Al Gharafa tops Al Rayyan 4-3

DOHA. Al Gharafa had a narrow win over Al Rayyan.

By
Luke Meyer
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Al Gharafa tops Al Rayyan 4-3

DOHA. Al Gharafa had a narrow win over Al Rayyan. Al Rayyan lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium stadium in Doha on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Salman Ahmad Flahi with the support of Ramzan Saeed Al Naemi and Faisal Eid Al Shammari. The 4th official was Hamad Al Subaie. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.52 degrees Celsius or 86.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 34%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Al Rayyan

3 - 4

Team 1

Al Gharafa

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 22 Total 12
  • 12 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 109 Attack 84
  • 68 Dangerous attack 39
  • 69 Ball safe 86
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 7 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 20
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Al Rayyan had a strong ball possession 57% while Al Gharafa was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Rayyan was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 12 were on target. Anyhow, Al Gharafa succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Al Rayyan shot 22 times, 12 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Al Gharafa shot 12 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Al Rayyan received 5 yellow cards (José Nunes Alves Sousa Jardim, Abdulaziz Hatem, Achraf Bencharki, Shogo Taniguchi and Ahmed Al Minhali). Talking about the opposition, Al Gharafa received 3 yellow cards (Farid Boulaya, Ahmed Alganehi and Fabricio Díaz).

Match Timeline

A. Bencharki- Yellow
3'
Rodrigo(goal)Bassam Al Rawi
9'
Ahmed Al Minhali- Yellow
10'
15'
F. Díaz- Yellow
A. Bencharki(goal)
20'
33'
Ahmed Al-Ganehi- Yellow
Shogo Taniguchi- Yellow
42'
44'
Y. Brahimi(penalty)
46'
Nasser Al Ahrak- sub ->Fabricio Díaz
50'
Abdulaziz Hatem- Yellow
50'
61'
Y. Brahimi(goal)Ferjani Sassi
60'
Ahmed Alaaeldin- sub ->Ahmed Alganehi
63'
F. Boulaya- Yellow
Gabriel Pereira- sub ->Osamah Al Tairi
65'
75'
Amro Abdelfatah Ali Surag- sub ->Yohan Boli
Rodrigo Tabata- sub ->Achraf Bencharki
75'
87'
Rodrigo Tabata(goal)Rodrigo
87'
90'
F. Boulaya(goal)Khalifa Ababacar
Rodrigo(VAR)
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 this encounter, Al Rayyan will stay with 15 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Al Gharafa will have 16 points like Al Sadd to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

Al Rayyan – Formation

Al Rayyan
G
Fahad Younis 1.Qatar
5.6
D
Bassam Al-Rawi 5.Qatar
7.7
D
André Amaro 13.Portugal
6.3
D
Shogo Taniguchi 3.Japan
6.6
42'
D
Ahmed Al Minhali 12.Qatar
6.4
87' 10'
M
Thiago Mendes 23.Brazil
7.3
M
Abdulaziz Hatem 6.Qatar
6.8
50'
M
Osama Al-Tairi  26.Qatar
6.3
65'
M
A. Bencharki 28.Morocco
7.3
75' 3' Goals20'
M
Róger Guedes 96.Brazil
7.0
F
Rodrigo 19.Spain
9.1
Goals9'
Substitutes
G
Saud Al Hajri 21.Qatar
G
Fahad Al Qesaimi 30.Qatar
D
Abdullah Al Ali 18.Qatar
D
Hassan Al Ghareeb 29.Qatar
M
Khaled Ali 20.Qatar
6.6
87'
M
Rodrigo Tabata 7.Qatar
8.2
75' Goals87'
M
Gabriel Pereira 11.Brazil
6.8
65'
M
Moameen Mutasem 88.Qatar
M
Khalid Muftah 24.Qatar
M
Naif Al Hadrami 8.Qatar
M
Ibrahim Al Hassan 27.Qatar
F
Ahmed Al Rawi 9.Qatar

Al Rayyan adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager José Leonardo Nunes Alves Sousa Jardim decided to play with the following team: Fahad Younis (5.6), Bassam Al Rawi (7.7), André Amaro (6.3), Shogo Taniguchi (6.6), Ahmed Al Minhali (6.4), Thiago Mendes (7.3), Abdulaziz Hatem (6.8), Achraf Bencharki (7.3), Osamah Al Tairi (6.3), Róger Guedes (7.0) and Rodrigo (9.1).

