Al Gharafa vs Al-Jazira, 2018 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al Gharafa
  • 28': Ahmed Alaaeldin
  • 44': Diogo Amado
  • Red Card 90'+2': Assim Madibo
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2 - 3
Al-Jazira
  • 14': Romarinho
  • 70': Ali Mabkhout
  • 90'+4': Ali Mabkhout

About

Al Gharafa are hosting Al-Jazira at Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, 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.
  • 4': Foul by Ilyas Ahmed (Al Gharafa).
  • 4': Romarinho (Al Jazira) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Mohammad Al-Musalami (Al Jazira) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 6': Offside, Al Jazira. Ali Mabkhout Al Hajeri tries a through ball, but Ahmed Al Hashmi is caught offside.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Romarinho (Al Jazira) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed Al Hashmi.
  • 10': Foul by Ahmed Al Aaeldin (Al Gharafa).
  • 10': Mohamed Jamal (Al Jazira) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Salim Rashid.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Ali Mabkhout Al Hajeri (Al Jazira) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
  • 14': Goal! Al Gharafa 0, Al Jazira 1. Romarinho (Al Jazira) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  • 19': Ali Mabkhout Al Hajeri (Al Jazira) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Foul by Assim Madibo (Al Gharafa).
  • 20': Foul by Ali Mabkhout Al Hajeri (Al Jazira).
  • 20': Yousuf Muftah (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Ali Mabkhout Al Hajeri (Al Jazira) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Romarinho.
  • 21': Foul by Ahmed Al Aaeldin (Al Gharafa).
  • 21': Salim Rashid (Al Jazira) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Delay in match Harib Al-Saadi (Al Jazira) because of an injury.
  • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Offside, Al Gharafa. Diogo Amado tries a through ball, but Moayed Hassan is caught offside.
  • 25': Foul by Mohamed Al Attas (Al Jazira).
  • 25': Moayed Hassan (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Taremi (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdelaziz Hatem.
  • 27': Foul by Diogo Amado (Al Gharafa).
  • 27': Romarinho (Al Jazira) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Mbark Boussoufa (Al Jazira).
  • 28': Mehdi Taremi (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Goal! Al Gharafa 1, Al Jazira 1. Ahmed Al Aaeldin (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdelaziz Hatem with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Harib Al-Saadi (Al Jazira) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mbark Boussoufa.
  • 32': Foul by Mohamed Al Attas (Al Jazira).
  • 32': Moayed Hassan (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Romarinho (Al Jazira) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Salim Rashid.
  • 35': Ahmed Al Aaeldin (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Foul by Mohammad Al-Musalami (Al Jazira).
  • 36': Diogo Amado (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Romarinho (Al Jazira).
  • 37': Corner, Al Jazira. Conceded by Ilyas Ahmed.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Romarinho (Al Jazira) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 39': Foul by Mbark Boussoufa (Al Jazira).
  • 39': Yousuf Muftah (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Ahmed Al Hashmi (Al Jazira) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Yousuf Muftah (Al Gharafa).
  • 44': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Musallem Fayez.
  • 44': Goal! Al Gharafa 2, Al Jazira 1. Diogo Amado (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Ahmed Al Aaeldin (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Salim Rashid (Al Jazira).
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Abdelaziz Hatem (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Al Gharafa 2, Al Jazira 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al Gharafa 2, Al Jazira 1.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Abdelaziz Hatem (Al Gharafa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 48': Delay in match Ilyas Ahmed (Al Gharafa) because of an injury.
  • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Ahmed Al Aaeldin (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Wesley Sneijder.
  • 49': Foul by Ahmed Al Aaeldin (Al Gharafa).
  • 49': Salim Rashid (Al Jazira) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Mohamed Jamal.
  • 54': Foul by Ahmed Al Hashmi (Al Jazira).
  • 54': Yousuf Muftah (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Corner, Al Jazira. Conceded by Tameem Al Muhaza.
  • 61': Delay in match Mehdi Taremi (Al Gharafa) because of an injury.
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Offside, Al Jazira. Mbark Boussoufa tries a through ball, but Ali Mabkhout Al Hajeri is caught offside.
  • 64': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Abdulghani Mazeed replaces Ilyas Ahmed.
  • 64': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Khaled Al-Zriqi replaces Mehdi Taremi because of an injury.
  • 65': Ahmed Al Hashmi (Al Jazira) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Wesley Sneijder (Al Gharafa).
  • 67': Substitution, Al Jazira. Mohamed Fawzi replaces Mohamed Al Attas.
  • 68': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Mohamed Fawzi.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Assim Madibo (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Khaled Al-Zriqi with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 69': Substitution, Al Jazira. Zayed Al Ameri replaces Harib Al-Saadi.
  • 70': Goal! Al Gharafa 2, Al Jazira 2. Ali Mabkhout Al Hajeri (Al Jazira) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romarinho.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Wesley Sneijder (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Abdulghani Mazeed.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Salim Rashid (Al Jazira) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 75': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Othman Al-Yahri replaces Wesley Sneijder because of an injury.
  • 76': Corner, Al Jazira. Conceded by Abdulghani Mazeed.
  • 76': Foul by Mohamed Jamal (Al Jazira).
  • 76': Moayed Hassan (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Mohamed Jamal (Al Jazira) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Foul by Assim Madibo (Al Gharafa).
  • 77': Romarinho (Al Jazira) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Ahmed Al Hashmi (Al Jazira) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Salim Rashid with a cross.
  • 82': Corner, Al Jazira. Conceded by Abdulghani Mazeed.
  • 82': Substitution, Al Jazira. Salim Ali replaces Mohamed Jamal.
  • 83': Foul by Salim Rashid (Al Jazira).
  • 83': Othman Al-Yahri (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Assim Madibo (Al Gharafa).
  • 83': Romarinho (Al Jazira) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Salim Rashid (Al Jazira).
  • 84': Yousuf Muftah (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Salim Rashid.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Abdulghani Mazeed (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 89': Foul by Mbark Boussoufa (Al Jazira).
  • 89': Moayed Hassan (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Mohammad Al-Musalami.
  • 90': Abdelaziz Hatem (Al Gharafa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Ali Khaseif (Al Jazira) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Assim Madibo (Al Gharafa).
  • 90'+1': Romarinho (Al Jazira) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Yousuf Muftah (Al Gharafa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Assim Madibo (Al Gharafa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Assim Madibo (Al Gharafa).
  • 90'+2': Salim Ali (Al Jazira) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Second yellow card to Assim Madibo (Al Gharafa) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Abdelaziz Hatem (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Salim Ali (Al Jazira).
  • 90'+3': Salim Ali (Al Jazira) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Al Gharafa 2, Al Jazira 3. Ali Mabkhout Al Hajeri (Al Jazira) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Al Gharafa 2, Al Jazira 3.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 12
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 6
0 Saves 4
53.2 Possession 46.8
12 SHOTS 9
7 ON GOAL 2
0.6 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
374 Accurate Passes 303
468 Passes 401
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 7
13 Crosses 26
0.2 Cross % 0.3
65 Long Balls 56
32 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 3
18 Effective Tackles 12
19 Tackles 19
0.9 Tackle % 0.6
0 Interceptions 0
27 Effective Clearances 20
27 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 3,215

