DOHA. Al Markhiya conquered Al Rayyan to win 2-1. It was Al Markhiya to strike first with a goal of A. Hussein at the 10′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Said gave the win to Al Markhiya in the 83′ minute with a goal. Al Rayyan lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium stadium in Doha on Wednesday and it started at 4:10 pm local time. The referee was Abdulhadi Al Asmar Al Ruaile assisted by Zahy Al Shmari and Khalid Ayed Khalaf. The 4th official was Naser Aiysh Al Sawan. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 35 degrees Celsius or 94.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 9 Total 17
- 2 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 12
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 96 Attack 100
- 41 Dangerous attack 54
- 91 Ball safe 84
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 5
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Al Rayyan was in firm control of the ball 57% while Al Markhiya was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Markhiya was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Markhiya won the match.
Al Rayyan shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Al Markhiya shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Al Rayyan received 1 yellow card (A. El Sayed). Regarding the opposition, Al Markhiya received 1 yellow card (J. Benson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Al Rayyan will stay with 1 points to sit in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Al Markhiya will have 8 points to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Al Rayyan will play away against Qatar SC on the 14th of September with a 21-8 head to head record in favor of Al Rayyan (5 draws).
Al Markhiya will play away agasint Al Gharafa on the 13th of September with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Al Gharafa (1 draw).
Al Rayyan – Formation
The manager Nicolás Andrés Córdova San Cristóbal decided to play with the following team: Fahad Baker, Dame Traoré, Mohammad Jumaa, Ali Malolah, S. Nzonzi, Ahmed El Sayed, Khalid Muftah, Khalid Ali Binsabaa, Tameem Al Abdullah, Moameen Mutasem and Y. Boli.
The home team had on the bench: Mekki Tombari, Abdullah El Rady, Abdulrahman Al Korbi, Mubarak Al-Nasser, J. Rodríguez, Saud Abdullah, Abdulla Ismail Al Ali, Abdulrahman Al Harazi, Ahmed Yasser and Davi Albuquer Cruz.
Substitutions
Al Rayyan made 4 changes: A. Karami for A. Al Harazi (56′), A. El Sayed for Y. Hamed (56′), T. M. Al-Abdullah for J. Rodriguez (69′) and M. Mutasem for A. Al Korbi (71′).
Al Markhiya – Formation
Abdullah Mubarak played with: Louay Ashour, J. Benson, A. Azzi, Talal Al Shila, Noor Rahman, D. Fettouhi, J. Hamroun, Jameel Al Yahmadi, Hamad Balgheit, Aymen Hussein and Yousef Hani Ballan.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Mohamed Al Hassan, Ahmed Ibrahim, Mahmood Gamal, Abdelrahman Kafarwy, Eisa Hassan Al-Muhannadi, Ali Said, Sultan Al Kuwari, Youssef Ramadan, Abdelhadi Ameen, Hisham Kamal Hasan, Ali Ahmed Al-Shaibani and Sultan Saleh.
Substitutions
Al Markhiya made 2 changes: H. Balgheit for A. Said (78′) and J. Hamroun for S. Al Kuwari (86′).
Results of the day
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