Dawlat Qatar 0 - 0 Al Iraq (393863805)

Dark skies made the crowd of 20680 at Prokleta avlija a little nervous, but the rain held off. Dawlat Qatar started off with a 5-4-1 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Hamid - Bin Mohammad Al-Ali, Haj-Amin, Nandini, Nasser, Yaseen - Musa, Vayunandan, Kassem, Al-Ismail - Arghiyani.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Al Iraq. Lineup: Abdullah - Ali, Rêber, Dilshad, Ahmad - Shamil, Agha, Mohsen, Tariq - Abubakr, Yazid.

Dawlat Qatar clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. B. Yazid would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. A. Azim entered the game for Al Iraq as the match clock showed 1 minutes. After 17 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as Dawlat Qatar found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to inadequate. Dawlat Qatar's A. Al-Ismail had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 29 minutes having been played. H. Yadav was the replacement. 0 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to Al Iraq, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.

The coach gave his players an extra tactical briefing during the break, and after that Dawlat Qatar had solid organisation. 47 minutes into the game, Dawlat Qatar wanted to bring some new energy to their game. J. Arghiyani gave L. Lima Xavier a quick hug as he left the field. H. Tariq of Al Iraq received a yellow card after 56 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. 88 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Dawlat Qatar substitution. H. Ibn-Mukhtar came on for V. Nandini. As the 89 minute mark approached, the Al Iraq coach decided it was time for a substitution. S. Ahmad reluctantly made way for L. Bahoda on the pitch. After 89 minutes, the Al Iraq coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving M. Agha off the field. T. Marivâni took his place. Possession of the ball saw an equal split between the teams during the forty-five minutes.

Dawlat Qatar's top performer was clearly N. Hamid. On the other hand, H. Ibn-Mukhtar's play was disheartening. Most important Al Iraq player was T. Marivâni. H. Tariq turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 0.