AL-KHOR. Al Shamal tops Al Markhiya with a 2-0 win with a goal from F. Mohamed (68′) and a goal from R. Gomes (84′). Al Shamal was vastly better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Al-Khwar Stadium stadium in Al-Khor on Monday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Mohammed Ahmed Al Shammari who was helped by Yousef Aref Al Shamari and Salem Mohammed Al Marri. The 4th official was Mohammed Nasser Ahmed. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was hot at 26.55 degrees Celsius or 79.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 19 Total 6
- 6 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 3
- 6 Shots blocked 1
- 96 Attack 81
- 57 Dangerous attack 38
- 83 Ball safe 83
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 1
- 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 16 Total 3
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Al Shamal was in firm control of the ball 62% while Al Markhiya was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Shamal was putting more pressure with 57 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Shamal won the match.
Al Shamal shot 19 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Al Markhiya shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Al Shamal received 3 yellow cards (Magid Mohammed, Mohammad Hassan and Magid Mohammed). Talking about the opposition, Al Markhiya received 1 yellow card (Rúben Semedo).
Also, Al Markhiya didn’t end the match with 11 players after Tameem Al Muhaza (Al Markhiya) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (45′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Shamal has 18 points to sit in the 8th place. On the other side, Al Markhiya will stays with 8 points to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Al Shamal will host Al Wakrah on the 25th of February with a 8-3 head to head statistic in favor of Al Wakrah (7 draws).
Al Markhiya will play away against Qatar SC on the 9th of August with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Qatar SC (1 draw).
Al Shamal – Formation
Al Shamal
55'
84'
79'
Al Shamal started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Poya Asbaghi decided to play with the following team: Abdullah El Rady Mohamed , Younes El Hannach , Jeison Murillo , Matías Nani , Jasim Ali Al Hashemi , Mahdi Salem , Mohammed Al Jabri , Omid Ebrahimi , Faisal Mohamed Azadi , Younès Belhanda and Ricardo Gomes .
The home team had on the bench: Mohsen Al Yazidi, Mowaffaq Awad, Magid Mohammed , Salmin Atiq, Khalaf Saad, Talal Mazeed, Jassim Al Mehairi, Mohammed Al-Sayed, Fahad Waad , Mohamed Rafik Omar and Babacar Seck.
Substitutions
Al Shamal made 4 changes: Jasim Ali Al Hashemi for Magid Mohammed (55′), Mohammed Al Jabri for Fahad Waad (55′), Younès Belhanda for Salmin Atiq (89′) and Faisal Mohamed Azadi for Mohamed Rafik Omar (69′).
Player of the match: Younès Belhanda
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Shamal was Younès Belhanda even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 40 passes (83% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
Al Markhiya – Formation
Al Markhiya
45'
Al Markhiya started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Madjid Bougherra played with: Oumar Barry , Tameem Al Muhaza , Rúben Semedo , Naby Sarr , Mohammed Khalid Amber Al-Roomi Al-Naimi , Driss Fettouhi , Talal Al-Shila , Moayed Hassan , Bashar Resan , Yusupha Njie and Naoufal Bannis .
They had on the bench: Louay Shreif Ashour, Noor Rahman, Abdelghani Laallam, Mohamed Naceur Almanai, Mohammed Abdullah, Mohamed Al-Hassan, Ali Mohammed Jasimi , Mahmood Gamal Mohamed, Muaid Walid Ibrahim, Ahmed Mohamed Abotrika, Abdelrahman Moustafa and Mohamad Abdulnaser Alabbasi.
Substitutions
Al Markhiya made 3 changes: Naoufal Bannis for Ali Mohammed Jasimi (46′), Yusupha Njie for Abdelrahman Moustafa (72′) and Moayed Hassan for Ahmed Mohamed Abotrika (89′).
Player of the match: Moayed Hassan
The most impressive player for Al Markhiya was Moayed Hassan.
His rating is with 15 passes (93% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 14.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Al Shamal – Al Markhiya – 2-0
- Al Mu’aidar – Al Gharafa – 0-2
