DOHA. Al Rayyan conquered Al Shamal to win 2-1. A goal from M. Al was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Al Rayyan to strike first with a goal of Gabriel Pereira at the 68′. Then Róger Guedes scored again for Al Rayyan in the 71′ minute. Eventually, Mohsen Al Yazidi reduced the distance for Al Shamal (90′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium stadium in Doha on Sunday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Hamad Al Subaie with the assistance of Yousef Aref Al Shamari and Salem Mohammed Al Marri. The 4th official was Abdulaziz Mousa. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.13 degrees Celsius or 73.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.​

Match Statistics​

Al Rayyan

2 - 1

Al Shamal

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 17 Total 10
  • 10 On Target 3
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 5 Shots blocked 3
  • 134 Attack 105
  • 62 Dangerous attack 53
  • 93 Ball safe 92
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 7
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 19
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Al Rayyan was in firm control of the ball 55% while Al Shamal was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Rayyan was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Rayyan won the match​.

Al Rayyan shot 17 times, 10 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Shamal shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Al Rayyan didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Al Shamal received 3 yellow cards (Ricardo Gomes, Salmin Atiq and Salmin Atiq).

Match Timeline

A. Bencharki- sub ->Tameem Mansour Al-Abdullah
46'
55'
Jassim Ali Al Hashemi- sub ->Fahad Waad
Gabriel Pereira(goal)Thiago Mendes
68'
Róger Guedes(goal)Achraf Bencharki
71'
Ahmed Al Rawi- sub ->Gabriel Pereira
72'
73'
M. Omar- sub ->Mowaffaq Awad
73'
Ricardo Gomes- Yellow
82'
M. Omar(VAR)
Moameen Mutasem- sub ->Abdulaziz Hatem
84'
90'
Salmin Atiq- sub ->Ricardo Gomes
90'
Salem Al-Hajri- sub ->Faisal Mohamed Azadi
90'
Mohsen Al Yazidi- sub ->Mahdi Salem
90'
Mohsen Al Yazidi(goal)Mohamed Rafik Omar
90'
Salmin Atiq- Yellow
Naif Al Hadrami- sub ->Thiago Mendes
90'
90'
Salmin Atiq- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Al Sadd
49
22
Al Rayyan
47
22
Al Gharafa
44
22
Al Wakrah
38
22
Al Arabi
29
22
Al Duhail
28
22
Umm Salal
28
22
Qatar SC
25
22
Al Shamal
25
22
Al Ahli
23
22
Al Markhiya
18
22
Al Mu\'aidar
14
22

After this match, Al Rayyan has 25 points to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Al Shamal will stays with 11 points to hold in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Al Rayyan will play away against Qatar SC on the 15th of February with a 22-10 head to head stats in favor of Al Rayyan (5 draws).

Al Shamal will host Al Wakrah on the 25th of February with a 8-3 head to head stats in favor of Al Wakrah (7 draws).

Al Rayyan – Formation

Al Rayyan
G
Fahad Younis 1.Qatar
6.6
D
Murad Naji Hussein 2.Qatar
6.7
D
Shogo Taniguchi 3.Japan
7.5
D
Ahmed Al Minhali 12.Qatar
7.3
D
André Amaro 13.Portugal
7.3
M
Abdulaziz Hatem 6.Qatar
7.0
84'
M
Gabriel Pereira 11.Brazil
7.0
72' 68'
M
Thiago Mendes 23.Brazil
8.1
90'
M
Khalid Muftah 24.Qatar
7.0
M
Róger Guedes 96.Brazil
7.8
71'
F
Tameem Mansour 15.Qatar
6.8
46'
Substitutes
G
Saud Al Hajri 21.Qatar
G
Sami Mazen 31.Qatar
D
Abdullah Al Ali 18.Qatar
D
Hassan Al Ghareeb 29.Qatar
M
Rodrigo Tabata 7.Qatar
M
Naif Al Hadrami 8.Qatar
90'
M
Abdulrahman Al Harazi 16.Qatar
M
Ali Qadry 20.Qatar
M
Ibrahim Al Hassan 27.Qatar
M
Moameen Mutasem 88.Qatar
6.4
84'
F
Ahmed Al Rawi 9.Qatar
6.3
72'
F
A. Bencharki 28.Morocco
7.5
46'

