Yacine Brahimi​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Gharafa was Yacine Brahimi.

His rating is (9.9) with 2 goals, 30 passes (0% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.

Al Mu’aidar – Formation

Al Mu\'aidar
G
Ivanildo 90.Brazil
5.7
D
Bahaa Ellithi 2.Qatar
6.8
D
Fouad Saleh 3.Qatar
6.0
D
Mamadou Traoré 4.Mali
6.1
D
R. Arias 5.Uruguay
6.5
D
Abdul Rahman Rashid Juma 21.
5.9
79'
M
Guy Mbenza 9.Republic of the Congo
6.0
M
A. El Hassouni 10.Morocco
7.8
M
Andri Syahputra 29.Qatar
8.7
79' 29'
F
Denis Alibec 7.Romania
7.2
F
Abdulghani Muneer Mazeed 20.Qatar
6.7
60'
Substitutes
G
Ali Mohammed 1.Qatar
G
Moaied Hamza 71.Qatar
D
Mubarak Al Nasser 27.Qatar
D
Eltayeb Kamal 55.Qatar
M
Saif Hassan Al Mohanadi 11.Qatar
6.8
79'
M
Mohammed Al Sulaiti 22.Qatar
M
Yousef Sabri Yahri 67.Qatar
F
Mohamed Salah 14.Qatar
7.0
79'
F
Abdalaziz Al Hasia 17.Qatar
F
Jamal Hamed 99.Palestine
8.8
60' 61', 90'

Al Mu’aidar started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

José Murcia González played with: Ivanildo (5.7), Abdul Rahman Rashid Juma (5.9), Ramón Arias (6.5), Mamadou Traoré (6.1), Bahaa Ellethy (6.8), Fouad Saleh (6.0), Andri Syahputra Sudarmanto (8.7), Aymane El Hassouni (7.8), Guy Mbenza (6.0), Denis Alibec (7.2) and Muneer Abdulghani Mazeed (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ali Mohammed Ghulais, Saif Hassan Al Mohanadi (6.8), Mohammed Salah Al-Neel (7.0), Abdalaziz Al Hasia, Mohammed Al Sulaiti, Mubarak Eid Al-Nasser, Eltayeb Kamal, Yousef Sabri Yahri, Moaied Shanan Hamza and Jamal Hamed (8.8).

Substitutions

Al Mu’aidar made 3 changes: Muneer Abdulghani Mazeed for Jamal Hamed (60′), Andri Syahputra Sudarmanto for Saif Hassan Al Mohanadi (79′) and Abdul Rahman Rashid Juma for Mohammed Salah Al-Neel (79′).

Best player: Jamal Hamed​

The player that probably impressed the most for Al Mu’aidar was Jamal Hamed.

His rating is (8.8) with 2 goals, 14 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 60′.

Results of the day

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