Al Gharafa vs Al Hilal, 2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al Gharafa
  • 90'+8': Ayoub Al Oui
FT
1 - 2
Al Hilal
  • 8': Salem Al-Dawsari
  • 66': Kaio

About

Al Gharafa are hosting Al Hilal at Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Ar-Rayyan, 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.
  • 2': Offside, Al Hilal. Abdullah Al Hamddan is caught offside.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Jamal Hamed (Al Gharafa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Florinel Coman.
  • 8': Goal! Al Gharafa 0, Al Hilal 1. Salem Al Dawsari (Al Hilal) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
  • 11': Fabricio Díaz (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Foul by Kaio César (Al Hilal).
  • 11': Corner, Al Hilal. Conceded by Seydou Sano.
  • 13': Corner, Al Hilal. Conceded by Saif Eldeen Hassan.
  • 15': Fabricio Díaz (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Abdullah Al Hamddan (Al Hilal).
  • 16': Offside, Al Gharafa. Ferjani Sassi is caught offside.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Salem Al Dawsari (Al Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 18': Foul by Kaio César (Al Hilal).
  • 18': Seydou Sano (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Offside, Al Hilal. Abdullah Al Hamddan is caught offside.
  • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Salem Al Dawsari (Al Hilal).
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Álvaro Djaló (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amro Surag.
  • 28': Florinel Coman (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Ali Lajami (Al Hilal).
  • 29': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Al Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kaio César.
  • 30': Foul by Álvaro Djaló (Al Gharafa).
  • 30': Mohamed Kanno (Al Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Corner, Al Hilal. Conceded by Mason Holgate.
  • 33': Ali Lajami (Al Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Foul by Jamal Hamed (Al Gharafa).
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Abdullah Al Hamddan (Al Hilal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaio César.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (Al Hilal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Djaló (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamal Hamed.
  • 37': Attempt saved. João Cancelo (Al Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Khalifa Ababacar (Al Gharafa). Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari.
  • 37': Corner, Al Hilal. Conceded by Khalifa Ababacar.
  • 40': Corner, Al Hilal. Conceded by Seydou Sano.
  • 42': Offside, Al Hilal. Abdullah Al Hamddan is caught offside.
  • 43': Foul by Ali Lajami (Al Hilal).
  • 43': Jamal Hamed (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Florinel Coman (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by João Cancelo (Al Hilal).
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Kaio César (Al Hilal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdullah Al Hamddan.
  • 45'+4': Offside, Al Hilal. Theo Hernández is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Al Gharafa 0, Al Hilal 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al Gharafa 0, Al Hilal 1.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Al Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari.
  • 52': Foul by João Cancelo (Al Hilal).
  • 52': Seydou Sano (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Saif Eldeen Hassan (Al Gharafa).
  • 53': Kaio César (Al Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Ferjani Sassi (Al Gharafa).
  • 54': João Cancelo (Al Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Corner, Al Hilal. Conceded by Saif Eldeen Hassan.
  • 56': Foul by Kaio César (Al Hilal).
  • 56': Saif Eldeen Hassan (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Saif Eldeen Hassan (Al Gharafa).
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 58': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Ahmed Al Ganehi replaces Saif Eldeen Hassan because of an injury.
  • 58': Foul by Rúben Neves (Al Hilal).
  • 58': Álvaro Djaló (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Offside, Al Hilal. Salem Al Dawsari is caught offside.
  • 61': Fabricio Díaz (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Mohamed Kanno (Al Hilal).
  • 62': Foul by Seydou Sano (Al Gharafa).
  • 62': Kaio César (Al Hilal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Seydou Sano (Al Gharafa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Handball by Theo Hernández (Al Hilal).
  • 64': Foul by Yusuf Akçiçek (Al Hilal).
  • 64': Jamal Hamed (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Álvaro Djaló (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left misses to the right.
  • 66': Goal! Al Gharafa 0, Al Hilal 2. Kaio César (Al Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Theo Hernández following a fast break.
  • 71': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Ayoub Al Ouwi replaces Ferjani Sassi.
  • 71': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Aron Gunnarsson replaces Amro Surag.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Álvaro Djaló (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Florinel Coman.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Álvaro Djaló (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Florinel Coman.
  • 74': Substitution, Al Hilal. Hamad Al Yami replaces João Cancelo.
  • 74': Substitution, Al Hilal. Marcos Leonardo replaces Salem Al Dawsari.
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Florinel Coman (Al Gharafa).
  • 75': Substitution, Al Gharafa. Rabeh Boussafi replaces Florinel Coman because of an injury.
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Jamal Hamed (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 78': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Jang Hyun-Soo (Al Gharafa) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rabeh Boussafi with a cross following a corner.
  • 79': Foul by Marcos Leonardo (Al Hilal).
  • 79': Khalifa Ababacar (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Marcos Leonardo (Al Hilal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Substitution, Al Hilal. Abdulelah Al Malki replaces Rúben Neves.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Marcos Leonardo (Al Hilal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdulelah Al Malki.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Abdulelah Al Malki (Al Hilal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 83': Corner, Al Hilal. Conceded by Ayoub Al Ouwi.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Abdullah Al Hamddan (Al Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Khalifa Ababacar (Al Gharafa). Assisted by Theo Hernández.
  • 84': Corner, Al Hilal. Conceded by Khalifa Ababacar.
  • 85': Abdullah Al Hamddan (Al Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Al Gharafa).
  • 86': Corner, Al Hilal. Conceded by Ayoub Al Ouwi.
  • 87': Substitution, Al Hilal. Abdulkarim Darisi replaces Kaio César.
  • 87': Substitution, Al Hilal. Abdullah Radif replaces Abdullah Al Hamddan.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Abdulelah Al Malki (Al Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 88': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Al Hilal).
  • 88': Jamal Hamed (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Álvaro Djaló (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ahmed Al Ganehi.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Álvaro Djaló (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Yassine Bounou (Al Hilal). Assisted by Rabeh Boussafi.
  • 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Ali Lajami (Al Hilal).
  • 90'+7': Ali Lajami went off injured after Al Hilal had used all subs.
  • 90'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Jamal Hamed (Al Gharafa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Djaló.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Rabeh Boussafi (Al Gharafa).
  • 90'+7': Theo Hernández (Al Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Goal! Al Gharafa 1, Al Hilal 2. Ayoub Al Ouwi (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Djaló.
  • 90'+10': Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Abdulkarim Darisi.
  • 90'+10': Attempt missed. Aron Gunnarsson (Al Gharafa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Álvaro Djaló with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Al Gharafa 1, Al Hilal 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Al Gharafa 1, Al Hilal 2.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 1
9 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 2
62.4 Possession 37.6
13 SHOTS 13
5 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
547 Accurate Passes 305
616 Passes 370
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 3
16 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.3
48 Long Balls 57
30 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 14
19 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
15 Interceptions 6
11 Effective Clearances 18
11 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Location: Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
Attendance: 7,429

