DOHA. Al Duhail recovers against Al Arabi with a goal on the A. Fathi 84′ and a penalty kick on the O. Al-Somah 89′.
The match was played at the Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Stadium stadium in Doha on Sunday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Khamis Mohamed Al Kuwari who was helped by Ramzan Saeed Al Naemi and Zahy Al Shmari. The 4th official was Moatasem Ahmed Al Mazyed. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.74 degrees Celsius or 72.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Duhail was in firm control of the ball 55% while Al Arabi was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Duhail was more pushing with 74 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Al Duhail to win the match.
Al Duhail shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Al Arabi shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Al Duhail received 2 yellow cards (Almoez Ali and Khaled Mohammed). Talking about the opposition, Al Arabi received 2 yellow cards (Abdulla Al-Salati and Abdou Diallo).
Also, Al Arabi didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Alaa Aladdin Hassan (Al Arabi) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (45′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Duhail has 18 points like Al Arabi to sit in the 6th place. On the other side, Al Arabi will has 18 points like Al Duhail to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Al Duhail will play away against Al Mu’aidar on the 15th of February with a 5-0 head to head stats in favor of Al Duhail (0 draws).
Al Arabi will play away against Umm Salal on the 14th of February with a 15-12 head to head record in favor of Al Arabi (11 draws).
Al Duhail – Formation
Al Duhail started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Christophe Galtier decided to play with the following team: Salah Zakaria , Moon-hwan Kim , Lucas Veríssimo , Ibrahima Bamba , Sultan Al Braik , Assim Madibo , Almoez Ali , Ibrahima Diallo , Luiz Junior , Philippe Coutinho and Michael Olunga .
The home team had on the bench: Mohammed Musa, Yousef Aymen, Khaled Mohammed , Ismael Mohammed , Karim Boudiaf, Mohamed Saeed Ibrahim, Abdulaziz Mohamad Hassan, Isaac Lihadji , Fares Amer, Suhaib Gannan and Shehab Ellethy.
Substitutions
Al Duhail made 4 changes: Luiz Junior for Isaac Lihadji (46′), Assim Madibo for Suhaib Gannan (90′), Moon-hwan Kim for Ismael Mohammed (85′) and Philippe Coutinho for Khaled Mohammed (85′).
Player of the match: Almoez Ali
The most impressive player for Al Duhail was Almoez Ali.
His rating is with 1 goal, 35 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 16. He performed 2 crosses.
Al Arabi – Formation
Al Arabi started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Younes Ali Rahmati played with: Jasem Adel Al Hail , Jassem Gaber Abdulsallam , Simo Keddari , Abdou Diallo , Helal Mohammed , Mohamed Taabouni , Ahmed Fathi , Alaa Aladdin Hassan , Abdullah Marafee , Youssef Msakni and Marco Verratti .
They had on the bench: Yousuf Muftah, Mohamed Sayyar, Abdulrahman Anad, Omar Al-Somah , Mohammed Alaa Eldin, Abdulla Al-Salati , Ibrahim Nasser Kala , Abdulaziz Al Ansari, Salem Reda Salem, Amir Hassan Katol, Rami Suhail Ali and Ibrahim Al Saeed.
Substitutions
Al Arabi made 3 changes: Abdullah Marafee for Ibrahim Nasser Kala (71′), Mohamed Taabouni for Omar Al-Somah (71′) and Helal Mohammed for Abdulla Al-Salati (80′).
Player of the match: Ahmed Fathi
The most impressive player for Al Arabi was Ahmed Fathi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 62 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.