Al Wakrah defeated Al Sailiya to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Al Wakrah to strike first with a goal of D. Gelson at the 33′. Then M. Benyettou scored again for Al Wakrah in the 35′ minute. Eventually, D. Fettouhi reduced the distance for Al Sailiya a penalty (45′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Al Sailiya was vastly better in terms of ball possession (62%).
Al Wakrah remained in 10 after M. Aiash received a red card in the 43′. Still, Al Wakrah still found a way to win this encounter playing only in 10.
M. Benyettou didn’t convert a penalty (78′) for Al Wakrah.
The referee was Mohamed Al-Shammari with the assistance of Zahy Al Shmari and Nasser Hossny Eldoss. The 4th official was Khalid Abdulla Nabet.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 7 Total 18
- 3 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 13
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 86 Attack 104
- 56 Dangerous attack 71
- 97 Ball safe 88
- 1 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 7
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Al Sailiya had a strong ball possession 62% while Al Wakrah was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Sailiya was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Al Wakrah found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Al Wakrah shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Sailiya shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Al Wakrah received 1 yellow card (Saoud Mubarak). On the other side, Al Sailiya received 2 yellow cards (A. Al Minhali and D. Khamdamov).
(Al Wakrah) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (43′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Al Wakrah will have 31 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Al Sailiya will stay with 7 points to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Al Wakrah will play away with Al Shamal on the 10th of March with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Al Wakrah (5 draws).
Al Sailiya will host Al Gharafa on the 16th of March with a 18-10 head to head in favor of Al Gharafa (4 draws).
Al Wakrah – Formation
The manager Bartolomé Márquez López decided to play with the following team: Saoud Mubarak, Lucas Mendes, Murad Naji Hussein, Ahmed Fadel, O. Ebrahimi, Muneer Abdulghani Mazeed, Hazem Shehata, M. Benyettou, Gelson Dala, Khalid Muneer Mazeed and Mohammed Emad.
The home team had on the bench: Abdallah Hussein Al Muftah, Nasser Al Yazidi, Saleh Halabi, Ismail Mahmoud, Mohamed Saeed, Nabil Irfan, Omar Ali, Sauoud Ebrahim and Khald Youssef Shurrab.
Substitutions
Al Wakrah made only 1 change substituting K. M. Mazeed for Sauoud Ebrahim (64′).
Al Sailiya – Formation
Sami Trabelsi played with: Amine Lecomte-Addani, K. Mbodji, Saad Hussein, Ahmed Al Minhali, Majdi Siddiq, D. Fettouhi, Mohamed Salah, Rami Fayez, D. Khamdamov, Riadh Nasser Mekideche and C. Strandberg.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Khatab Bauobida Ziadeh, Muhammad Taher Khan, Abdul Rahman Abdul Aziz, Ahmad Al Sebai, Omer Khalid Ahmed, Fahad Khalfan, Ghanem Haddaf, Abdulla Mahmoud Mahmoud, Meshaal Al Shammari and Mohammed Muddather.
Substitutions
Al Sailiya made 4 changes: Riadh Nasser Mekideche for Ahmad Al Sebai (46′), R. Mekideche for A. Al Sebai (46′), R. Fayez for M. Mudather (83′) and Rami Fayez for Mohammed Muddather (83′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Al Gharafa – Al Sadd – 5-1
- Al Rayyan – Al Duhail – 0-4
- Al Wakrah – Al Sailiya – 2-1