DOHA. Al Gharafa comes back against Al Sadd with an own goal from S. Sano 45′ and a goal on the Y. Abdurisag 80′. Al Sadd was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the Grand Hamad Stadium stadium in Doha on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Hamad Al Subaie with the assistance of Saoud Ahmed Al Maqaleh and Khalid Ayed Khalaf. The 4th official was Mohammed Ahmed Al-Sherif. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 23.67 degrees Celsius or 74.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 14 Total 15
- 7 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 8
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 109 Attack 119
- 59 Dangerous attack 50
- 92 Ball safe 104
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Al Sadd had a superior ball possession 58% while Al Gharafa was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Gharafa was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Al Gharafa to win the match.
Al Gharafa shot 14 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Al Sadd shot 15 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Al Gharafa received 2 yellow cards (Abdalla Yousif and Pedro da Mota Vieira Martins). Regarding the opposition, Al Sadd received 3 yellow cards (Ali Asad, Mohammed Waad and Guilherme).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Gharafa has 31 points like Al Rayyan to sit in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Al Sadd will has 36 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Al Gharafa will play away with Al Markhiya on the 14th of February with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Al Gharafa (1 draw).
Al Sadd will play away against Umm Salal on the 9th of August with a 23-9 head to head record in favor of Al Sadd (7 draws).
Al Gharafa – Formation
Al Gharafa
52'
45'
71'
Al Gharafa started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Pedro Rui da Mota Vieira Martins decided to play with the following team: Khalifa Ababacar , Abdalla Yousif , Dame Traore , Lyanco , Seydou Sano , Saifeldeen Fadlalla , Ahmed Alganehi , Ferjani Sassi , Fabricio Díaz , Yacine Brahimi and Ahmed Alaa Eldin .
The home team had on the bench: Yousef Hassan, Nasser Abdulsalam Al Ahrak, Abdullah Ali Saei, Amro Abdelfatah Surag , Farid Boulaya , Othman Alawi, Jassim Al Zarra, Hyun Soo Jang , Homam Ahmed , Ibrahim Tamer Khalid, Ayoub Al Oui and Abdulrahman Al-Ali.
Substitutions
Al Gharafa made 4 changes: Saifeldeen Fadlalla for Homam Ahmed (61′), Dame Traore for Hyun Soo Jang (61′), Abdalla Yousif for Amro Abdelfatah Surag (52′) and Ahmed Alganehi for Farid Boulaya (52′).
Player of the match: Ferjani Sassi
The most impressive player for Al Gharafa was Ferjani Sassi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 62 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 18.
Al Sadd – Formation
Al Sadd
Al Sadd started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Wesam Rizik Abdulmajid played with: Saad Al Sheeb , Tarek Salman , Mohammad Amin Hazbavi , Boualem Khoukhi , Paulo Otávio , Guilherme , Gonzalo Plata , Hasan Al-Haydos , Mohammed Waad , Akram Afif and Baghdad Bounedjah .
These were the players 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 2 changes: Hasan Al-Haydos for Ali Asad (59′) and Baghdad Bounedjah for Yusuf Abdurisag (78′).
Player of the match: Akram Afif
The most impressive player for Al Sadd was Akram Afif.
His rating is with 36 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