AFC Champions League Elite Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Gwangju FC 1 +4 3
2 Shanghai Shenhua 1 +3 3
3 Shandong Taishan 1 +2 3
4 Kawasaki Frontale 1 +1 3
Full Table

Line-Ups

GHA Al Gharafa (4-5-1)

No. Name
1 Qasem Burhan (GK)
25 Diogo Amado
3 Tameem Al Muhaza
80 Ilyas Ahmed
8 Yousuf Muftah Yellow Card
10 Wesley Sneijder
26 Abdulaziz Hatem
4 Assim Madibo Yellow Card
17 Ahmed Alaaeldin
24 Moayad Hassan Fedaily
9 Mehdi Taremi
Al Gharafa Substitutes:
Othman Al-Yahri, Abdulmajid Al Diri, Abdulghani Munir, Muath Salemi, Khaled Abdulraouf Al Zereiqi, Yousof Hassan, Monqez Odai.

AJC Al-Jazira (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Ali Khaseif (GK) Yellow Card
13 Mohammed Al-Musalami
5 Musallem Fayez
12 Salim Rashid
40 Mohamad Al-Attas
50 Mohamed Jamal Yellow Card
10 Mbark Boussoufa
70 Ahmed Al-Attas
23 Harib Al Saadi
7 Ali Mabkhout
31 Romarinho
Al-Jazira Substitutes:
Alameri Zayed, Khalfan Mubarak, Mohamed Fawzi, Abdullrahman Al Ameri, Yaqoub Yousif, Salim Ali, Salem Al-Eedi.

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