DOHA. Al Arabi was eventually too good for Al Gharafa with the goal of O. Al was the key of the match after he scored in the 71st, 78th and 90th minute. Omar Al Somah (71′), Omar Al Somah (78′ pen) and Omar Al Somah (90′). Al Arabi made the most of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Grand Hamad Stadium stadium in Doha on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohamed Al-Shammari assisted by Taleb Salem Al Marri and Faisal Eid Al Shammari. The 4th official was Khalid Abdulla Nabet. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 28 degrees Celsius or 82.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 29%.
Match Statistics
Al Arabi
3 - 0
Al Gharafa
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 23 Total 4
- 11 On Target 1
- 12 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 118 Attack 80
- 78 Dangerous attack 40
- 79 Ball safe 101
- 1 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Al Arabi had a superior ball possession 56% while Al Gharafa was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Arabi had a more offensive attitude with 78 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Arabi won the match.
Al Arabi shot 23 times, 11 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Gharafa shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Al Arabi received 1 yellow card (Jassem Gaber Abdulsallam). Regarding the opposition, Al Gharafa received 2 yellow cards (Nasser Al Ahrak and Yousef Hassan).
Match Timeline
Standings
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- D
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After this encounter, Al Arabi will have 46 points to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Al Gharafa will stay with 32 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Al Arabi will play away against Al Sadd on the 8th of May with a 26-8 head to head statistic in favor of Al Sadd (6 draws).
Al Gharafa will play away agasint Al Rayyan on the 8th of May with a 19-9 head to head stats in favor of Al Gharafa (9 draws).
Al Arabi – Formation
The manager Younes Ali Rahmati decided to play with the following team: Jasem Adel Al Hail, Marc Muniesa Martínez, Ahmed Suhail Al Hamawende, Ibrahim Nasser Kala, Jassem Gaber Abdulsallam, Aron Einar Gunnarsson, Rafael Alcântara do Nascimento, Ahmed Fathy, Hilal Mohammed Ibrahim, Youssef Msakni and Omar Jihad Al Somah.
The home team had on the bench: Abdullah Marafee, Fahad Al-Abdulrahman, El Hashmi El Hussain Mohi aldin, Abdullah Nasser Murisi, Hamid Ismaeil Hassan Khaleefa Hamid, Abdulla Issa Al-Salati, Abdulrahman Anad Al Deri, Yousuf Muftah Muftah, Amir Katol, Mohamed Salah Elneel, Noureldin Mohammed Ahmed and Rami Suhali Ali.
Substitutions
Al Arabi made 5 changes: Ibrahim Nasser Kala for Abdullah Murisi (46′), Rafinha for Hamid Ismaeil (83′), Youssef Msakni for Abdullah Marafee (83′), A. Gunnarsson for Abdulrahman Anad (83′) and Omar Al Somah for Rami Suhali Ali (90′).
