Al Gharafa vs Al Ahli, 2018 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al Gharafa
  • 90'+1': Rubert José Quijada
FT
1 - 1
Al Ahli
  • 62': Aqeel Al-Sahbi

About

Al Gharafa are hosting Al Ahli at Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Ar-Rayyan, Qatar, starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Champions League Elite.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Mansour Al-Harbi (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Mohannad Aseri (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saeed Al Muwallad.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Wesley Sneijder (Al Gharafa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi with a headed pass.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Wesley Sneijder (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
  • 11': Aqeel Balghaith (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Ahmed Al Aaeldin (Al Gharafa).
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Al Aaeldin (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
  • 15': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Mansour Al-Harbi.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Rubert Quijada (Al Gharafa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wesley Sneijder with a cross following a corner.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Taiseer Al Jassam (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Moamen Zakaria.
  • 24': Claudemir (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Ahmed Al Aaeldin (Al Gharafa).
  • 25': Attempt missed. Mohannad Aseri (Al-Ahli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Claudemir.
  • 31': Hand ball by Ahmed Al Aaeldin (Al Gharafa).
  • 35': Foul by Salman Muwashar (Al-Ahli).
  • 35': Khaled Al-Zriqi (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Mansour Al-Harbi (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Abdelaziz Hatem (Al Gharafa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Assim Madibo.
  • 40': Foul by Waleed Bakhashwain (Al-Ahli).
  • 40': Monqez Odai (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Khaled Al-Zriqi (Al Gharafa).
  • 41': Taiseer Al Jassam (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Claudemir (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Foul by Assim Madibo (Al Gharafa).
  • 45': Ahmed Al Aaeldin (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Waleed Bakhashwain (Al-Ahli).
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Al Gharafa 0, Al-Ahli 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al Gharafa 0, Al-Ahli 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Moayed Hassan replaces Ahmed Al Aaeldin.
  • 46': Assim Madibo (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Waleed Bakhashwain (Al-Ahli).
  • 48': Attempt saved. Wesley Sneijder (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Yousuf Muftah.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Wesley Sneijder (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
  • 50': Foul by Abdelaziz Hatem (Al Gharafa).
  • 50': Waleed Bakhashwain (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Abdelaziz Hatem (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Wesley Sneijder.
  • 52': Offside, Al-Ahli. Mansour Al-Harbi tries a through ball, but Salman Muwashar is caught offside.
  • 53': Foul by Assim Madibo (Al Gharafa).
  • 53': Taiseer Al Jassam (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Taiseer Al Jassam (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Saeed Al Muwallad.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Saeed Al Muwallad (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moamen Zakaria.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Moayed Hassan (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdelaziz Hatem.
  • 57': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Aqeel Balghaith.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Rubert Quijada (Al Gharafa) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Monqez Odai following a corner.
  • 59': Foul by Salman Muwashar (Al-Ahli).
  • 59': Monqez Odai (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yousuf Muftah.
  • 62': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Monqez Odai.
  • 62': Goal! Al Gharafa 0, Al-Ahli 1. Aqeel Balghaith (Al-Ahli) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Salman Muwashar with a cross following a corner.
  • 64': Assim Madibo (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Taiseer Al Jassam (Al-Ahli).
  • 65': Corner, Al-Ahli. Conceded by Diogo Amado.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Mohannad Aseri (Al-Ahli) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Salman Muwashar with a cross following a corner.
  • 67': Assim Madibo (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Foul by Taiseer Al Jassam (Al-Ahli).
  • 68': Hand ball by Moamen Zakaria (Al-Ahli).
  • 70': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Othman Al-Yahri replaces Khaled Al-Zriqi.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Mohannad Aseri (Al-Ahli) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Moamen Zakaria.
  • 73': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Aqeel Balghaith.
  • 74': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Hussain Al-Mogahwi replaces Taiseer Al Jassam.
  • 75': Foul by Abdelaziz Hatem (Al Gharafa).
  • 75': Waleed Bakhashwain (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Offside, Al-Ahli. Hussain Al-Mogahwi tries a through ball, but Mohannad Aseri is caught offside.
  • 77': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Saeed Al Muwallad.
  • 78': Offside, Al Gharafa. Moayed Hassan tries a through ball, but Mehdi Taremi is caught offside.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Moamen Zakaria (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hussain Al-Mogahwi.
  • 80': Claudemir (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Foul by Wesley Sneijder (Al Gharafa).
  • 81': Attempt missed. Waleed Bakhashwain (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 81': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Ilyas Ahmed replaces Monqez Odai.
  • 83': Diogo Amado (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Salman Muwashar (Al-Ahli).
  • 83': Hand ball by Mehdi Taremi (Al Gharafa).
  • 83': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Saleh Al-Amri replaces Moamen Zakaria.
  • 84': Delay in match Aqeel Balghaith (Al-Ahli) because of an injury.
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Wesley Sneijder (Al Gharafa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Hussain Al-Mogahwi (Al-Ahli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Saleh Al-Amri.
  • 87': Delay in match Aqeel Balghaith (Al-Ahli) because of an injury.
  • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 88': Substitution, Al-Ahli. Motaz Hawsawi replaces Hussain Al-Mogahwi because of an injury.
  • 89': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Aqeel Balghaith.
  • 89': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Saeed Al Muwallad.
  • 90'+1': Rubert Quijada (Al Gharafa) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Wesley Sneijder.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Al Gharafa 1, Al-Ahli 1. Rubert Quijada (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Yousuf Muftah (Al Gharafa).
  • 90'+4': Saleh Al-Amri (Al-Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Al Gharafa 1, Al-Ahli 1.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Al Gharafa 1, Al-Ahli 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 4
47.7 Possession 52.3
13 SHOTS 14
5 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
365 Accurate Passes 399
465 Passes 500
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 3
15 Crosses 20
0.4 Cross % 0.2
106 Long Balls 74
73 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 16
12 Tackles 19
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
0 Interceptions 0
11 Effective Clearances 24
11 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Location: Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
Attendance: 7,345

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Line-Ups

GHA Al Gharafa (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Qasem Burhan (GK)
6 Rubert José Quijada
25 Diogo Amado
8 Yousuf Muftah
20 Monqez Odai
10 Wesley Sneijder
23 Khaled Abdulraouf Al Zereiqi
4 Assim Madibo
9 Mehdi Taremi
26 Abdulaziz Hatem
17 Ahmed Alaaeldin
Al Gharafa Substitutes:
Tameem Al Muhaza, Abdulghani Munir, Ilyas Ahmed, Othman Al-Yahri, Moayad Hassan Fedaily, Yousof Hassan, Saeed El Hadj.

AHL Al Ahli (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Yasser Al-Mosailem (GK)
21 Aqeel Al-Sahbi
5 Mark Milligan
31 Mansour Al-Harbi
23 Saeed Al-Mowalad
4 Waleed Bakhashwain
19 Claudemir
8 Taisir Al-Jassim
14 Muhannad Assiri
7 Salman Al-Moasher
88 Momen Zakaria
Al Ahli Substitutes:
Amiri Kurdi, Hussain Almoqahwi, Abdulfattah Asiri, Mohammed Al-Owais, Saleh Al-Jamaan, Motaz Hawsawi, Ioannis Fetfatzidis.

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