Al Sadd prevails over Al Gharafa 6-4 after playing a incredible match. HIGHLIGHTS

Al Sadd conquers Al Gharafa 6-4 after playing a incredible match.

Al Sadd prevails over Al Gharafa 6-4 after playing a incredible match. HIGHLIGHTS

Al Sadd defeats Al Gharafa 6-4 after playing a incredible match.

S. Hanni missed a decisive penalty (29′). That would have allowed Al Gharafa to draw the match.​

S. Hanni missed 1 penalty (29′) for ​Al Gharafa.

The match was played on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Salman Ahmad Flahi who had the assistance of Juma Mohammed Al Burshaid and Hamad Mohd Al Ejji. The 4th official was Khalid Abdulla Nabet.

Match Statistics​

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 15 Total 9
  • 8 On Target 7
  • 7 Off Target 2
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 112 Attack 71
  • 46 Dangerous attack 42
  • 81 Ball safe 63
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 0 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams was dominant in terms of ball possession. Al Sadd was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Al Gharafa that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Al Sadd was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Sadd won the match​.

Al Sadd shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Al Gharafa shot 9 times, 7 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Al Sadd received 1 yellow card (A. Afif). On the opposite side, Al Gharafa didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Baghdad Bounedjah(goal)R. Tabata
7'
14'
17'
Saif Eldeen Hassan(own-goal)
21'
29'
Saif Eldeen Hassan(goal)
29'
Hasan Al-Haydos(goal)A. Afif
40'
45'
Pedro Miguel- sub ->A. Hassan
46'
Baghdad Bounedjah(goal)H. Al Haydos
51'
57'
Ahmed Alaaeldin(goal)S. Fadlalla
58'
66'
68'
Akram Afif - Yellow
68'
73'
Nasser Al Ahrak- sub ->O. Al Yahri
86'
Jassim Al Zarra- sub ->S. Fadlalla
89'
90'
90'

Standings

After this encounter, Al Sadd will have 18 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Al Gharafa will stay with 9 points to stay in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Al Sadd will play away with Umm Salal on the 26th of October with a 18-9 head to head record in favor of Al Sadd (6 draws).

Al Gharafa will host Al Khor on the 26th of October with a 22-7 head to head record in favor of Al Gharafa (7 draws).

Al Sadd – Formation

Al Sadd
G
Meshaal Barsham 22.Qatar
D
46'
D
Musab Khoder 70.Qatar
90'
M
Rodrigo Tabata 12.Qatar
58'
M
Guilherme 17.Brazil
M
Ali Asad 8.Qatar
66'
M
Woo-young Jung 5.South Korea
M
Tarek Salman 6.Qatar
F
Hasan Al-Haydos 10.Qatar
90' Goals40'
F
Baghdad Bounedjah 11.Algeria
Goals7', 51'
F
Akram Afif  15.Qatar
68'
Substitutes
G
Saad Al-Sheeb 1.Qatar
D
Pedro Miguel 2.Qatar
46'
M
Santi Cazorla 19.Spain
58'
M
90'
M
90'
M
F
André Ayew  24.Ghana
66' Goals89'

The manager Xavier Hernández Creus decided to play with the following team: Meshaal Barsham, Abdelkarim Hassan, Mosaab Khoder, Rodrigo Barbosa Tabata, Guilherme, Ali Assadalla, Jung Woo-Young, Tarek Salman, Hassan Al Heidos, B. Bounedjah and Akram Afif.

The home team had on the bench: Yousef Baliadeh, Saad Al Sheeb, Santi Cazorla, Mohamed Naceur Almanai, Abdelrahman Rashid Gomaa, A. Ayew, Abdullah Badr Al Yazidi, Jehad Mohammad Hudib and Pedro Miguel Correia.

Substitutions

Al Sadd made 5 changes: A. Hassan for Ro Ro (46′), R. Tabata for S. Cazorla (58′), A. Assadalla for A. Ayew (66′), M. Khoder for A. Gomaa (90′) and H. Al Haydos for M. N. Almanai (90′).

Al Gharafa – Formation

Al Gharafa
G
Yousef Hassan 21.Qatar
D
Almahdi Ali 5.Qatar
D
Mehdi Tahrat 91.Algeria
M
Sofiane Hanni 94.Algeria
M
Gabriel Pires 10.Brazil
M
Saeed Alhaj 2.Qatar
M
Othman Alawi 11.Qatar
73'
M
86' Goals29'
F
Cheick Diabaté 18.Mali
Goals21', 45'
F
Ahmed Alaaeldin 13.Qatar
68' Goals57'
Substitutes
Youssef Hassan 50.Qatar
G
Ahmed Sufyan 23.Qatar
M
Abdalla Yousif 12.Qatar
M
M. Rahman 44.Indonesia
M
Jassim Al Zarra 17.Qatar
86'
M
Nasser Al Ahrak 4.Qatar
73'
F
F
Moayed Hassan 7.Qatar
68'

On the other side, Andrea Stramaccioni played with: Yousef Hassan, Almahdi Ali, M. Tahrat, S. Hanni, Gabriel, Saeed Alhaj, Othman Alawi, Amro Abdelfatah Ali Surag, Saifeldeen Fadlalla, C. Diabaté and Ahmed Alaa Eldin.

They had on the bench: Abdel Rahman Mubarak Al Ali, Youssef Hassan, Abdalla Yousif, Mohammed Rahman, Chalpan Abdulnasir, Jassim Al-Zarra, Mohammad Ismail Abu Shanab, Ahmed Sufyan, Moayed Hassan and Nasser Al Ahrak.

Substitutions

Al Gharafa made 3 changes: Ahmed Alaaeldin for M. Hassan (68′), O. Al Yahri for N. Al Ahrak (73′) and S. Fadlalla for J. Al Zarra (86′).

Results of the day

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