Al Kuwait vs Khalidiya
Summary
Match report
Al Kuwait vs Khalidiya in the AFC Champions League Two (Group stage - Matchday 2) ended in a 3-1 win for Al Kuwait. Al Kuwait led 1-0 at half-time.
Al Kuwait’s goals came from Faisal Zayed Al-Harbi in the 45+1st minute and Yousef Nasser Al-Sulaiman in the 65th and 90+6th minutes (one a penalty). Khalidiya’s goal came from Gleison in the 80th minute. O. Gonzalez was the highest-rated player on the pitch (7.1).
Player of the match
Key stats
All stats- 2.46Expected goals (xG)1.02
- 10Total shots11
- 4Shots on target4
- 1Corners1
- 2Yellow cards2
Live commentary
It's all over: Al Kuwait win against Khalidiya 3-1. In numbers: possession Al Kuwait 59%, Khalidiya 41%; shots 10 (4 on target) to 11 (4 on target)
- 90+6'
Goal! Yousef Nasser Al-Sulaiman adds another for Al Kuwait (3-1), assisted by Amr Abdelfattah – his second of the match
- 81'
Booking: Mehdi Berrahma (Al Kuwait) for a foul
- 80'
Goal! Gleison reduces the deficit for Khalidiya (1-2), set up by R. Boumessous
- 79'
Double substitution, Al Kuwait: Mohammad Frieh replaces Sami Al-Sanea, Ali Pourdara on for Humoud Al-Sanousi
- 74'
Double substitution, Khalidiya: Oussama Shili replaces Hazaa Ali, Mohamed Adel Mohamed Ali Hasan on for R. Boumessous
- 73'
Yellow card: Ahmad Al-Dhefiri (Al Kuwait) for a foul
- 66'
Substitution, Khalidiya: Gleison makes way for Dominique Mendy
- 65'
Penalty goal! Yousef Nasser Al-Sulaiman converts from the spot and makes it two for Al Kuwait (2-0)
- 63'
Yellow card: Walid Sabbar (Khalidiya)
- 60'
Double substitution, Al Kuwait: Taha Yassine Khenissi replaces Yousef Nasser Al-Sulaiman, Faisal Zayed Al-Harbi on for Abdullah Al-Qarzaei
- 55'
Double substitution, Khalidiya: Mohamed Al-Romaihi makes way for Mahdi Al-Humaidan, Patrick Maswanganyi on for Fabrice Badouina Onana
The second half is under way
Half-time: Al Kuwait lead 1-0
- 45+1'
Goal! Faisal Zayed Al-Harbi opens the scoring for Al Kuwait (1-0) after a pass from Mohammad Daham
- 25'
Yellow card: Mohamed Adel Mohamed Ali Hasan (Khalidiya) for a foul
- 17'
Substitution, Al Kuwait: Ahmad Al-Dhefiri makes way for Meshari Al-Enezi
Kick-off! Al Kuwait vs Khalidiya is under way. Al Kuwait line up in a 4-1-4-1, Khalidiya in a 4-2-3-1
Lineups
Al Kuwait – Starting XI (4-1-4-1)
- 33S. Al HoshanGoalkeeper – Rating 6.7
- 23Mohammad FriehDefender – On 79'
- 25O. GonzalezDefender – Player of the match, Rating 7.1
- 35Arsène ZolaDefender
- 3Meshari Al EneziDefender – Rating 6.8, On 17'
- 6Mehdi BerrahmaMidfielder – Yellow card 81'
- 11Mohammad DahamMidfielder – Assist
- 9Faisal Zayed Al-HarbiMidfielder – Goal 45+1', On 60'
- 21A. DaraMidfielder – Rating 6.4, On 79'
- 10Amr AbdelfattahMidfielder – Assist
- 27T. KhenissiForward – Rating 6.5, On 60'
Al KuwaitSubstitutes
- 8888Abdullah Al-QarzaeiMidfielder60'
- 1
1K. Al RashidiGoalkeeper - 2
2Sami Al SaneaDefender79'Rating 6.6 - 2828M. HernandezForward
- 20
20Yousef Al SulaimanForward260'Rating 8.2 - 88Ahmad Al-DhefiriMidfielder17'
- 5
5R. HaniMidfielder - 7272Humoud Al-SanousiDefender79'
- 1313Fahad Hammoud Al-RashidiDefender
- 40
40A. KameelGoalkeeper - 7
7Ebrahim KameelForward
CoachFiras Al-Khatib
Khalidiya – Starting XI (4-2-3-1)
- 41Ricardo SilvaGoalkeeper – Rating 5.5
- 3Mohamed AdelDefender – Rating 5.6, Yellow card 25', On 74'
- 24D. VelkovskiDefender – Rating 5.7
- 23A. AssalDefender – Rating 5.8
- 30Oussama ShiliDefender – On 74'
- 6W. SabbarMidfielder – Rating 5.9, Yellow card 63'
- 21D. MendyMidfielder – Rating 5.9, On 66'
- 10Mahdi Al-HumaidanMidfielder – On 55'
- 28P. MaswanganyiMidfielder – Rating 6.1, On 55'
- 20S. BouhraMidfielder – Rating 6.2
- 25D. DrožđekForward – Rating 6.3
KhalidiyaSubstitutes
- 33
33Mohammad Al GharablyGoalkeeper - 55Seydina·Lahi DaboMidfielder
- 1515R. BoumessousMidfielder74'
- 1313Mohamed Al-RomaihiForward55'
- 7
7N. El OtmaniMidfielder - 9
9GleisonMidfielder66'Rating 6.8 - 1111Yaya Al Hadj Hassan OusmanForward
- 88C. O'ConnellDefender
- 6666Fabrice Badouina OnanaMidfielder55'
- 1717Hazaa AliDefender74'
CoachGoran Tomic
Stats
- 59%Possession41%
- 2.46Expected goals (xG)1.02
- 10Total shots11
- 4Shots on target4
- 3Shots off target3
- 3Blocked shots4
- 7Shots inside the box7
- 3Shots outside the box4
- 1Corners1
- 1Offsides4
- 9Fouls11
- 1Yellow cards2
- 0Red cards0
- 3Goalkeeper saves0
- 459Total passes316
- 382Accurate passes238
- 11Free Kicks9
Standings
Group A – AFC Champions League Two
Full table| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | +3 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | -2 | 1 | |
| 4 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
Info
Match info
- Competition
- AFC Champions League Two
- Round
- Group stage - Matchday 2
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Al Sulaibikhat Stadium, Kuwait City
- Referee
- Thori Alkatiri
