ABHA. Abha tops Al Fateh 3-1. Abha got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from M. te Vrede (3′) and Fahad Bin Jumayah (7′). Al Fateh tried to recover with a goal from C. Cueva (42′). However, the match was closed by a goal (75′) scored by S. Bguir for Abha. Al Fateh was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%).
The match was played at the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium (Abha) stadium in Abha on Saturday and it started at 3:20 pm local time. The referee was Mohammed Al Beredi who was helped by Abdulrahim Habeeb Alshammari and Hassan Al-Salam. The 4th official was Abdullah Al-Kharbosh. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.7 degrees Celsius or 63.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Fateh was in firm control of the ball 68% while Abha was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Fateh was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Abha managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Abha shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Al Fateh shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Abha received 2 yellow cards (S. Bguir and Mohammed Al Kunaydiri). Regarding the opposition, Al Fateh didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Abha will have 10 points like Al Hazm to stay in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Al Fateh will stay with 12 points like Al Nassr to stay in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Abha will play away with Al Taawon on the 30th of October with a 2-2 head to head statistic.
Al Fateh will host Al Faisaly on the 29th of October with a 10-7 head to head record in favor of Al Fateh (5 draws).
Abha – Formation
Abha started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Martin Ševela decided to play with the following team: Abdullah Al Shammari, Dani Suárez, Saeed Al Hamsal, Mohanad Alqaydhi, Mohammed Al Kunaydiri, U. Matić, Riyadh Sharahili, Fahad Bin Jumayah, M. te Vrede, S. Bguir and P. Mboungou.
The home team had on the bench: Omar Al Ruwaili, Karam Barnawi, A. M’Hamdi, Abdullah Al Qahtani, Saleh Al Jamaan, Sari Amro, Tariq Al Shahrani, Nawaf Alsadi and Jehad Al Zuwed.
Substitutions
Abha made 2 changes: S. Bguir for Saleh Al Jamaan (81′) and Saeed Al Hamsal for Karam Barnawi (85′).
Al Fateh – Formation
Al Fateh started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Regarding the opposition, Yannick Ferrera played with: M. Koval, Abdullah Al Yousif, Nawaf Boushal, Ziyad Maher Al Jari, C. Cueva, Mohammed Alfehaid, Tawfiq Buhumaid, G. Wikheim, S. Bendebka, I. Santini and Firas Al-Buraikan.
They had on the bench: Mohammed Al Saeed, Othman Al Othma, Hassan Al-Habib, Ali Al Zaqan, Saleh Al Nashmi, Abbas Sadiq Al Hassan, Ahmad El Geaidy, Waleed Al Enezi and Majed Kanabah.
Substitutions
Al Fateh made 5 changes: Tawfiq Buhumaid for Mohammed Al Saeed (18′), Ziyad Maher Al Jari for Othman Al Othma (70′), Mohammed Alfehaid for Saleh Al Nashmi (80′), Mohammed Al Saeed for Ahmad El Geaidy (80′) and C. Cueva for Majed Kanabah (80′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.