Qatar vs Lebanon, 2023 AFC Asian Cup, Group Stage
· AFC Asian CupQatar begin Asian Cup defence with win over Lebanon
Asian Cup hosts Qatar kickstarted their title defence with a 3-0 win over Lebanon in the tournament opener on Friday with a brace from their prized playmaker Akram Afif and a goal from Almoez Ali.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Abdulaziz Hatem (Qatar) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Almoez Ali.
- 2': Delay in match because of an injury Mohamad Haidar (Lebanon).
- 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 4': Foul by Ahmed Fathy (Qatar).
- 4': Mohamad Haidar (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Offside, Qatar. Almoez Ali is caught offside.
- 6': Delay in match because of an injury Mostafa Matar (Lebanon).
- 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Corner, Lebanon. Conceded by Lucas Mendes.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Ali Tneich (Lebanon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hassan Maatouk.
- 13': Attempt missed. Yusuf Abdurisag (Qatar) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Almoez Ali with a headed pass.
- 16': Attempt saved. Hussein Al Zein (Lebanon) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hassan Maatouk.
- 16': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Mendes (Qatar).
- 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 18': Foul by Almoez Ali (Qatar).
- 18': Walid Shour (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Hussein Al Zein (Lebanon).
- 19': Mohammed Waad (Qatar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Attempt saved. Almahdi Ali (Qatar) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Akram Afif with a cross.
- 21': Attempt saved. Hassan Maatouk (Lebanon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bassel Jradi with a headed pass.
- 21': Akram Afif (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Dangerous play by Alexander Melki (Lebanon).
- 23': Attempt missed. Walid Shour (Lebanon) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamad Haidar.
- 24': Offside, Qatar. Yusuf Abdurisag is caught offside.
- 25': Attempt saved. Hussein Al Zein (Lebanon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hassan Maatouk.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Akram Afif (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed Fathy.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Hassan Al Haydos (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Almoez Ali.
- 31': Akram Afif (Qatar) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Yusuf Abdurisag with a cross.
- 34': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Nassar Nassar.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Abdulaziz Hatem (Qatar) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Akram Afif.
- 37': Offside, Qatar. Almoez Ali is caught offside.
- 39': Foul by Mohammed Waad (Qatar).
- 39': Hussein Al Zein (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Mohamad Haidar (Lebanon).
- 40': Pedro Miguel (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Yusuf Abdurisag (Qatar) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed Fathy with a through ball.
- 45': Goal! Qatar 1, Lebanon 0. Akram Afif (Qatar) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Almoez Ali.
- 45'+5': Foul by Yusuf Abdurisag (Qatar).
- 45'+5': Mohamad Haidar (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Qatar 1, Lebanon 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Qatar 1, Lebanon 0.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Bassel Jradi (Lebanon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamad Haidar.
- 47': Corner, Lebanon. Conceded by Pedro Miguel.
- 49': Bassel Jradi (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Almahdi Ali (Qatar).
- 51': Ahmed Fathy (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Mohamad Haidar (Lebanon).
- 51': Mohamad Haidar (Lebanon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Foul by Ahmed Fathy (Qatar).
- 53': Hassan Maatouk (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Abdulaziz Hatem (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Hassan Maatouk (Lebanon).
- 56': Goal! Qatar 2, Lebanon 0. Almoez Ali (Qatar) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohammed Waad with a cross.
- 57': Substitution, Qatar. Ismaeel Mohammad replaces Yusuf Abdurisag.
- 57': Substitution, Qatar. Mostafa Meshaal replaces Hassan Al Haydos.
- 58': Offside, Qatar. Almoez Ali is caught offside.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Abdulaziz Hatem (Qatar) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Almoez Ali.
- 61': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Walid Shour.
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury Almoez Ali (Qatar).
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury Walid Shour (Lebanon).
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Kassem Al Zein.
- 64': Delay in match because of an injury Mostafa Matar (Lebanon).
