Al Gharafa 1-1 Al Wakrah: Draw on Wednesday
DOHA. Al Gharafa and Al Wakrah draw 1-1. I. Tukhtakhujaev scored the first goal (39') for Al Gharafa. D. Gelson settled the score 1-1 (48').
DOHA. Al Gharafa and Al Wakrah draw 1-1. I. Tukhtakhujaev scored the first goal (39′) for Al Gharafa. D. Gelson settled the score 1-1 (48′). Al Wakrah was far superior when it came to possession ball (64%)
The match was played at the Khalifa International Stadium stadium in Doha on Wednesday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Abdulhadi Al Asmar Al Ruaile who was helped by Youssef Yaqoub Alsharshani and Zahy Al Shmari. The 4th official was Mohammed Nasser Ahmed. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot around 37 degrees Celsius or 98.55 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 59%.
Match Statistics
Al Wakrah was in firm control of the ball 64% while Al Gharafa was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Al Wakrah was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Al Wakrah to win the match.
Al Gharafa shot 5 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Al Wakrah shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Al Gharafa received 3 yellow cards (A. Ali Surag, A. Ali and M. Tahrat). On the opposite side, Al Wakrah received 4 yellow cards (M. A. Alabbasi, D. Gelson, O. Ebrahimi and H. Rajah).
After playing this encounter, Al Gharafa has 3 points to occupy the 4th place in the standings. while Al Wakrah has 3 points (2nd).
Match Events
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26'26'
M. A. Alabbasi
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29'29'
A. Ali Surag
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31'31'
A. Ali
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37'37'
D. Gelson
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39'39'
I. Tukhtakhujaev
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46'46'
I. Mahmoud
Sauoud Ebrahim
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46'46'
M. Ramadan
M. A. Alabbasi
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48'48'
D. Gelson
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56'56'
M. Tahrat
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63'63'
A. Sudarmanto
A. Al Ganehi
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65'65'
O. Ebrahimi
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78'78'
Y. Lafrid
O. Ali
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78'78'
M. E. Qadeera
N. Al Ahrak
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83'83'
H. Rajah
N. Irfan
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90'90'
H. Rajah
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Al Gharafa will play away against Al Shamal on the 17th of August with a 10-3 head to head stats in favor of Al Gharafa (2 draws).
Al Wakrah will host Umm Salal on the 15th of August with a 12-10 head to head stats in favor of Umm Salal (9 draws).
Al Gharafa: Formation and Lineups
The manager Andrea Stramaccioni chose to play with the following team: Qasem Burhan, I. Tukhtakhujaev, Almahdi Ali, M. Tahrat, Nasser Al Ahrak, Amro Abdelfatah Ali Surag, Ahmed Al Ganehi, Abdalla Yousif, Saifeldeen Fadlalla, Y. Brahimi and Moayed Hassan.
Substitutes
Al Gharafa made 2 changes: A. Al Ganehi for A. Sudarmanto (63′) and N. Al Ahrak for M. E. Qadeera (78′).
Al Wakrah: Formation and Lineups
On the other side, Bartolomé Márquez López played with: Saoud Mubarak, Lucas Mendes, Murad Naji Hussein, T. Sainsbury, Nabil Irfan, O. Ebrahimi, Mohamad Abdulnaser Alabbasi, Sauoud Ebrahim, Omar Ali, Gelson Dala and Khald Youssef Shurrab.
Substitutes
Al Wakrah made 4 changes: Sauoud Ebrahim for I. Mahmoud (46′), M. A. Alabbasi for M. Ramadan (46′), O. Ali for Y. Lafrid (78′) and N. Irfan for H. Rajah (83′).
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