DOHA. Al Rayyan finds the way to recover against Umm Salal with 2 goals from K. Gorré from a goal on the 55′ and a goal on the 27′. Al Rayyan was surely superior in terms of ball possession (71%)​

The match was played at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium stadium in Doha on Tuesday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Hamad Al Subaie who was helped by Taleb Salem Al Marri and Abdulmajeed Hussain Al-Karbi. The 4th official was Mohamed Al-Shammari. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 24.61 degrees Celsius or 76.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Al Rayyan had a superior ball possession 71% while Umm Salal was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Rayyan was more aggressive with 130 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 11 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Al Rayyan to win the match​.

Al Rayyan shot 27 times, 11 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Umm Salal shot 9 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Al Rayyan received 2 yellow cards (Ahmed Al-Rawi and Abdulaziz Hatem). Regarding the opposition, Umm Salal received 3 yellow cards (Sami Habib, Ali Afif and Victor Lekhal).

Also, Umm Salal didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Oussama Tannane (Umm Salal) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (85′).

Standings

After this match, Al Rayyan has 32 points to remain in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Umm Salal will has 20 points to hold in the 6th 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 statistic in favor of Al Rayyan (5 draws).

Umm Salal will host Al Sadd on the 9th of August with a 23-9 head to head record in favor of Al Sadd (7 draws).

Al Rayyan – Formation

Al Rayyan adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager José Leonardo Nunes Alves Sousa Jardim decided to play with the following team: Fahad Younes (6.6), Bassam Al-Rawi (7.3), Shogo Taniguchi (7.7), Khaled Muftah (6.8), Murad Naji (7.0), Ali Qadry (7.0), Abdulaziz Hatem (7.7), Ahmed Al Minhali (6.6), Gabriel Pereira (8.9), Róger Guedes (8.2) and Achraf Bencharki (8.2).

The home team had on the bench: Rodrigo Tabata (7.3), Naif Al Hadhrami, Ahmed Al-Rawi (7.0), Tameem Mansour Al-Abdullah (7.0), Abdulla Al Ali, Saud Al Hajiri, Amid Mahajna, Ibrahim Ali, Hassan Mohammed Alghareeb, Sami Mazen Dauleh, Mouaz Gadelseed Abdalla and Moameen Mutasem.

Substitutions

Al Rayyan made 3 changes: Ahmed Al Minhali for Ahmed Al-Rawi (46′), Ali Qadry for Rodrigo Tabata (56′) and Khaled Muftah for Tameem Mansour Al-Abdullah (89′).

Player of the match: Gabriel Pereira​

The most impressive player for Al Rayyan was Gabriel Pereira.

His rating is 8.9 with 36 passes (89% accurate) and 9 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 17 crosses.

Umm Salal – Formation

Also Umm Salal adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Patrice Carteron played with: Sami Habib (8.5), Sayed Hassan Issa (7.1), Marouane Louadni (6.4), Naïm Laidouni (7.0), Abdulrahman Faiz Al Rashidi (7.1), Adel Al Sulimane (6.7), Victor Lekhal (6.7), Ali Afif (7.1), Oussama Tannane (7.5), Lucas João (7.0) and K. Gorré (8.4).

These were the players on the bench: Omar Yahya (6.6), Abdel Zaky (6.6), Hussain Al Hafi, Nasser Ibrahim, Khaled Al Zereiqi (6.3), Khaled Mansour, Abdullah Khaled Saleh, Walid Fathi Mohamed Aly, Saud Ibrahim Al Nasr, Ahmad Ismail Ahmad, Mohamed El Gendy and Elyas Barimil.

Substitutions

Umm Salal made 4 changes: Ali Afif for Omar Yahya (62′), Adel Al Sulimane for Abdel Zaky (81′), Lucas João for Khaled Al Zereiqi (81′) and K. Gorré for Khaled Mansour (90′).

Player of the match: Sami Habib​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Umm Salal was the goalkeeper: Sami Habib. His rating is 8.47. He performed 9 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Qatar SC – Al Ahli – 1-3
• Al Rayyan – Umm Salal – 2-2