Qatar 3-0 Kuwait (Mar 21, 2024) Commentary

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1-0-2, 3 PTS

Akram Afif - 47', 68'
Ahmed Alrawi - 51'

22
Barsham
4
Waad
12
Mendes
5
Salman
20
Marafee
6
Fathi
8
Gaber
10
Afif
3
Al Mejaba
11
Abdurisag
19
Almoez Ali

No.Name
22Meshaal Barsham 1Salah Zakaria
12Lucas Mendes
5Tarek Salman
4Mohammed Waad
20Abdullah Marafee 17Ismail Mohamad
3Mahdi Salem 13Ahmed Alrawi
6Ahmed Fathi 16Abdullah Al Ahrak
8Jassem Abdulsallam
19Almoez Ali
10Akram Afif
11Yusuf Abdurisag 9Ahmed Al Ganehi

Substitutes
21Saoud Al-Khater
15Bassam Al-Rawi
14Homam Ahmed
2Mohamed Ayash
23Moustafa Tarek
18Sultan Al-Brake
7Ahmed Alaaeldin

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium

2:30 PM, March 21, 2024

Doha, Qatar

Over/Under: 2.5

Attendance: 9,826

Referees:
Jumpei Iida

Qatar

Kuwait

- Match ends, Qatar 3, Kuwait 0.
90'+5' Second Half ends, Qatar 3, Kuwait 0.
90'+4' Foul by Abdullah Alahrak (Qatar).
90'+4' Abd Al Mohsen Al Ajami (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3' Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Hasan Al Anezi.
90'+3' Foul by Ahmad Al Dhefiri (Kuwait).
90'+3' Abdullah Alahrak (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2' Redha Hani (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2' Foul by Jassem Gaber (Qatar).
89' Attempt missed. Ahmed Al Ganehi (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Abdullah Alahrak.
88' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
87' Delay in match because of an injury Sulaiman Abdulghafoor (Kuwait).
87' Attempt missed. Almoez Ali (Qatar) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
86' Offside, Qatar. Almoez Ali is caught offside.
86' Attempt blocked. Abdullah Alahrak (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed Al Rawi.
84' Salman Bormeya (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84' Foul by Ahmed Al Ganehi (Qatar).
83' Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Sulaiman Abdulghafoor.
83' Attempt saved. Ahmed Al Rawi (Qatar) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Akram Afif.
82' Substitution, Kuwait. Ebrahim Kameel replaces Yousef Al Sulaiman.
82' Substitution, Kuwait. Mohsen Ghareeb replaces Mohammad Daham.
82' Substitution, Kuwait. Hamad Al Harbi replaces Faisal Al Harbi.
81' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81' Substitution, Qatar. Abdullah Alahrak replaces Ahmed Fathy.
80' Delay in match because of an injury Akram Afif (Qatar).
79' Redha Hani (Kuwait) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79' Foul by Redha Hani (Kuwait).
79' Akram Afif (Qatar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76' Khaled Hajiah (Kuwait) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76' Foul by Khaled Hajiah (Kuwait).
76' Ahmed Al Rawi (Qatar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75' Jassem Gaber (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75' Foul by Yousef Al Sulaiman (Kuwait).
73' Redha Hani (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73' Foul by Ahmed Al Rawi (Qatar).
72' Yousef Al Sulaiman (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72' Foul by Lucas Mendes (Qatar).
71' Attempt missed. Abd Al Mohsen Al Ajami (Kuwait) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Faisal Al Harbi.
70' Redha Hani (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70' Dangerous play by Almoez Ali (Qatar).
70' Substitution, Qatar. Salah Zakaria replaces Meshaal Barsham because of an injury.
68' Goal! Qatar 3, Kuwait 0. Akram Afif (Qatar) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
68' Attempt blocked. Akram Afif (Qatar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
68' Attempt saved. Akram Afif (Qatar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ismaeel Mohammad.
67' Substitution, Kuwait. Ahmad Al Dhefiri replaces Azbi Shehab.
67' Salman Bormeya (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67' Foul by Almoez Ali (Qatar).
64' Attempt missed. Faisal Al Harbi (Kuwait) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mohammad Daham.
64' Offside, Qatar. Ismaeel Mohammad is caught offside.
62' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
61' Substitution, Qatar. Ahmed Al Ganehi replaces Yusuf Abdurisag.
60' Substitution, Kuwait. Abd Al Mohsen Al Ajami replaces Eid Al Rashedi.
