Al-Qadisiyah FC vs Al Sadd 1-1

Al-Qadisiyah FC and Al Sadd drew 1-1 in Daman, with Akram Afif putting the visitors ahead in the 74th minute before Julián Quiñones levelled in the 84th.

The first half brought no goals, though Al Sadd were booked through Mohamed Camara in the 43rd minute and Paulo Otávio three minutes into first-half stoppage time. Hashim Ali also went off in the 45th minute, and the interval came with the score at 0-0.

Al-Qadisiyah FC made two changes in the 55th minute, bringing on Tijjani Reijnders and Christopher Bonsu Baah, and Bonsu Baah had a hand in the equaliser when Quiñones scored eight minutes from time. Before that, Al Sadd had broken through after Camara set up Afif for the opening goal. Al Sadd then made further changes in the 61st, 75th and 79th minutes, while Al-Qadisiyah FC’s late push was enough to avoid defeat after falling behind.

The numbers pointed to a home side with more of the ball, 66% possession to 34%, and far more passes, 615 to 323. Al-Qadisiyah FC also had 11 shots to Al Sadd’s 8, won 9 corners to 4 and committed 18 fouls to 8, while both sides finished with 2 shots on target and 1 save each. xG favoured Al Sadd at 1.44 to 0.74.

There were three yellow cards for each side. Al-Qadisiyah FC’s went to Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat in the 59th minute, Gastón Álvarez in the 90th minute and Musab Al-Juwayr three minutes into stoppage time. Al Sadd’s other booking went to Mostafa Mashaal in the 84th minute.