Al Rayyan started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager José Leonardo Nunes Alves Sousa Jardim decided to play with the following team: Fahad Younes (6.6), Murad Naji (6.7), André Amaro (7.3), Shogo Taniguchi (7.5), Ahmed Al Minhali (7.3), Abdulaziz Hatem (7.0), Thiago Mendes (8.1), Gabriel Pereira (7.0), Róger Guedes (7.8), Khaled Muftah (7.0) and Tameem Mansour Al-Abdullah (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Rodrigo Tabata, Naif Al Hadhrami, Ahmed Al-Rawi (6.3), Abdulrahman Al Harazi, Abdulla Al Ali, Ali Qadry, Saud Al Hajiri, Ibrahim Ali, Achraf Bencharki (7.5), Hassan Mohammed Alghareeb, Sami Mazen Dauleh and Moameen Mutasem (6.4).

Substitutions

Al Rayyan made 4 changes: Tameem Mansour Al-Abdullah for Achraf Bencharki (46′), Gabriel Pereira for Ahmed Al-Rawi (73′), Abdulaziz Hatem for Moameen Mutasem (84′) and Thiago Mendes for Naif Al Hadhrami (90′).

Player of the match: Thiago Mendes​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Rayyan was Thiago Mendes even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.1 with 54 passes (78% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Al Shamal – Formation

Al Shamal
G
Abdullah El Rady 45.Qatar
8.4
D
Y. El Hannach 3.France
6.4
D
M. Nani 5.Argentina
6.8
D
J. Murillo 24.Colombia
6.8
D
Fahad Waad 47.Iraq
7.1
55'
M
Omid Ebrahimi 6.Iran
6.8
M
Moufak Awad 8.Qatar
7.0
73'
M
Younès Belhanda 10.Morocco
7.7
M
Faisal Azadi 19.Qatar
6.6
90'
M
Mahdi Salem 44.Qatar
7.0
90'
F
Ricardo Gomes 11.Cape Verde
7.0
90' 73'
Substitutes
G
B. Seck 92.Guinea
D
Khalifa Al Malki 15.Qatar
M
Salem Al-Hajri 27.Qatar
6.8
90'
M
Jassim Al Mehairi 22.Qatar
M
Mohammed Al Jabri 4.Qatar
M
Mohsen Al Yazidi 7.Qatar
7.7
90' 90'
M
Salmin Atiq 14.Qatar
6.8
90' 90'
M
Hamad Mansour 18.Qatar
M
Talal Mazeed 20.Qatar
M
Jassim Ali Al Hashemi 67.Qatar
6.6
55'
F
M. Omar 88.Algeria
7.3
73'

Al Shamal started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Poya Asbaghi played with: Abdullah El Rady Mohamed (8.4), Fahad Waad (7.1), Jeison Murillo (6.8), Matías Nani (6.8), Younes El Hannach (6.4), Younès Belhanda (7.7), Omid Ebrahimi (6.8), Mowaffaq Awad (7.0), Faisal Mohamed Azadi (6.6), Mahdi Salem (7.0) and Ricardo Gomes (7.0).

They had on the bench: Mohammed Al Jabri, Mohsen Al Yazidi (7.7), Salmin Atiq (6.8), Khalaf Saad, Hamad Mansour, Talal Mazeed, Jasim Ali Al Hashemi (6.6), Mohamed Rafik Omar (7.3), Babacar Seck, Salem Al Hajri (6.8) and Jassim Al Mehairi.

Substitutions

Al Shamal made 5 changes: Mowaffaq Awad for Mohamed Rafik Omar (73′), Fahad Waad for Jasim Ali Al Hashemi (55′), Faisal Mohamed Azadi for Salem Al Hajri (90′), Mahdi Salem for Mohsen Al Yazidi (90′) and Ricardo Gomes for Salmin Atiq (90′).

Player of the match: Abdullah El Rady Mohamed​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Shamal was the goalkeeper: Abdullah El Rady Mohamed. His rating is 8.36. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​