 He was named the Man of the Match, in addition to being immediately awarded two thousand dollars by the Qatar Football Association.Qatari media played down Ismail's ability, and suggested he would add nothing new to Al Sadd's squad, as well as claiming he was a very average player.On 11 June 2009, rumors spread that Al-Wahda has received an offer of amount 50 million dirham from the arch-rivals Al Ain, and offers from other Arabic clubs specifically from Saudi clubs Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad for Ismail, but Al-Wahda denied the rumors and extended Ismail's contract until 2014.