Al Gharafa beats Al Arabi 5-4 after playing a incredible match

DOHA. Al Gharafa conquers Al Arabi 5-4 after playing a incredible match.

November 4, 2023

DOHA. Al Gharafa tops Al Arabi 5-4 after playing a incredible match. Al Arabi lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

Youssef Msakni didn’t score a decisive penalty (90′). That would have allowed Al Arabi to draw the match.

The match was played at the Grand Hamad Stadium stadium in Doha on Friday and it started at 7:30 pm local time.

Match Statistics

Al Gharafa

5 - 4

Al Arabi

40 Ball Possession 60

Shots

12 Total 14
10 On Target 8
3 Off Target 4
0 Shots blocked 2

79 Attack 110
44 Dangerous attack 51
83 Ball safe 85

1 Penalties 2
3 Corners 1
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

21 Total 11
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Al Arabi had a strong ball possession 60% while Al Gharafa was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Arabi was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, Al Gharafa found a way to find the solution to win this match.

Al Gharafa shot 12 times, 10 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Al Arabi shot 14 times, 8 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Al Gharafa received 3 yellow cards (Fabricio Díaz, Yacine Brahimi and Homam Ahmed). On the opposite side, Al Arabi received 2 yellow cards (Jassem Gaber and Ahmed Fathi).

Match Timeline

Y. Brahimi(penalty)

Ahmed Fathi- Yellow

10'

Omar Al-Somah(goal)

Ferjani Sassi(goal)

15'

Homam Ahmed- Yellow

26'

Ahmed Al-Ganehi(goal)

28'

34'

Omar Al-Somah(goal)Youssef Msakni

90'

Youssef Msakni(VAR)

44'

Youssef Msakni(penalty)

53'

Y. Brahimi- Yellow

58'

69'

Jassem Gaber- Yellow

77'

Abdullah Murisi- sub ->Ibrahim Nasser Kala

Ahmed Alaaeldin- sub ->Yohan Boli

80'

83'

Omar Al-Somah(goal)

F. Boulaya(goal)

89'

88'

M. Taabouni- sub ->Abdullah Marafee

F. Díaz- sub ->Ahmed Alganehi

90'

41'

Ahmed Fathi(VAR)

F. Díaz- Yellow

90'

Youssef Msakni- missed penalty

90'

Abdulla Al Sulaiti- sub ->Helal Mohammed

Abdollah Ali Saei- sub ->Nasser Abdulsalam Al Ahrak

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Al Gharafa will have 19 points like Al Sadd to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Al Arabi will stay with 6 points like Al Shamal and Al Ahli to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

Al Gharafa – Formation

Al Gharafa

Khalifa Ababacar 18.Qatar

7.1

Abdalla Yousif 2.Qatar

6.0

Dame Traoré 15.Qatar

6.4

Homam Ahmed 24.Qatar

6.1

26'

S. Sano 42.Senegal

6.3

Nasser Al Ahrak 4.Qatar

6.3

90'

Y. Brahimi 8.Algeria

6.6

58'

Ahmed Al-Ganehi 9.Qatar

7.8

90'

28'

F. Boulaya 10.Algeria

8.1

89'

Ferjani Sassi 31.Tunisia

6.7

15'

Yohan Boli 22.Ivory Coast

7.3

80'

53'

Substitutes

Yousef Hassan 1.Qatar

Hamad Kahiout 12.Qatar

Ayoub Al Ouwi 34.Qatar

A. Beck 34.Denmark

Abdollah Ali Saei 6.Qatar

90'

Amro Abdelfatah Ali Surag 7.Qatar

Othman Alawi 11.Qatar

Jassim Al Zarra 17.Qatar

F. Díaz 29.Uruguay

6.4

90'

Saif Eldeen Hassan 90.Qatar

Ahmed Alaaeldin 13.Qatar

6.8

80'

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 (7.1), Abdalla Yousif (6.0), Dame Traore (6.4), Seydou Sano (6.3), Homam Ahmed (6.1), Ahmed Alganehi (7.8), Ferjani Sassi (6.7), Nasser Abdulsalam Al Ahrak (6.3), Yacine Brahimi (6.6), Yohan Boli (7.3) and Farid Boulaya (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Yousef Hassan, Abdullah Ali Saei, Amro Abdelfatah Surag, Othman Alawi, Hamed Kahiout, Ahmed Alaa (6.8), Jassim Al Zarra, Yousef Saaed Ahmed, Fabricio Díaz (6.4), Ayoub Al Oui, Saifeldeen Fadlalla and Asker Beck.

Substitutions

Al Gharafa made 3 changes: Yohan Boli for Ahmed Alaa (80′), Nasser Abdulsalam Al Ahrak for Abdullah Ali Saei (90′) and Ahmed Alganehi for Fabricio Díaz (90′).

Best player: Farid Boulaya

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Gharafa was Farid Boulaya.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 43 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Al Arabi – Formation

Al Arabi

Jasem Al-Hail 31.Qatar

6.0

Simo Keddari 5.Algeria

6.4

Hilal Mohammed 14.Qatar

5.7

90'

Jassem Gaber 15.Qatar

6.6

69'

Abdou Diallo 22.Senegal

6.1

Abdullah Maarafiya 6.Qatar

7.0

88'

M. Verratti 7.Italy

7.0

Ahmed Fathi 8.Qatar

6.8

Ibrahim Nasser Kala 19.Qatar

7.0

77'

Youssef Msakni 28.Tunisia

8.9

44'

Omar Al-Somah 9.Syria

9.5

10', 34', 83'

Substitutes

Amir Hassan 96.Qatar

Yousuf Muftah 2.Qatar

Mohamed Alaaeldin 13.Qatar

Abdulla Al Sulaiti 16.Qatar

6.4

90'

Salem Reda 32.Qatar

Mohamed Sayyar 3.Bahrain

Abdulrahman Al Deri 4.Qatar

M. Taabouni 11.Netherlands

6.4

88'

Ahmad Moein Doozandeh 27.Qatar

Abdullah Murisi 24.Qatar

6.8

77'

Rami Al Hamwende 99.Qatar

Al Arabi started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Younes Ali Rahmati played with: Jasem Adel Al Hail (6.0), Jassem Gaber (6.6), Simo Keddari (6.4), Abdou Diallo (6.1), Helal Mohammed (5.7), Ahmed Fathi (6.8), Ibrahim Nasser Kala (7.0), Abdullah Marafee (7.0), Marco Verratti (7.0), Youssef Msakni (8.9) and Omar Al-Somah (9.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Yousuf Muftah, Mohamed Sayyar, Abdulrahman Anad, Mohamed Taabouni (6.4), Mohammed Alaa Eldin, Abdulla Al-Salati (6.4), Abdullah Murisi (6.8), Ahmed Moein, Salem Reda Salem, Amir Hassan Katol and Rami Suhail Ali.

Substitutions

Al Arabi made 3 changes: Ibrahim Nasser Kala for Abdullah Murisi (77′), Abdullah Marafee for Mohamed Taabouni (88′) and Helal Mohammed for Abdulla Al-Salati (90′).