SHARJAH. Al Shabab was finally too good for Al Ittifaq with the goal of Santi Mina (21′), Iago Santos (45′) and Abdullah Khateeb (86′ own). Al Shabab took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Khalid Bin Mohammed Stadium stadium in Sharjah on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Mohammed Al Esmaiel assisted by Faisal Al Qahtani and Moayad Al Musajjen. The 4th official was Mishari Al Mishari. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 10.1 degrees Celsius or 50.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 18 Total 3
- 7 On Target 0
- 11 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 88 Attack 65
- 47 Dangerous attack 21
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 15 Total 6
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Al Shabab was in firm control of the ball 60% while Al Ittifaq was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Shabab had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Shabab won the match.
Al Shabab shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Al Ittifaq shot 3 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Al Shabab received 1 yellow card (Éver Banega). On the other side, Al Ittifaq received 1 yellow card (Ibrahim Mahnashi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Shabab will have 25 points to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Al Ittifaq will stay with 13 points to sit in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Shabab will host Dhamk on the 26th of January with a 5-0 head to head record in favor of Al Shabab (2 draws).
Al Ittifaq will host Al Adalh on the 2nd of February with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Al Ittifaq (0 draws).
Al Shabab – Formation
Al Shabab
45'
79'
56'
Al Shabab adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Vicente Moreno Peris decided to play with the following team: Seung-Gyu Kim, Iago Azevedo dos Santos, Fawaz Al Sagourq, Hassan Mohammed Al Tambakti, Moteb Al-Harbi, Éver Maximiliano David Banega, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Cristian David Guanca, Hattan Babhir, Santiago Mina Lorenzo and Carlos Alberto Carvalho da Silva Junior.
The home team had on the bench: Nader Abdullah Al Sharari, Turki Al-Ammar, Nasser Al Omran, Mohammed Issa Al Yami, Hussain Abdoh Al Shaian, Hussain Alsebyani, Husain Massoud Al Monassar, Ahmad Jaber and Fahad Mosaed Al Muwallad Al Harbi.
Substitutions
Al Shabab made 5 changes: Hassan Tambakti for Nader Abdullah Al Sharari (79′), Hattan Bahebri for Hussain Al Monassar (79′), Carlos for Turki Al-Ammar (86′), Santi Mina for Ahmad Jaber (90′) and Éver Banega for Fahad Al-Muwallad (90′).
Al Ittifaq – Formation
Al Ittifaq
Also Al Ittifaq adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Patrice Carteron played with: Paulo Victor de Mileo Vidotti, Marcel Tisserand, Saeed Fawaz Al Mowalad, Abdullah Ahmed Khateeb, Saad Al Mousa, Naïm Sliti, Berat Ayberk Özdemir, Ibrahim Mahnashi, Victor Vinicius Coelho Santos, Robin Quaison and Mohammed Marzouq Al Kuwaykibi.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Fahad Ghazi Zahim, Youssoufou Niakaté, Alhwsawi Sanousi Mohammed, Abdullah Hussain Al Oaisher, Abdulrahman Al Obaid, Ali Abdullah Hazzazi, Ahmed Alghamdi, Hamed Al Ghamdi and Faisal Al-Ghamdi.
Substitutions
Al Ittifaq made 4 changes: Ibrahim Mahnashi for Ali Abdullah Hazzazi (46′), Saad Al Mousa for Alhwsawi Sanousi Mohammed (46′), Robin Quaison for Youssouf Niakate (72′) and Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi for Ahmed Alghamdi (73′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
