AFC Asian Cup

Qatar vs Palestine, 2023 AFC Asian Cup, Round of 16

· AFC Asian Cup
Qatar
  • 45'+6': Hassan Al-Haydos
  • 49': Akram Afif (P)
FT
2 - 1
Palestine
  • 37': Oday Dabbagh

Holders Qatar scrape past Palestine to reach Asian Cup last eight

Defending champions Qatar survived a scare to beat Palestine 2-1 and advance to the Asian Cup quarterfinals thanks to goals from Hassan Al-Haydos and Akram Afif at Al Bayt Stadium on Monday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Akram Afif (Qatar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Foul by Oday Kharoub (Palestine).
  • 8': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Mus'ab Al Battat.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Bassam Al Rawi (Qatar) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Akram Afif with a cross following a corner.
  • 13': Foul by Ahmed Fathy (Qatar).
  • 13': Tamer Seyam (Palestine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Tamer Seyam (Palestine).
  • 14': Mohammed Waad (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Tamer Seyam (Palestine) is shown the yellow card.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Hassan Al Haydos (Qatar) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mohammed Waad with a cross.
  • 17': Foul by Almoez Ali (Qatar).
  • 17': Rami Hamada (Palestine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Lucas Mendes (Qatar).
  • 17': Zeid Qunbar (Palestine) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Amid Mahajna (Palestine) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tamer Seyam.
  • 19': Corner, Palestine. Conceded by Meshaal Barsham.
  • 19': Corner, Palestine. Conceded by Almoez Ali.
  • 20': Offside, Palestine. Zeid Qunbar is caught offside.
  • 22': Foul by Camilo Saldaña (Palestine).
  • 22': Pedro Miguel (Qatar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 23': Offside, Qatar. Akram Afif is caught offside.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Oday Dabbagh (Palestine) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Oday Dabbagh (Palestine).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 25': Offside, Palestine. Zeid Qunbar is caught offside.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Mahmoud Abu Warda (Palestine) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zeid Qunbar.
  • 27': Corner, Palestine. Conceded by Meshaal Barsham.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Oday Dabbagh (Palestine) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tamer Seyam with a cross following a corner.
  • 28': Ahmed Fathy (Qatar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Oday Dabbagh (Palestine).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Boualem Khoukhi (Qatar) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
  • 29': Camilo Saldaña (Palestine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Pedro Miguel (Qatar).
  • 30': Foul by Lucas Mendes (Qatar).
  • 30': Oday Dabbagh (Palestine) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Foul by Ahmed Fathy (Qatar).
  • 31': Oday Kharoub (Palestine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Delay in match because of an injury Amid Mahajna (Palestine).
  • 32': Delay in match because of an injury Bassam Al Rawi (Qatar).
  • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Goal! Qatar 0, Palestine 1. Oday Dabbagh (Palestine) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 39': Bassam Al Rawi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Oday Dabbagh (Palestine).
  • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Oday Kharoub (Palestine).
  • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Michel Termanini.
  • 44': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Mahmoud Abu Warda.
  • 45'+2': Ahmed Fathy (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Oday Kharoub (Palestine).
  • 45'+3': Bassam Al Rawi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Dangerous play by Oday Dabbagh (Palestine).
  • 45'+6': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Mohammed Saleh.
  • 45'+6': Goal! Qatar 1, Palestine 1. Hassan Al Haydos (Qatar) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Akram Afif with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, Qatar 1, Palestine 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Qatar 1, Palestine 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Qatar. Ahmed Al Ganehi replaces Bassam Al Rawi.
  • 45': Substitution, Qatar. Tarek Salman replaces Boualem Khoukhi.
  • 48': Penalty Qatar. Almoez Ali draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 48': Penalty conceded by Mohammed Saleh (Palestine) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 48': Mohammed Saleh (Palestine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Goal! Qatar 2, Palestine 1. Akram Afif (Qatar) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Tamer Seyam (Palestine).
  • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 56': Foul by Oday Kharoub (Palestine).
  • 56': Mohammed Waad (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Tamer Seyam (Palestine).
  • 58': Substitution, Palestine. Islam Batran replaces Tamer Seyam because of an injury.
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Substitution, Qatar. Abdulaziz Hatem replaces Hassan Al Haydos.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Ahmed Al Ganehi (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Akram Afif.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Oday Dabbagh (Palestine) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Camilo Saldaña with a cross.
  • 64': Ahmed Fathy (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Mahmoud Abu Warda (Palestine).
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Amid Mahajna (Palestine).
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Oday Dabbagh (Palestine).
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Foul by Jassem Gaber (Qatar).
  • 69': Mahmoud Abu Warda (Palestine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Akram Afif (Qatar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Foul by Michel Termanini (Palestine).
  • 73': Ahmed Al Ganehi (Qatar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Foul by Camilo Saldaña (Palestine).
  • 75': Substitution, Palestine. Mohammed Rashid replaces Oday Kharoub.
  • 76': Corner, Palestine. Conceded by Pedro Miguel.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Saleh (Palestine) with an attempt from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammed Rashid with a cross.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Mahmoud Abu Warda (Palestine) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 78': Corner, Palestine. Conceded by Mohammed Waad.
  • 78': Corner, Palestine. Conceded by Lucas Mendes.
  • 80': Camilo Saldaña (Palestine) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Foul by Jassem Gaber (Qatar).
  • 81': Attempt saved. Zeid Qunbar (Palestine) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohammed Rashid with a cross.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Almoez Ali (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Abdulaziz Hatem.
  • 83': Substitution, Palestine. Shihab Qumbor replaces Zeid Qunbar.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Amid Mahajna (Palestine) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mus'ab Al Battat.
  • 85': Akram Afif (Qatar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Foul by Amid Mahajna (Palestine).
  • 85': Amid Mahajna (Palestine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Akram Afif (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 88': Camilo Saldaña (Palestine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Jassem Gaber (Qatar).
  • 89': Substitution, Qatar. Almahdi Ali replaces Jassem Gaber.
  • 90': Foul by Mahmoud Abu Warda (Palestine).
  • 90': Pedro Miguel (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Almoez Ali (Qatar).
  • 90'+1': Mohammed Saleh (Palestine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Abdulaziz Hatem (Qatar) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed Al Ganehi.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Islam Batran (Palestine) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Amid Mahajna.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Ahmed Fathy (Qatar).
  • 90'+5': Mahmoud Abu Warda (Palestine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Delay in match because of an injury Meshaal Barsham (Qatar).
  • 90'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Islam Batran (Palestine).
  • 90'+7': Mohammed Waad (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Qatar 2, Palestine 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Qatar 2, Palestine 1.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 4
40.7 Possession 59.3
11 SHOTS 9
5 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
206 Accurate Passes 377
299 Passes 458
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 5
24 Crosses 15
0.3 Cross % 0.3
62 Long Balls 49
20 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
3 Blocked Shots 1
5 Effective Tackles 11
9 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 1.0
7 Interceptions 7
14 Effective Clearances 26
14 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: AFC Asian Cup

