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 Commentary

  • 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

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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 Standings

# 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 Standings

Line-Ups

GHA 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.

WAS 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 Yellow Card
31 Nicolás Gimenez
11 Majid Surour Salim Yellow Card
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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