Al Sadd 1 – 0 Trabzonspor

CLUBFRIENDLY · July 30, 2026 · Final

🎧 Post-Game Report (audio)

Post-Game Recap

Al Sadd edged Trabzonspor one-nil in this July friendly, and it was a tighter affair than the scoreline suggests. Trabzonspor came into this one with the ball, controlling nearly sixty percent of possession and generating eight corner kicks to Al Sadd's two, but dominating the ball and winning the game turned out to be very different things tonight. Al Sadd's defense held firm when it had to, and it was Paul Onuachu who made the most of limited opportunities, leading all players with three total shots and finding the only goal of the match. On the other end, André Onana was sharp in goal for Trabzonspor, finishing with three saves to keep his side in it, but the Turkish club simply couldn't convert when the moments arrived. Stefan Savic was the engine of the Al Sadd backline, racking up seventy-one accurate passes and five defensive interventions — that kind of composure in possession and in defending is what kept Trabzonspor's pressure from ever truly threatening. Claudinho did his part for the visitors with fifty-five accurate passes, but the final product just wasn't there. Al Sadd did more with less tonight, and that's the story of this one. That's your post-game report. Sports Desk, signing off.

AI-generated post-game report composed from the official play-by-play and box score.

Complete Play-by-Play

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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

First Half begins.

Ernest Muçi (Trabzonspor) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 1'

Foul by Guilherme (Al Sadd). 1'

Aral Simsir (Trabzonspor) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 2'

Foul by Guilherme (Al Sadd). 2'

Younes El Hannach (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 4'

Foul by Sidny Cabral (Trabzonspor). 4'

Chibuike Nwaiwu (Trabzonspor) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 4'

Foul by Roberto Firmino (Al Sadd). 4'

Offside, Trabzonspor. Wagner Pina is caught offside. 5'

Corner, Trabzonspor. Conceded by Younes El Hannach. 8'

Attempt missed. Chibuike Nwaiwu (Trabzonspor) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sidny Cabral with a cross following a corner. 8'

Foul by Claudinho (Al Sadd). 9'

Benjamin Bouchouari (Trabzonspor) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 9'

Corner, Trabzonspor. Conceded by Paulo Otávio. 11'

Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Wagner Pina. 13'

Attempt blocked. Younes El Hannach (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino. 15'

Foul by Younes El Hannach (Al Sadd). 16'

Wagner Pina (Trabzonspor) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 16'

Foul by Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd). 17'

Aral Simsir (Trabzonspor) wins a free kick on the left wing. 17'

Foul by Younes El Hannach (Al Sadd). 20'

Aral Simsir (Trabzonspor) wins a free kick on the left wing. 20'

Handball by Paul Onuachu (Trabzonspor). 23'

Attempt blocked. Claudinho (Al Sadd) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 24'

Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Stefan Savic. 24'

Foul by Abdessamed Bounacer (Al Sadd). 25'

Paul Onuachu (Trabzonspor) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 25'

Delay in match for a drinks break. 26'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 28'

Offside, Trabzonspor. Ernest Muçi is caught offside. 33'

Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 33'

Foul by Chibuike Nwaiwu (Trabzonspor). 33'

Penalty Al Sadd. Paulo Otávio draws a foul in the penalty area. 34'

Penalty conceded by Chibuike Nwaiwu (Trabzonspor) after a foul in the penalty area. 34'

Goal! Trabzonspor 0, Al Sadd 1. Roberto Firmino (Al Sadd) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. 35'

Foul by Tarek Salman (Al Sadd). 40'

Ernest Muçi (Trabzonspor) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 40'

Tarek Salman (Al Sadd) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 40'

Attempt blocked. Ernest Muçi (Trabzonspor) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 41'

Corner, Trabzonspor. Conceded by Younes El Hannach. 42'

Hashim Ali (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 42'

Foul by Chibuike Nwaiwu (Trabzonspor). 42'

Stefan Savic (Trabzonspor) is shown the yellow card. 42'

Guilherme (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 44'

Foul by Ernest Muçi (Trabzonspor). 44'

Handball by Tim Jabol-Folcarelli (Trabzonspor). 45'

Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time. 45'

First Half ends, Trabzonspor 0, Al Sadd 1. 45'+1'

Second Half begins Trabzonspor 0, Al Sadd 1. 45'

Foul by Roberto Firmino (Al Sadd). 47'

Benjamin Bouchouari (Trabzonspor) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 47'

Attempt saved. Sidny Cabral (Trabzonspor) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Saad Al Sheeb (Al Sadd). 48'

Attempt missed. Paul Onuachu (Trabzonspor) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation. 48'

Tarek Salman (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 49'

Foul by Paul Onuachu (Trabzonspor). 49'

Foul by Younes El Hannach (Al Sadd). 49'