The home team had on the bench: Khaled Muftah, Abdulla Al Ali, Saud Al Hajiri, Ahmed Alrawi, Naif Al Hadhrami, Hassan Mohammed Alghareeb, Fahad Al Qesaimi, Ibrahim Ali, Khalid Ali Sabah (6.6), Rodrigo Tabata (8.2), Gabriel Pereira (6.8) and Moameen Mutasem.

Substitutions

Al Rayyan made 3 changes: Achraf Bencharki for Rodrigo Tabata (75′), Osamah Al Tairi for Gabriel Pereira (65′) and Ahmed Al Minhali for Khalid Ali Sabah (87′).

Best player: Rodrigo​

The most impressive player for Al Rayyan was Rodrigo.

His rating is (9.1) with 1 goal, 34 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

Al Gharafa – Formation

Al Gharafa
G
Khalifa Ababacar 18.Qatar
8.7
D
S. Sano 42.Senegal
6.6
D
Dame Traoré 15.Qatar
6.6
D
Homam Ahmed 24.Qatar
7.0
D
Abdalla Yousif 2.Qatar
6.4
M
Ferjani Sassi 31.Tunisia
7.8
M
Ahmed Al-Ganehi 9.Qatar
6.3
60' 33'
M
Y. Brahimi 8.Algeria
8.5
Goals44', 61'
M
F. Boulaya 10.Algeria
8.5
63' Goals90'
M
F. Díaz 29.Uruguay
6.8
46' 15'
F
Yohan Boli 22.Ivory Coast
7.5
75' Goals50'
Substitutes
G
Abdel Rahman Mubarak Al Ali 95.Qatar
G
Hamad Kahiout 12.Qatar
D
Youssef Hassan 16.Qatar
D
Ayoub Al Ouwi 34.Qatar
M
Nasser Al Ahrak 4.Qatar
6.6
46'
M
Amro Abdelfatah Ali Surag 7.Qatar
6.3
75'
M
Abdollah Ali Saei 6.Qatar
M
Jassim Al Zarra 17.Qatar
M
Saif Eldeen Hassan 90.Qatar
M
Othman Alawi 11.Qatar
F
Ahmed Alaaeldin 13.Qatar
6.4
60'

Also Al Gharafa adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Pedro Rui da Mota Vieira Martins played with: Khalifa Ababacar (8.7), Abdalla Yousif (6.4), Dame Traore (6.6), Seydou Sano (6.6), Homam Ahmed (7.0), Ferjani Sassi (7.8), Fabricio Díaz (6.8), Ahmed Alganehi (6.3), Farid Boulaya (8.5), Yacine Brahimi (8.5) and Yohan Boli (7.5).

They had on the bench: Ayoub Al Oui, Hamed Kahiout, Ahmed Alaa (6.4), Abdullah Ali Saei, Jassim Al Zarra, Saifeldeen Fadlalla, Othman Alawi, Nasser Abdulsalam Al Ahrak (6.6), Youssef Houssam Hassan, Abdulrahman Al-Ali and Amro Abdelfatah Surag (6.3).

Substitutions

Al Gharafa made 3 changes: Fabricio Díaz for Nasser Abdulsalam Al Ahrak (46′), Yohan Boli for Amro Abdelfatah Surag (75′) and Ahmed Alganehi for Ahmed Alaaeldin (60′).

Best player: Khalifa Ababacar​

The player that probably impressed the most for Al Gharafa was the goalkeeper: Khalifa Ababacar. His rating is 8.67. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

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