Umm Salal was capable to reverse the score against Al Gharafa. It was Al Gharafa to score first with a goal from C. Diabate. However, later Umm Salal found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with A. Al Rashidi (39′), A. Al Sulimane (58′) and A. Hussein (69′).
The referee was Mohammed Al Shummari assisted by Saoud Ahmed Al Maqaleh and Mohammed Al Oan. The 4th official was Buhindi Abdulaziz Ibrahim.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 11 Total 13
- 5 On Target 7
- 6 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 86 Attack 92
- 41 Dangerous attack 43
- 73 Ball safe 70
- 1 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 6
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Umm Salal was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Al Gharafa that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Al Gharafa was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyhow, Umm Salal was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Umm Salal shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Al Gharafa shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Umm Salal received 2 yellow cards (A. Hussein and A. Al Sulimane). Talking about the opposition, Al Gharafa received 2 yellow cards (Gabriel and S. Fadlalla).
Also, Al Gharafa didn’t finish the match with 11 players after S. Hanni (Al Gharafa) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (19′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Umm Salal will have 22 points to sit in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Al Gharafa will stay with 23 points like Al Arabi to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Umm Salal will play away with Al Shamal on the 23rd of January with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of Umm Salal (5 draws).
Al Gharafa will play away agasint Qatar SC on the 23rd of January with a 13-12 head to head statistic in favor of Qatar SC (10 draws).
Umm Salal – Formation
Umm Salal
39'
46'
42'
The manager Wesam Rizik Abdulmajid decided to play with the following team: Khalifa Ababacar, Omar Yahya, Ismail Dahqani, Abdulrahman Issa, Abdulrahman Faiz Al Rashidi, Yaseen Al Bakhit, Khaled Al Zereiqi, M. Orkuma, Atef Mohamed Zaghbani, Isael and Aymen Hussein.
The home team had on the bench: Abdel Rahman Raafat Zaky, Ibrahim Al-Kirby, I. Brimil, Mukhtar Ali Mukhtar, Sayed Hassan Issa, Ali Ahmed Al Yazidi, Abdallah Khaled Sheikh, Adel Al Sulimane and Sami Habib.
Substitutions
Umm Salal made 3 changes: K. Al Zereiqi for A. Al Sulimane (46′), A. Hussein for I. Brimil (87′) and M. Orkuma for A. Al Yazidi (90′).
Al Gharafa – Formation
Al Gharafa
19'
Andrea Stramaccioni played with: Yousef Hassan, Almahdi Ali, Homam Ahmed, S. Hanni, Gabriel, Saeed Alhaj, Othman Alawi, Abdollah Ali Saei, Ahmed Mohamed Al Ganehi, Saifeldeen Fadlalla and C. Diabaté.
These were the players on the bench: Amro Abdelfatah Ali Surag, Chalpan Abdulnasir, Mohammad Ismail Abu Shanab, Abdalla Yousif, Nasser Al Ahrak, Abdel Rahman Mubarak Al Ali, Qasem Burhan, Jassim Al-Zarra and Mohammed Al Musalami.
Substitutions
Al Gharafa made 2 changes: O. Al Yahri for A. Ali Surag (63′) and H. Ahmed for M. Abu Shanab (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
