Premier League: Al Ahli grabs a 2-1 win against Al Rayyan 2-1
. Al Ahli overcome Al Rayyan to win 2-1. A penalty from H. Kanaani was decisive in the 90min.
. Al Ahli defeated Al Rayyan to win 2-1. A penalty from H. Kanaani was decisive in the 90min. It was Al Ahli to strike first with a goal of Y. Al Naimat at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 82′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, H. Kanaani gave the win to Al Ahli in the 90′ minute with a penalty. Al Rayyan lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
Al Ahli remained in 10 people after N. Vukcevic received a double yellow card in the 83′. Anyway, Al Ahli still was able to win this contest competing only with 10 players. Also, Al Rayyan had 2 players sent off: A. Saud (53′ for a red card) and A. Karami (90′ for a red card).
The match was played at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium stadium in on Tuesday and it started at 5:20 pm local time. The referee was Mohammed Ahmed Al Shammari with the help of Faisal Eid Al Shammari and Nasser Hossny Eldoss. The 4th official was Khalid Abdulla Nabet.
Match Statistics
Al Rayyan was in firm control of the ball 57% while Al Ahli was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Al Rayyan was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Al Ahli managed to find the solution to win this match.
Al Rayyan shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Al Ahli shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Al Rayyan received 1 yellow card (A. Al Korbi). On the other side, Al Ahli received 3 yellow cards (N. Vukcevic, A. Al-Hasia and Y. Al Naimat).
Also, Al Ahli didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after N. Vukcevic (Al Ahli) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (83′).
After playing this match, Al Rayyan will stay with 0 points to stay in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Al Ahli will have 4 points like Al Sadd, Al Gharafa, Al Markhiya and Qatar SC to stay in the 6th place.
Match Events
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26'26'
A. Saud
F. Baker
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43'43'
N. Vukcevic
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45'45'
K. Binsabaa
A. El Sayed
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45'45'
Y. Al Naimat
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53'53'
A. Saud
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55'55'
Abdullah El Rady
I. Masoud
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56'56'
A. Al Korbi
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61'61'
A. Al-Hasia
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74'74'
Y. Al Naimat
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80'80'
A. Al-Keldi
M. Jassem
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80'80'
Fahad Khalfan
A. S. Al Baoure
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82'82'
T. M. Al-Abdullah
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83'83'
N. Vukcevic
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90'90'
A. Karami
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90'90'
H. Kanaani (Penalty)
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90'90'
N. Saleh
A. M. Bayomi
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90'90'
M. Al Salemi
A. Qadri
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Al Rayyan will play away against Umm Salal on the 30th of August with a 10-8 head to head statistic in favor of Al Rayyan (15 draws).
Al Ahli will host Al Gharafa on the 31st of August with a 16-7 head to head statistic in favor of Al Gharafa (6 draws).
Al Rayyan: Formation and Lineups
The manager Nicolás Andrés Córdova San Cristóbal chose to play with the following team: Fahad Baker, Dame Traoré, Yasser Hamed, Ali Malolah, S. Nzonzi, Ahmed El Sayed, Abdulrahman Al Korbi, Mouafak Awad, Tameem Al Abdullah, Y. Boli and Ibrahim Abdelhalim Masoud.
Substitutes
Al Rayyan made 3 changes: F. Baker for A. Saud (26′), A. El Sayed for K. Binsabaa (45′) and I. Masoud for Abdullah El Rady (55′).
Al Ahli: Formation and Lineups
On the opposite side, Nebojša Jovović played with: Yazan Naim, H. Kanani, Jassem Mohammed, S. Hanni, N. Vukčević, Ali Qadry, Al Doukali Al Sayed, Abubakar Mohammed Bayomi, Mohammed Abdulla Al-Ishaq, Yazan Al Naimat and Abdalaziz Al Hasia.
Substitutes
Al Ahli made 4 changes: M. Jassem for A. Al-Keldi (80′), A. S. Al Baoure for Fahad Khalfan (80′), A. M. Bayomi for N. Saleh (90′) and A. Qadri for M. Al Salemi (90′).
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