Muharraq vs Gol Gohar 2-0

Muharraq beat Gol Gohar 2-0 at Seeb Stadium, with a penalty from Arthur Rezende in the 48th minute and a stoppage-time strike from Facundo Tobares deciding it. Gol Gohar were reduced to 10 men when Mohammad Erfan Masoumi was sent off on 55 minutes.

The first half finished 0-0 after Gol Gohar’s Milad Kor was booked three minutes into stoppage time and Mohammad Erfan Masoumi followed in the 46th minute. There were no goals before the break.

Rezende opened the scoring from the spot on 48 minutes to make it 1-0, and Gol Gohar’s task got harder seven minutes later when Masoumi was dismissed. Muharraq then made three changes, with Abdulwahab Al-Malood coming on in the 65th minute, and it was Al-Malood who supplied the assist for Tobares, who had only come on in the 86th minute, to seal it three minutes into stoppage time. Gol Gohar also made two changes on 78 minutes after earlier switches on 58 and 68 minutes, but they never tested the home side enough to get back into the match.

The numbers pointed to a tighter contest than the scoreline. Gol Gohar had 56% of the ball and 433 passes to Muharraq’s 340, while they also had more shots, 13 to 10. Muharraq put 5 of their efforts on target compared with Gol Gohar’s 1, posted 1.59 expected goals to 0.63, and won 5 corners to 3. Gol Gohar’s goalkeeper made 3 saves, while Muharraq’s made 1.

Gol Gohar were booked twice, with Milad Kor in the 45th minute plus 3 and Mohammad Erfan Masoumi in the 46th before his red card on 55 minutes. Muharraq’s only booking went to Soufiane Mahrouq on 62 minutes.