- 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Lucas Mendes (Qatar) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Akram Afif with a cross.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Abdulaziz Hatem (Qatar) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 69': Corner, Lebanon. Conceded by Almahdi Ali.
- 70': Substitution, Lebanon. Hilal El Helwe replaces Hassan Maatouk.
- 70': Substitution, Lebanon. Hasan Srour replaces Walid Shour.
- 70': Substitution, Lebanon. Omar Bugiel replaces Mohamad Haidar.
- 72': Substitution, Qatar. Homam Ahmed replaces Mohammed Waad.
- 73': Foul by Ismaeel Mohammad (Qatar).
- 73': Nassar Nassar (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Almoez Ali (Qatar).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Nassar Nassar.
- 78': Substitution, Qatar. Ahmed Alaa replaces Almoez Ali.
- 79': Substitution, Qatar. Jassem Gaber replaces Abdulaziz Hatem.
- 79': Attempt missed. Lucas Mendes (Qatar) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Akram Afif with a cross following a corner.
- 80': Substitution, Lebanon. Gabriel Bitar replaces Bassel Jradi.
- 80': Foul by Hasan Srour (Lebanon).
- 80': Homam Ahmed (Qatar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Hasan Srour (Lebanon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Foul by Omar Bugiel (Lebanon).
- 83': Mostafa Meshaal (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Ahmed Alaa (Qatar).
- 85': Omar Bugiel (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Ahmed Alaa (Qatar) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Substitution, Lebanon. Soony Saad replaces Nassar Nassar.
- 87': Attempt missed. Omar Bugiel (Lebanon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 90': Foul by Omar Bugiel (Lebanon).
- 90': Pedro Miguel (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Pedro Miguel (Qatar) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Omar Bugiel (Lebanon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hasan Srour.
- 90'+5': Foul by Jassem Gaber (Qatar).
- 90'+5': Hasan Srour (Lebanon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Goal! Qatar 3, Lebanon 0. Akram Afif (Qatar) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+8': Attempt saved. Nour Mansour (Lebanon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hasan Srour.
- 90'+9': Ahmed Alaa (Qatar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+9': Foul by Hussein Al Zein (Lebanon).
- 90'+10': Attempt missed. Jassem Gaber (Qatar) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ismaeel Mohammad.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Qatar 3, Lebanon 0.
- 0': Match ends, Qatar 3, Lebanon 0.
Statistics
LIB | QAT | |
---|---|---|
9 | Fouls | 9 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 4 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
2 | Saves | 5 |
38.6 | Possession | 61.4 |
9 | SHOTS | 16 |
5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
219 | Accurate Passes | 400 |
308 | Passes | 487 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
14 | Crosses | 19 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
72 | Long Balls | 62 |
28 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
15 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
17 | Tackles | 17 |
0.9 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
11 | Interceptions | 6 |
17 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
17 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: AFC Asian Cup
Venue: Lusail Stadium
Location: Lusail, Qatar
Attendance: 82,490
Venue: Lusail Stadium
Location: Lusail, Qatar
Attendance: 82,490
Line-Ups
Qatar (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
22 | Meshaal Barsham (GK) |
3 | Almahdi Ali Mukhtar |
12 | Lucas Mendes |
2 | Ró-Ró |
6 | Abdulaziz Hatem |
10 | Hassan Al-Haydos |
20 | Ahmed Fathi |
4 | Mohammed Waad |
9 | Yusuf Abdurisag |
19 | Almoez Ali |
11 | Akram Afif |
Lebanon (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
21 | Mostafa Matar (GK) |
4 | Nour Mansour |
18 | Kassem El Zein |
12 | Robert Melki |
16 | Walid Shour |
20 | Ali Tneich |
10 | Mohamad Haidar |
5 | Nassar |
6 | Hussein Zein |
7 | Hassan Maatouk |
22 | Bassel Jradi |
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