DOHA. Al Sadd crushes Al Markhiya 5-0 with goals of Baghdad Bounedjah (12′), Akram Afif (16′), Akram Afif (20′), Akram Afif (42′) and Akram Afif (45′). Al Sadd took advantage of its better ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium stadium in Doha on Thursday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Khalid Abdulla Nabet with the help of Majid Hudaires Al-Shammari and . The 4th official was Hamad Al Subaie. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.45 degrees Celsius or 88.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 19 Total 13
- 11 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 64 Attack 72
- 42 Dangerous attack 30
- 60 Ball safe 56
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 20 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Al Sadd had a strong ball possession 59% while Al Markhiya was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Sadd was more pushing with 42 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Sadd won the match.
Al Sadd shot 19 times, 11 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Al Markhiya shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Al Sadd received 2 yellow cards (Ahmed Sayyar and Akram Afif). On the opposite side, Al Markhiya received 2 yellow cards (Yusupha Njie and Abdelghani Laallam).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Sadd will have 19 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Al Markhiya will stay with 3 points like Al Shamal to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
Al Sadd – Formation
Al Sadd
62'
12'
36'
Al Sadd started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Bruno Miguel Nogueira Pinheiro decided to play with the following team: Meshaal Barsham , Tarek Salman , Mohammad Amin Hazbavi , Boualem Khoukhi , Paulo Otávio , Mostafa Meshaal , Guilherme , Mohammed Waad , Gonzalo Plata , Baghdad Bounedjah and Akram Afif .
The home team had on the bench: Ahmed Sayyar , Yusuf Abdurisag , Hassan Al Haydos , Ilyes Housni , Abdullah Badr Al Yazidi, Salem Al Hajri, Hashim Ali, Ahmad Mohammed Al-Saeed, Jihad Mohammed Hadeb, Yousef Abdullah Balideh, Ahmed Suhail and Musaab Khidir.
Substitutions
Al Sadd made 5 changes: Guilherme for Ahmed Sayyar (46′), Baghdad Bounedjah for Ilyes Housni (46′), Boualem Khoukhi for Ahmed Suhail (62′), Akram Afif for Hassan Al Haydos (76′) and Mohammed Waad for Yusuf Abdurisag (77′).
Best player: Paulo Otávio
The most impressive player for Al Sadd was Paulo Otávio even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 40 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.
Al Markhiya – Formation
Al Markhiya
Al Markhiya started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Madjid Bougherra played with: Mohammed Kadik , Abdel Aziz Mitwali , Tameem Al Muhaza , Naby Sarr , Abdelghani Laallam , Ali Nasser Al-Marri , Driss Fettouhi , João Teixeira , Talal Al-Shila , Ali Said Al Muhannadi and Yusupha Njie .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Hamad Said Balgheit, Noor Rahman, Mohamed Naceur Almanai, Naoufal Bannis , Mohammed Abdullah, Ibrahim Masoud, Rochinha , Mohamed Abdullah Tarkhan, Ossama Adel Mohamad, Mahmood Gamal Mohamed, Yousef Hani Ballan and Mohamad Abdulnaser Alabbasi.
Substitutions
Al Markhiya made 2 changes: Abdelghani Laallam for Naoufal Bannis (61′) and Ali Said Al Muhannadi for Rochinha (61′).
Best player: Driss Fettouhi
The most impressive player for Al Markhiya was Driss Fettouhi.
His rating is with 52 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Al Sadd – Al Markhiya – 5-0
- Al Mu’aidar – Umm Salal – 1-3
- Al Duhail – Al Rayyan – 3-2