Noah Saviolo (Trabzonspor) wins a free kick on the left wing. 49'

Corner, Trabzonspor. Conceded by Younes El Hannach. 51'

Offside, Al Sadd. Paulo Otávio is caught offside. 55'

Attempt saved. Paul Onuachu (Trabzonspor) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Saad Al Sheeb (Al Sadd). Assisted by Noah Saviolo with a cross. 56'

Offside, Al Sadd. Rafa Mújica is caught offside. 57'

Delay in match because of an injury Saad Al Sheeb (Al Sadd). 58'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 59'

Substitution, Al Sadd. Meshaal Barsham replaces Saad Al Sheeb because of an injury. 60'

Attempt blocked. Agustín Soría (Al Sadd) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Claudinho. 62'

Attempt saved. Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by André Onana (Trabzonspor). Assisted by Agustín Soría. 62'

Attempt missed. Paul Onuachu (Trabzonspor) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Wagner Pina with a cross. 62'

Substitution, Trabzonspor. Ruslan Malinovskyi replaces Benjamin Bouchouari. 63'

Substitution, Trabzonspor. Ahmet Yildirim replaces André Onana. 63'

Substitution, Trabzonspor. Melih Kabasakal replaces Tim Jabol-Folcarelli. 63'

Substitution, Trabzonspor. Cenk Özkacar replaces Chibuike Nwaiwu. 63'

Substitution, Trabzonspor. Samet Akaydin replaces Stefan Savic. 63'

Substitution, Trabzonspor. Ozan Tufan replaces Noah Saviolo. 63'

Substitution, Trabzonspor. Mustafa Eskihellaç replaces Aral Simsir. 63'

Substitution, Trabzonspor. Mustafa Akcay replaces Ernest Muçi. 63'

Substitution, Trabzonspor. Umut Nayir replaces Paul Onuachu. 63'

Substitution, Trabzonspor. Batista Mendy replaces Wagner Pina. 63'

Substitution, Trabzonspor. Metehan Mimaroglu replaces Sidny Cabral. 63'

Offside, Trabzonspor. Metehan Mimaroglu is caught offside. 64'

Rafa Mújica (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 65'

Foul by Samet Akaydin (Trabzonspor). 65'

Samet Akaydin (Trabzonspor) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 65'

Substitution, Al Sadd. Mohamed Camara replaces Guilherme. 65'

Substitution, Al Sadd. Cristo González replaces Hashim Ali. 65'

Substitution, Al Sadd. Pedro Miguel replaces Tarek Salman. 65'

Claudinho (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the left wing. 68'

Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Trabzonspor). 68'

Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 69'

Foul by Melih Kabasakal (Trabzonspor). 69'

Offside, Al Sadd. Rafa Mújica is caught offside. 69'

Corner, Trabzonspor. Conceded by Younes El Hannach. 70'

Attempt saved. Umut Nayir (Trabzonspor) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Meshaal Barsham (Al Sadd). Assisted by Metehan Mimaroglu with a cross. 71'

Corner, Trabzonspor. Conceded by Meshaal Barsham. 71'

Offside, Trabzonspor. Ozan Tufan is caught offside. 72'

Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 73'

Foul by Melih Kabasakal (Trabzonspor). 73'

Foul by Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd). 73'

Ruslan Malinovskyi (Trabzonspor) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 73'

Foul by Cristo González (Al Sadd). 75'

Ozan Tufan (Trabzonspor) wins a free kick on the right wing. 75'

Substitution, Al Sadd. Akram Afif replaces Rafa Mújica. 76'

Cristo González (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 77'

Foul by Samet Akaydin (Trabzonspor). 77'

Foul by Akram Afif (Al Sadd). 78'

Ozan Tufan (Trabzonspor) wins a free kick on the right wing. 78'

Substitution, Al Sadd. Mahdi Salem replaces Claudinho. 80'

Mahdi Salem (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 80'

Foul by Mustafa Eskihellaç (Trabzonspor). 80'

Delay in match because of an injury Ozan Tufan (Trabzonspor). 81'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 82'

Substitution, Trabzonspor. Oguzhan Ertem replaces Ozan Tufan because of an injury. 83'

Substitution, Al Sadd. Abdullah Al Yazidi replaces Younes El Hannach. 84'

Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 85'

Foul by Mustafa Eskihellaç (Trabzonspor). 85'

Corner, Trabzonspor. Conceded by Meshaal Barsham. 87'

Corner, Trabzonspor. Conceded by Abdullah Al Yazidi. 88'

Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 89'

Foul by Umut Nayir (Trabzonspor). 89'

Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time. 90'

Second Half ends, Trabzonspor 0, Al Sadd 1. 90'+1'

Match ends, Trabzonspor 0, Al Sadd 1.