DOHA. Al Sadd liquidates Umm Salal 6-0 with goals of Gonzalo Plata (10′), Hasan Al-Haydos (14′), Akram Afif (18′), Naïm Laidouni (43′ own), Hasan Al-Haydos (49′) and Guilherme (69′). Al Sadd was truly superior in terms of ball possession (73%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium stadium in Doha on Thursday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 23.43 degrees Celsius or 74.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Sadd was in firm control of the ball 73% while Umm Salal was struggling with a 27% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Sadd was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Sadd won the match.
Al Sadd shot 17 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Umm Salal shot 12 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Al Sadd received 1 yellow card (Hasan Al-Haydos). Talking about the opposition, Umm Salal received 1 yellow card (Abdel Zaky).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Al Sadd has 31 points to sit in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Umm Salal will stays with 15 points to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Al Sadd will play away with Umm Salal on the 9th of August with a 23-9 head to head statistic in favor of Al Sadd (7 draws).
Umm Salal will host Al Sadd on the 9th of August with a 23-9 head to head record in favor of Al Sadd (7 draws).
Al Sadd – Formation
Al Sadd
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69'
78'
Al Sadd adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Wesam Rizik Abdulmajid decided to play with the following team: Saad Al Sheeb , Pedro Miguel , Tarek Salman , Boualem Khoukhi , Paulo Otávio , Guilherme , Mohammed Waad , Gonzalo Plata , Hasan Al-Haydos , Akram Afif and Baghdad Bounedjah .
The home team had on the bench: Ahmed Sayyar , Ali Asad , Yusuf Abdurisag, Ilyes Housni , Abdullah Badr Al Yazidi, Mustafa Mashaal, Hashim Ali, Ahmad Mohammed Al-Saeed, Jihad Mohammed Hadeb, Yousef Abdullah Balideh, Ahmed Suhail and Musaab Khidir .
Substitutions
Al Sadd made 5 changes: Boualem Khoukhi for Ahmed Suhail (64′), Gonzalo Plata for Ilyes Housni (78′), Hasan Al-Haydos for Ahmed Sayyar (79′), Pedro Miguel for Musaab Khidir (46′) and Mohammed Waad for Ali Asad (53′).
Player of the match: Akram Afif
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Sadd was Akram Afif.
His rating is with 1 goal, 67 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Umm Salal – Formation
Umm Salal
Also Umm Salal adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Patrice Carteron played with: Landing Badji , Husam Kamal Hassunin , Marouane Louadni , Naïm Laidouni , Ali Afif , Adel Al Sulimane , Victor Lekhal , Nasser Ibrahim , Oussama Tannane , K. Gorré and Andy Delort .
These were the players on the bench: Omar Yahya, Abdel Zaky , Sayed Hassan Issa, Khaled Al Zereiqi, Sami Habib, Khaled Mansour , Abdallah Khaled Sheikh , Saud Ibrahim Al Nasr, Ahmed Mohamed Abdelnabi, Abdulrahman Faiz Al Rashidi , Mohamed El Gendy and Elyas Barimil.
Umm Salal could not rely on the presence of Khaled Mansour (injured).
Substitutions
Umm Salal made 5 changes: Victor Lekhal for Abdel Zaky (76′), Ali Afif for Omar Yahya (90′), Oussama Tannane for Khaled Mansour (43′), Husam Kamal Hassunin for Abdulrahman Faiz Al Rashidi (46′) and Nasser Ibrahim for Abdallah Khaled Sheikh (46′).
Player of the match: Abdallah Khaled Sheikh
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Umm Salal was Abdallah Khaled Sheikh.
His rating is with 18 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 3.
His performance was sensational also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
