Al Gharafa vs Al Wasl, 2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite

Al Gharafa

44': Ferjani Sassi

FT
1 - 2

Al Wasl

84': Fábio Lima (P)
90'+2': Isaac Success

About

Al Gharafa are hosting Al Wasl at Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar, starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Champions League Elite.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Fábio Lima.
4': Attempt missed. Fabricio Díaz (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
5': Attempt saved. Siaka Sidibe (Al Wasl) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Fábio Lima.
7': Foul by Salem Al Azizi (Al Wasl).
7': Yacine Brahimi (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Hand ball by Ferjani Sassi (Al Gharafa).
8': Delay in match because of an injury Ferjani Sassi (Al Gharafa).
9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
10': Ali Saleh (Al Wasl) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Foul by Wajdi Kechrida (Al Gharafa).
11': Attempt missed. Ali Saleh (Al Wasl) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Siaka Sidibe.
13': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Al Wasl).
13': Seydou Sano (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Attempt missed. Fabricio Díaz (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florinel Coman.
17': Corner, Al Wasl. Conceded by Ferjani Sassi.
20': Florinel Coman (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Foul by Nicolás Giménez (Al Wasl).
22': Attempt blocked. Yacine Brahimi (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
27': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Jung Seung-Hyun.
28': Foul by Nicolás Giménez (Al Wasl).
28': Matías Nani (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Attempt missed. Joselu (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yacine Brahimi.
30': Offside, Al Wasl. Haris Seferovic is caught offside.
31': Foul by Soufiane Bouftini (Al Wasl).
31': Joselu (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
34': Delay in match because of an injury Salem Al Azizi (Al Wasl).
36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Soufiane Bouftini.
39': Attempt missed. Nicolás Giménez (Al Wasl) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fábio Lima.
41': Offside, Al Wasl. Ali Saleh is caught offside.
42': Attempt blocked. Fabricio Díaz (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joselu.
42': Attempt blocked. Fabricio Díaz (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
43': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Salem Al Azizi.
43': Attempt blocked. Florinel Coman (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joselu.
43': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Haris Seferovic.
44': Goal! Al Gharafa 1, Al Wasl 0. Ferjani Sassi (Al Gharafa) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Corner, Al Wasl. Conceded by Seydou Sano.
45'+4': First Half ends, Al Gharafa 1, Al Wasl 0.
45': Second Half begins Al Gharafa 1, Al Wasl 0.
46': Attempt missed. Florinel Coman (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fabricio Díaz.
47': Attempt blocked. Haris Seferovic (Al Wasl) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Saleh with a cross.
47': Corner, Al Wasl. Conceded by Seydou Sano.
48': Attempt blocked. Majid Surour (Al Wasl) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Giménez with a cross.
48': Delay in match because of an injury Aron Gunnarsson (Al Gharafa).
50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
50': Attempt saved. Fábio Lima (Al Wasl) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Siaka Sidibe.
52': Delay in match because of an injury Saif Eldeen Hassan (Al Gharafa).
53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54': Attempt missed. Fábio Lima (Al Wasl) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Giménez with a cross.
54': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Abdalla Yousif replaces Saif Eldeen Hassan because of an injury.
55': Foul by Abdalla Yousif (Al Gharafa).
55': Fábio Lima (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Attempt missed. Joselu (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Florinel Coman.
61': Substitution, Al Wasl. Jonatas Santos replaces Haris Seferovic.
61': Substitution, Al Wasl. Caio Canedo replaces Ali Saleh.
62': Fabricio Díaz (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Majid Surour (Al Wasl).
63': Majid Surour (Al Wasl) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Attempt missed. Ferjani Sassi (Al Gharafa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Wajdi Kechrida with a cross.
65': Alexis Pérez (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Florinel Coman (Al Gharafa).
67': Caio Canedo (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Foul by Ferjani Sassi (Al Gharafa).
67': Attempt missed. Salem Al Azizi (Al Wasl) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fábio Lima.
69': Foul by Salem Al Azizi (Al Wasl).
69': Yacine Brahimi (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Salem Al Azizi (Al Wasl) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Offside, Al Wasl. Caio Canedo is caught offside.
77': Offside, Al Wasl. Jonatas Santos is caught offside.
78': Substitution, Al Wasl. Ali Salmin replaces Majid Surour.
78': Substitution, Al Wasl. Isaac Success replaces Siaka Sidibe.
79': Foul by Yacine Brahimi (Al Gharafa).
79': Jung Seung-Hyun (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Attempt missed. Fábio Lima (Al Wasl) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Pérez with a cross.
79': Penalty conceded by Abdalla Yousif (Al Gharafa) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
81': VAR Decision: Penalty Al Wasl.
84': Goal! Al Gharafa 1, Al Wasl 1. Fábio Lima (Al Wasl) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
85': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Ahmed Al Ganehi replaces Aron Gunnarsson.
87': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Nicolás Giménez.
89': Foul by Ferjani Sassi (Al Gharafa).
89': Isaac Success (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Ferjani Sassi (Al Gharafa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Attempt saved. Jung Seung-Hyun (Al Wasl) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Fábio Lima.
90': Corner, Al Wasl. Conceded by Sergio Rico.
90': Attempt saved. Jonatas Santos (Al Wasl) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Giménez with a cross.
90': Fourth official has announced 10 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Goal! Al Gharafa 1, Al Wasl 2. Isaac Success (Al Wasl) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Pérez.
90'+5': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Salem Al Azizi.
90'+6': Fabricio Díaz (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6': Foul by Isaac Success (Al Wasl).
90'+6': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Rabeh Boussafi replaces Wajdi Kechrida.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Abdalla Yousif (Al Gharafa) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fabricio Díaz with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Joselu (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ferjani Sassi following a set piece situation.
90'+7': Attempt missed. Nicolás Giménez (Al Wasl) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Fábio Lima.
90'+8': Foul by Matías Nani (Al Gharafa).
90'+8': Isaac Success (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+10': Abdalla Yousif (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+10': Foul by Jonatas Santos (Al Wasl).
90'+11': Second Half ends, Al Gharafa 1, Al Wasl 2.
0': Match ends, Al Gharafa 1, Al Wasl 2.

