DOHA. Al Wakrah and Al Gharafa draw 1-1. G. Dala scored the first goal (30′) for Al Wakrah. Y. Brahimi settled the score (67′). Al Gharafa was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%)
The match was played at the Grand Hamad Stadium stadium in Doha on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Abdulrahman Ibrahim Al Jassim with the assistance of Majid Hudaires Al-Shammari and Nasser Hossny Eldoss. The 4th official was Mohamed Al-Shammari. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 25.49 degrees Celsius or 77.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 14 Total 4
- 3 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 1
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 123 Attack 87
- 102 Dangerous attack 41
- 87 Ball safe 101
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 19 Total 22
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Al Gharafa had a superior ball possession 59% while Al Wakrah was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Gharafa was more pushing with 102 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Al Gharafa to win the match.
Al Gharafa shot 14 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Wakrah shot 4 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Al Gharafa received 2 yellow cards (Dame Traore and Ferjani Sassi). Regarding the opposition, Al Wakrah received 3 yellow cards (Ahmed Fadel, Ahmed Abdelmaqsoud and Gelson Dala).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Al Gharafa will have 23 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Al Wakrah will have 18 points to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
Al Gharafa – Formation
Al Gharafa
90'
66'
67'
Al Gharafa adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Pedro Rui da Mota Vieira Martins decided to play with the following team: Khalifa Ababacar , Abdalla Yousif , Dame Traore , Hyun Soo Jang , Homam Ahmed , Farid Boulaya , Ferjani Sassi , Nasser Abdulsalam Al Ahrak , Yohan Boli , Ahmed Alaaeldin and Yacine Brahimi .
The home team had on the bench: Yousef Hassan, Abdullah Ali Saei, Amro Abdelfatah Surag, Ahmed Alganehi , Othman Alawi, Jassim Al Zarra, Yousef Saaed Ahmed, Fabricio Díaz, Chalpan Abdulnasir, Seydou Sano , Saifeldeen Fadlalla and Abdulrahman Al-Ali.
Al Gharafa could not rely on the presence of Seydou Sano (injured).
Substitutions
Al Gharafa made 3 changes: Hyun Soo Jang for Seydou Sano (36′), Ahmed Alaaeldin for Ahmed Alganehi (56′) and Abdalla Yousif for Amro Abdelfatah Surag (90′).
Player of the match: Yacine Brahimi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Gharafa was Yacine Brahimi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 35 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.
Al Wakrah – Formation
Al Wakrah
Also Al Wakrah adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Bartolomé Márquez López played with: Saoud Mubarak , Trent Sainsbury , Almahdi Ali , Lucas Mendes , Hazem Ahmed , Ahmed Abdelmaqsoud , Ahmed Fadel , Omar Salah Alosad , Ayoub Assal , Gelson Dala and Mohamed Benyettou .
These were the players on the bench: Mohammed Al Bakri, Rabh Boussafi , Omar Ali, Ibrahim Elsadig, Mohamed Khaled , Yousef Tarek Al-Khatib , Nabil Irfan and Omair Abdulla Al-Sayed.
Al Wakrah could not rely on the presence of Rabh Boussafi (injured).
Substitutions
Al Wakrah made 4 changes: Omar Salah Alosad for Mohamed Khaled (65′), Ayoub Assal for Nabil Irfan (89′), Almahdi Ali for Yousef Tarek Al-Khatib (89′) and Hazem Ahmed for Rabh Boussafi (58′).
Player of the match: Omar Salah Alosad
The player that probably impressed the most for Al Wakrah was Omar Salah Alosad.
His rating is with 16 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Al Gharafa – Al Wakrah – 1-1
- Qatar SC – Al Mu’aidar – 3-2
- Al Ahli – Al Rayyan – 0-4