Venue: Al Bayt Stadium
Location: Al Khor, Qatar
Attendance: 63,753

Line-Ups

QAT Qatar (3-5-2)

No. Name
22 Meshaal Barsham (GK)
16 Boualem Khoukhi
12 Lucas Mendes
15 Bassam Al-Rawi
20 Ahmed Fathi
24 Jassem Abdulsallam
10 Hassan Al-Haydos
4 Mohammed Waad
2 Ró-Ró
11 Akram Afif
19 Almoez Ali
Qatar Substitutes:
Yusuf Abdurisag, Tarek Salman, Sultan Al-Brake, Ahmed Alaaeldin, Almahdi Ali Mukhtar, Saad Al-Sheeb, Ali Asad, Khalid Muneer, Abdulaziz Hatem, Salah Zakaria, Ahmed Al Ganehi, Moustafa Tarek.

PLE Palestine (4-4-2)

No. Name
22 Rami Hamada (GK)
5 Mohammed Saleh Yellow Card
15 Michael Termanini
12 Camilo Saldaña
7 Musab Battat
18 Ameed Mahajna Yellow Card
6 Odai Kharoub
10 Mahmoud Abuwarda
9 Tamer Seyam Yellow Card
20 Zeid Qunbar
11 Oday Dabbagh
Palestine Substitutes:
Mousa Farawi, Shehab Qumbor, Mohammed Rashid, Naim Abuaker, Samer Jondi, Yaser Hamed, Amr Kaddoura, Mahmoud Wadi, Alaaeddin Hassan, Samer Zubaida, Mohammed Khalil, Islam Batran.

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