Statistics

WAS		GHA
9	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	7
0	Saves	4
56	Possession	44
14	SHOTS	13
6	ON GOAL	1
0.4	On Target %	0.1
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
347	Accurate Passes	240
426	Passes	327
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
7	Accurate Crosses	3
16	Crosses	20
0.4	Cross %	0.2
53	Long Balls	58
21	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
2	Blocked Shots	4
15	Effective Tackles	9
23	Tackles	15
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
13	Interceptions	10
26	Effective Clearances	16
26	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Al Bayt Stadium
Location: Al Khor, Qatar
Attendance: 4,831

AFC Champions League Elite Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Al Hilal	4	+11	12
2	Al Ahli	4	+8	12
3	Al Nassr	4	+6	10
4	Al Sadd	4	+3	8

Full Table

Line-Ups

Al Gharafa (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
15	Sergio Rico (GK)
32	Matias Nani
42	Seydou Sano
24	Aron Gunnarsson
21	Saifeldeen Fadlalla
28	Wajdi Kechrida
31	Ferjani Sassi
29	Fabricio Díaz
8	Yacine Brahimi
7	Florinel Coman
9	Joselu

Al Gharafa Substitutes:

Hamid Ismail, Youssef Hassan, Khalifa Abu Baker, Rabeh Boussafi, Dame Traoré, Abdalla Yousif, Ahmed Al Ganehi, Jamal Hamed, Amro Abdelfatah, Hamad Kahiout, Ayoub Al Oui.

Al Wasl (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Khalid Al Senaani (GK)
15	Jung Seung-Hyun
4	Soufiane Bouftini
25	Alexis Pérez
44	Salem Juma
31	Nicolás Gimenez
11	Majid Surour Salim
6	Siaka Sidibe
8	Haris Seferovic
7	Ali Saleh Amro
10	Fábio Lima

Al Wasl Substitutes:

Isaac Success, Adama Diallo, Malek Janeer, Caio Canedo, Jean N'Guessan, Mohamed Ali, Yousif Ali Al-Mheiri, Tahnoon Al Zaabi, Jonathan Santos, Ali Salmin, Takashi Uchino, Abdelrahman Saleh.

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