Qatar vs United Arab Emirates, 2019 AFC Asian Cup, Semifinals
· AFC Asian Cup
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4 - 0
4 - 0
Qatar defeat hosts UAE to reach first-ever Asian Cup final
AFC Asian Cup
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Offside, Qatar. Boualem Khoukhi tries a through ball, but Almoez Ali is caught offside.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Saif Rashid (United Arab Emirates) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Ahmed Mabkhout.
- 5': Boualem Khoukhi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Ali Ahmed Mabkhout (United Arab Emirates).
- 10': Bandar Mohammed (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Salem Al Hajri (Qatar).
- 12': Attempt saved. Salem Al Hajri (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 14': Attempt missed. Boualem Khoukhi (Qatar) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tarek Salman.
- 20': Akram Hassan Afif (Qatar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Khamis Esmaeel (United Arab Emirates).
- 22': Goal! Qatar 1, United Arab Emirates 0. Boualem Khoukhi (Qatar) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Akram Hassan Afif following a fast break.
- 25': Offside, United Arab Emirates. Khalid Eisa Bilal tries a through ball, but Ali Ahmed Mabkhout is caught offside.
- 27': Attempt saved. Ismail Al Hamadi (United Arab Emirates) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Walid Abbas Murad with a cross.
- 28': Foul by Abdelkarim Hassan (Qatar).
- 28': Saif Rashid (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Corner, United Arab Emirates. Conceded by Pedro Correia.
- 30': Attempt missed. Ali Ahmed Mabkhout (United Arab Emirates) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amer Abdulrahman with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Foul by Ali Hassan Salmin (United Arab Emirates).
- 31': Salem Al Hajri (Qatar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Hasan Al Haydos (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 32': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Ali Ahmed Mabkhout.
- 32': Delay in match (Qatar).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Assim Omer Madibo (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Saif Rashid (United Arab Emirates).
- 37': Goal! Qatar 2, United Arab Emirates 0. Almoez Ali (Qatar) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Akram Hassan Afif.
- 44': Foul by Pedro Correia (Qatar).
- 44': Saif Rashid (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Khamis Esmaeel (United Arab Emirates) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Qatar 2, United Arab Emirates 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Qatar 2, United Arab Emirates 0.
- 45': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Ismaeil Matar replaces Amer Abdulrahman.
- 46': Bandar Mohammed (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Akram Hassan Afif (Qatar).
- 50': Foul by Almoez Ali (Qatar).
- 50': Khamis Esmaeel (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Ahmed Khalil replaces Ismail Al Hamadi.
- 52': Attempt saved. Ali Ahmed Mabkhout (United Arab Emirates) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed Khalil.
- 52': Corner, United Arab Emirates. Conceded by Saad Al Sheeb.
- 55': Ismaeil Matar (United Arab Emirates) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Assim Omer Madibo (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Ahmed Khalil (United Arab Emirates).
- 58': Assim Omer Madibo (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Ismaeil Matar (United Arab Emirates).
- 61': Attempt blocked. Ali Ahmed Mabkhout (United Arab Emirates) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Walid Abbas Murad with a cross.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Ismaeil Matar (United Arab Emirates) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 62': Foul by Karim Boudiaf (Qatar).
- 62': Ismail Ahmed (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Karim Boudiaf (Qatar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Foul by Salem Al Hajri (Qatar).
- 64': Khamis Esmaeel (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Assim Omer Madibo (Qatar).
- 65': Ismaeil Matar (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Delay in match Salem Al Hajri (Qatar) because of an injury.
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Ismaeil Matar (United Arab Emirates) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Ahmed Mabkhout.
- 69': Corner, United Arab Emirates. Conceded by Boualem Khoukhi.
- 70': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Mohammed Abdulrahman replaces Saif Rashid.
- 72': Attempt saved. Ahmed Khalil (United Arab Emirates) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Bandar Mohammed with a cross.
- 72': Corner, United Arab Emirates. Conceded by Saad Al Sheeb.
- 73': Corner, United Arab Emirates. Conceded by Tarek Salman.
- 74': Foul by Mohammed Abdulrahman (United Arab Emirates).
- 74': Karim Boudiaf (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Goal! Qatar 3, United Arab Emirates 0. Hasan Al Haydos (Qatar) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Akram Hassan Afif.
- 86': Substitution, Qatar. Ahmed Al Aaeldin replaces Almoez Ali.
- 87': Attempt missed. Ali Ahmed Mabkhout (United Arab Emirates) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mohammed Abdulrahman with a cross.
- 87': Foul by Ahmed Al Aaeldin (Qatar).
- 87': Ismail Ahmed (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Ahmed Al Aaeldin (Qatar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Foul by Ismail Ahmed (United Arab Emirates).
- 89': Salem Al Hajri (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Delay in match Salem Al Hajri (Qatar) because of an injury.
- 90': Delay in match (Qatar). Video Review.
- 90'+1': VAR: Red Card. Referee decision on field cancelled.
- 90'+1': Ismail Ahmed (United Arab Emirates) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Qatar. Hamid Ismaeil replaces Akram Hassan Afif.
- 90'+2': Bandar Mohammed (United Arab Emirates) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Abdelkarim Hassan (Qatar).
- 90'+3': Goal! Qatar 4, United Arab Emirates 0. Hamid Ismaeil (Qatar) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Boudiaf.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Qatar. Tameem Mohammed replaces Pedro Correia.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Qatar 4, United Arab Emirates 0.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Qatar 4, United Arab Emirates 0.
Statistics
 UAE |
QAT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 50.8 | Possession | 49.2 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 355 | Accurate Passes | 350 |
| 441 | Passes | 451 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 26 | Crosses | 2 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 9 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 33 |
| 12 | Clearances | 33 |
Game Information
Competition: AFC Asian Cup
Venue: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 38,646
Venue: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 38,646
Line-Ups
Qatar (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Saad Al-Sheeb (GK) |
| 4 | Tarek Salman |
| 16 | Boualem Khoukhi |
| 3 | Abdelkarim Hassan |
| 2 | Ró-Ró |
| 12 | Karim Boudiaf  |
| 14 | Salem Al-Hajri |
| 23 | Assim Madibo |
| 19 | Almoez Ali |
| 11 | Akram Afif |
| 10 | Hassan Al-Haydos |
United Arab Emirates (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 17 | Khalid Eisa (GK) |
| 6 | Fares Juma |
| 19 | Mohamed Ismail Ahmed  |
| 3 | Walid Abbas |
| 9 | Bandar Al-Ahbabi |
| 5 | Amer Abdulrahman Al-Hammadi |
| 2 | Ali Salmin |
| 13 | Khamis Ismael |
| 7 | Ali Mabkhout |
| 15 | Ismail Al-Hammadi |
| 20 | Saif Rashid Al-Shemili |
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