Umm Salal defeated Al Rayyan. Al Rayyan lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
The referee was Khamis Al Marri with the help of Faisal Eid Al Shammari and Nasser Hossny Eldoss. The 4th official was Buhindi Abdulaziz Ibrahim.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Rayyan had a superior ball possession 59% while Umm Salal was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Umm Salal had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Umm Salal won the match.
Al Rayyan shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Umm Salal shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Al Rayyan received 1 yellow card (M. Jumaa). On the opposite side, Umm Salal received 3 yellow cards (K. N’Diaye, Isael and Sayed Hassan Issa).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Al Rayyan will stay with 12 points like Qatar SC and Al Ahli to remain in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Umm Salal will have 18 points to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Al Rayyan will host Al Wakrah on the 8th of January with a 20-7 head to head statistic in favor of Al Rayyan (4 draws).
Umm Salal will play away agasint Al Khor on the 8th of January with a 17-7 head to head stats in favor of Umm Salal (10 draws).
Al Rayyan – Formation
The manager Laurent Blanc decided to play with the following team: Saud Abdullah, Dame Traoré, Mohammad Jumaa, Ahmed Yasser, Ali Karami, S. Nzonzi, J. Rodríguez, Abdulrahman Al Korbi, Mouafak Awad, Hashim Ali and Naif Al Hadhrami.
The home team had on the bench: Yousif Umar Din, Ahmed Al-Rawi, Hadi Ali Tabasideh, Youssef Sayed, Khalid Ali Binsabaa, Tameem Al Abdullah and Mohamed Surag.
Substitutions
Al Rayyan made 3 changes: A. Yasser for Y. Umar Din (50′), M. Awad Ahmed for M. Surag (65′) and A. Al Korbi for T. M. Alabdulla (90′).
Umm Salal – Formation
Wesam Rizik Abdulmajid played with: Khalifa Ababacar, A. Abdennour, Ismail Dahqani, Abdulrahman Issa, Yaseen Al Bakhit, Khaled Al Zereiqi, M. Orkuma, Adel Al Sulimane, Atef Mohamed Zaghbani, Isael and Aymen Hussein.
They had on the bench: Abdallah Khaled Sheikh, Ibrahim Al-Kirby, Fahd Abdulqawi, Saoud Farhan Al-Anazi, Sami Habib, Ali Ahmed Al Yazidi, Abdel Rahman Raafat Zaky, Sayed Hassan Issa and I. Brimil.
Substitutions
Umm Salal made 2 changes: M. Orkuma for S. Hassan Issa (17′) and Yaseen Al Bakhit for Ibrahim Al-Kirby (90′).
Results of the day
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