Al Taawon conquers Al Raed 3-2

BURAYDAH. Al Taawon topped Al Raed.

By
Mark Hall
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Al Taawon conquers Al Raed 3-2

BURAYDAH. Al Taawon defeated Al Raed. Al Taawon capitalized on its better ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium stadium in Buraydah on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Majed Al Shamrani who had the assistance of Fahad Alameri and Mohammed Al Shehri. The 4th official was Meshal Ali Al-Shehri. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.3 degrees Celsius or 59.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Al Raed

2 - 3

Team 1

Al Taawoun

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 8 Total 13
  • 5 On Target 8
  • 3 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 93 Attack 112
  • 44 Dangerous attack 58
  • 76 Ball safe 76
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 11 Total 23
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Al Taawon had a strong ball possession 56% while Al Raed was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Taawon was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Taawon won the contest.​

Al Raed shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Taawon shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Al Raed didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Al Taawon received 4 yellow cards (Álvaro Medrán, Fahad Al-Rashidi, Hasan Kadesh and Turki Al-Mutairi).

Match Timeline

5'
Karim El Berkaoui(var)
15'
24'
40'
Mansour Al-Bishi- sub ->Alexandru Mitrita
45'
Julio Tavarès(goal)
45'
Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen- sub ->Abdullah Al Fahad
54'
56'
59'
Raed Al-Ghamdi- sub ->Karim Berkaoui
73'
73'
Saad Al Nasser- sub ->Hassan Al-Amri
85'
89'
89'
Mohammed Fouzair(penalty)
90'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Al Ittihad
72
30
Al Nassr
67
30
Al Hilal
59
30
Al Shabab
56
30
Al Taawoun
55
30
Al Fateh
43
30
Al Ettifaq
37
30
Damac
36
30
Al Raed
34
30
Al Tai
34
30
Al Feiha
33
30
Abha
33
30
Al-Wehda
32
30
Al Khaleej
31
30
Al Adalh
28
30
Al Batin
20
30

After this match, Al Raed will stay with 12 points to hold in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Al Taawon will have 23 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Raed will play away with Dhamk on the 5th of January with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Al Raed (0 draws).

Al Taawon will play away agasint Al Batin on the 2nd of February with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Al Taawon (3 draws).

Al Raed – Formation

Al Raed
G
S. Lung 1.Romania
D
Mohammed Salem 12.Saudi Arabia
D
Mohammed Al-Dawsari 32.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdullah Al-Fahad 19.Saudi Arabia
54'
D
Mubarak Al Rajeh 94.Saudi Arabia
M
Damjan Djokovic 88.Croatia
M
Awadh Khamis 27.Saudi Arabia
M
Mohammed Fouzair 10.Morocco
Goals90'
F
Julio Tavarès 17.Cape Verde
Goals45'
F
Alexandru Mitriţă 82.Romania
45'
F
Karim El Berkaoui 11.Morocco
73'
Substitutes
G
Ahmad Al-Harbi 23.Saudi Arabia
D
Khalid Al-Khathlan 4.Saudi Arabia
M
Omar Fahad Al Kreidi 15.Saudi Arabia
M
Yahya Sunbul 45.Saudi Arabia
M
Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen 16.Saudi Arabia
54'
M
Mansour Al-Bishi 14.Saudi Arabia
45'
M
Raed Al-Ghamdi 9.Saudi Arabia
73'
M
Yahia Al Shehri 8.Saudi Arabia
F
Rakan Al-Dosari 20.Saudi Arabia

Al Raed started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Marius Ninel Şumudică decided to play with the following team: Silviu Lung, Mohammed Abdullah Salem, Mohammed Al Doseri, Abdullah Al Fahad, Mubarak Abdul Rahman Al Rajeh, Damjan Đoković, Awdh Khamis Faraj, Mohamed Fouzair, Júlio Tavares, Alexandru Ionuț Mitriță and Karim El Berkaoui.

The home team had on the bench: Omar Fahad Al Kreidi, Yahya Sobel, Rakan Aldosari, Abdulaziz Al Jebreen, Mansor Faiez Al Beshe, Khalid Abdulaziz Al-Khathlan, Ahmad Ali Al Harbi, Rayed Al Ghamdi and Yehya Sulaiman Al Shehri.

Al Raed could not rely on the presence of Abdulaziz Al Jebreen (injured).

Substitutions

Al Raed made 3 changes: Alexandru Mitrita for Mansor Al Beshe (45′), Abdullah Al Fahad for Abdulaziz Al Jebreen (54′) and Karim Berkaoui for Rayed Al Ghamdi (73′).

Al Taawon – Formation

Al Taawoun
G
Mailson 1.Brazil
D
Naldo 4.Brazil
Goals40'
D
Hassan Kadesh 14.Saudi Arabia
90'
D
Awn Al-Saluli 33.Saudi Arabia
D
Saad Balobaid 31.Saudi Arabia
M
Álvaro Medrán 10.Spain
24'
M
A. Romero 17.Paraguay
89' Goals5'
M
Aschraf El Mahdioui  18.Netherlands
F
L. Tawamba 3.Cameroon
89' Goals85'
F
Hassan Al Amri 77.Saudi Arabia
73'
F
Fahad Al-Rashidi 7.Saudi Arabia
59' 56'
Substitutes
G
Raghed Najjar 36.Saudi Arabia
D
Ziyad Al-Sahafi 44.Saudi Arabia
D
Tariq Abdullah 5.Saudi Arabia
M
Sumaihan Al-Nabit 8.Saudi Arabia
59'
F
Yacouba Dembélé 11.Mali
F
Turki Fahad Al Mutairi 99.Saudi Arabia
89' 90'
F
Abdullah Radif 49.Saudi Arabia
89'
F
Saad Al Nasser 9.Saudi Arabia
73'

Al Taawon started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Péricles Raimundo Oliveira Chamusca played with: Mailson Tenorio dos Santos, Edinaldo Gomes Pereira, Hasan Kadesh, Awn Mutlaq Al Slaluli, Saad Yaslam Balobaid, Álvaro Medrán Just, Alejandro Romero Gamarra, Achraf El Mahdioui, Leandre Geal Tawamba Kana, Hassan Alamiri and Fahad Ayidh Al Rashidi.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Abdulrahman Almughais, Yaqoub Al Hassan Dembele, Turki Fahad Al Mutairi, Abdullah Hadi Radif, Raghid Alaa Najjar, Ziyad Al Sahafi, Sumayhan Alnabit, Tariq Mohammed and Saad Fahad Al Nasser.

Substitutions

Al Taawon made 4 changes: Fahad Al-Rashidi for Sumaihan Al-Nabit (59′), Hassan Al-Amri for Saad Al-Nasser (73′), Kaku for Turki Al-Mutairi (89′) and Léandre Tawamba for Abdullah Radif (89′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Pro League.​