59' Delay in match because of an injury Meshaal Barsham (Qatar).
57' Foul by Yusuf Abdurisag (Qatar).
57' Faisal Al Harbi (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53' Foul by Eid Al Rashedi (Kuwait).
53' Ahmed Fathy (Qatar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
53' Attempt blocked. Jassem Gaber (Qatar) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
51' Goal! Qatar 2, Kuwait 0. Ahmed Al Rawi (Qatar) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
51' Attempt saved. Ahmed Al Rawi (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Akram Afif.
50' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
49' Delay in match because of an injury Azbi Shehab (Kuwait).
47' Goal! Qatar 1, Kuwait 0. Akram Afif (Qatar) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
45' Substitution, Qatar. Ismaeel Mohammad replaces Abdullah Marafee.
45' Substitution, Qatar. Ahmed Al Rawi replaces Mahdi Salem.
45' Second Half begins Qatar 0, Kuwait 0.
45'+3' First Half ends, Qatar 0, Kuwait 0.
45'+2' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+1' Delay in match because of an injury Yousef Al Sulaiman (Kuwait).
45' Jassem Gaber (Qatar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45' Foul by Faisal Al Harbi (Kuwait).
45' Attempt blocked. Mahdi Salem (Qatar) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yusuf Abdurisag.
42' Offside, Qatar. Almoez Ali is caught offside.
41' Meshaal Barsham (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41' Foul by Khaled Hajiah (Kuwait).
41' Attempt saved. Yousef Al Sulaiman (Kuwait) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mohammad Daham with a cross.
41' Foul by Jassem Gaber (Qatar).
41' Faisal Al Harbi (Kuwait) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39' Attempt saved. Akram Afif (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Mendes.
37' Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Sulaiman Abdulghafoor.
35' Tarek Salman (Qatar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35' Foul by Yousef Al Sulaiman (Kuwait).
34' Attempt missed. Almoez Ali (Qatar) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Abdullah Marafee with a cross.
33' Jassem Gaber (Qatar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
33' Foul by Salman Bormeya (Kuwait).
32' Foul by Jassem Gaber (Qatar).
32' Faisal Al Harbi (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29' Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Salman Bormeya.
28' Offside, Qatar. Almoez Ali is caught offside.
24' Offside, Qatar. Almoez Ali is caught offside.
22' Azbi Shehab (Kuwait) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21' Foul by Azbi Shehab (Kuwait).
21' Ahmed Fathy (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19' Foul by Abdullah Marafee (Qatar).
19' Faisal Al Harbi (Kuwait) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16' Lucas Mendes (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16' Foul by Yousef Al Sulaiman (Kuwait).
15' Jassem Gaber (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15' Foul by Redha Hani (Kuwait).
15' Attempt blocked. Yousef Al Sulaiman (Kuwait) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
14' Hasan Al Anezi (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14' Foul by Almoez Ali (Qatar).
13' Jassem Gaber (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13' Foul by Azbi Shehab (Kuwait).
13' Offside, Qatar. Abdullah Marafee is caught offside.
11' Offside, Qatar. Almoez Ali is caught offside.
11' Attempt missed. Mohammed Waad (Qatar) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ahmed Fathy.
9' Foul by Ahmed Fathy (Qatar).
9' Faisal Al Harbi (Kuwait) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7' Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Hasan Al Anezi.
7' Attempt blocked. Jassem Gaber (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
6' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
5' Delay in match because of an injury Mohammad Daham (Kuwait).
4' Offside, Kuwait. Yousef Al Sulaiman is caught offside.
4' Attempt missed. Hasan Al Anezi (Kuwait) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammad Daham with a cross following a corner.
3' Corner, Kuwait. Conceded by Abdullah Marafee.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Qatar	6	5	1	0	+15	16

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