RIYADH. Al Ittifaq tops Al Nassr 1-0 after F. Kiss scored a penalty (75′). Al Nassr was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (66%).
The match was played at the Mrsool Park stadium in Riyadh on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Istvan Kovacs who was helped by Vasile Marinescu and Mihai Ovidiu Artene. The 4th official was Bandar Al Qahtani. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 33.1 degrees Celsius or 91.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 13%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 12 Total 6
- 2 On Target 4
- 10 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 70 Attack 47
- 45 Dangerous attack 18
- 49 Ball safe 56
- 0 Penalties 1
- 6 Corners 3
Fouls
- 5 Total 15
- 5 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Al Nassr had a strong ball possession 66% while Al Ittifaq was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Nassr was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Al Ittifaq found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Al Nassr shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Al Ittifaq shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Al Nassr received 5 yellow cards (A. Hamdallah, Sultan Al-Ghannam, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Sami Al-Najei and Talisca). On the other side, Al Ittifaq received 3 yellow cards (F. Kiss, R. M’Bolhi and Saeed Al Yami).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Nassr will stay with 12 points like Al Fateh to stay in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Al Ittifaq will have 10 points like Al Hazm and Abha to stay in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Nassr will play away against Al Feiha on the 30th of October with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Al Nassr (2 draws).
Al Ittifaq will host Dhamk on the 30th of October with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Al Ittifaq (2 draws).
Al Nassr – Formation
Al Nassr started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Pedro Emanuel dos Santos Martins Silva decided to play with the following team: Nawaf Al-Aqidi, R. Mori, Mohammed Qassem, Sultan Al-Ghannam, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Talisca, Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem, Sami Al-Najei, Abdullah Al khaibari, A. Hamdallah and J. Masharipov.
The home team had on the bench: V. Aboubakar, Abdullah Madu, Mukhtar Ali, Ali Al-Hassan, Ayman Yahya, Waleed Abdullah, Ali Lajami, Hamed Al Mansour and Khalid Al Ghannam.
Al Nassr could not rely on the presence of Ali Lajami (injured).
Substitutions
Al Nassr made 5 changes: Sami Al-Najei for V. Aboubakar (46′), Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem for Ali Al-Hassan (64′), A. Hamdallah for Ayman Yahya (64′), Abdulelah Al-Amri for Ali Lajami (77′) and Abdullah Al khaibari for Khalid Al Ghannam (77′).
Al Ittifaq – Formation
Al Ittifaq started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Talking about the opposition, Khaled Al Atawi played with: R. M’Bolhi, Saeed Al Mowalad, A. Abdellaoui, Saeed Al Yami, Souza, F. Kiss, N. Sliti, Ali Abdullah Hazzazi, R. Quaison, Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi and W. Azarou.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Saad Al Khayri, Fahad Zahim, Ibrahim Mahnashi, Hamed Al Ghamdi, Hazzaa Al Hazzaa, Abdullah Al Salem, Sanousi Al Hawsawi, Mohammed Alhaeti and Abdullah Khateeb.
Substitutions
Al Ittifaq made 4 changes: R. Quaison for Abdullah Al Salem (70′), Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi for Hazzaa Al Hazzaa (79′), W. Azarou for Hamed Al Ghamdi (88′) and N. Sliti for Sanousi Al Hawsawi (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Al Nassr – Al Ittifaq – 0-1