AFC Champions League Elite Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Al Hilal 5 +9 15
2 Al-Wahda 5 +6 13
3 Traktor Sazi FC 5 +7 11
4 Al Ahli 5 +6 10
Full Standings

Line-Ups

GHA Al Gharafa (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Khalifa Abu Baker (GK)
20 Jang Hyun-Soo
42 Seydou Sano Yellow Card
27 Mason Holgate
29 Fabricio Diaz
13 Ferjani Sassi
23 Saifeldeen Fadlalla
11 Amro Abdelfatah
99 Jamal Hamed
7 Florinel Coman
14 Álvaro Djaló
Al Gharafa Substitutes:
Rayyan Al Ali, Dame Traoré, Chalpan Abdulnasir, Ahmed Al Ganehi, Aron Gunnarsson, Hamad Kahiout, Ayoub Al Oui, Rabeh Boussafi, Amine Lecomte, Hamid Ismail.

HIL Al Hilal (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
37 Yassine Bounou (GK)
78 Ali Lajami
4 Yusuf Akcicek
3 Kalidou Koulibaly
28 Mohamed Kanno
8 Rúben Neves
19 Theo Hernández
20 João Cancelo
99 Abdullah Al-Hamdan
29 Salem Al-Dawsari
11 Kaio
Al Hilal Substitutes:
Abdullah Radif, Mathieu Patouillet, Mohammed Al-Qahtani, Marcos Leonardo, Abdulelah Al-Malki, Nasser Al-Dawsari, Moteb Al-Harbi, Hamad Al-Yami, Mohammed Al-Yami, Mohammed Al Zaid, Abdulkarim Darisi.

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