Match Report
6 points for Qatar (6th), 10 for Turkey (13th): a 4-point gap. The last five rounds placed Qatar no better than 75th for form, against 6th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Qatar 2.5 scored and 0 conceded per game, Turkey 2 and 0.5, with the league averaging 1.26.
The match was played at Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Stadium (capacity 12,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Qatar led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Qatar: Ali Asad (26') · Turkey: Arda Turan (69'), Cenk Tosun (72')