DAMMAM. Al Ittifaq was able to reverse the score against Al Adalh. Al Ittifaq took advantage of its better ball possession (56%).
C. Gonzáles received a red card (70′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Al Adalh lost the match.
The match was played at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium stadium in Dammam on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Mamdouh Al Shahdan with the collaboration of Fahad Al Amri and Ahmed Alateeq. The 4th official was Mohammed Al Beredi. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15.1 degrees Celsius or 59.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 13 Total 9
- 6 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 76 Attack 84
- 47 Dangerous attack 43
- 73 Ball safe 62
- 1 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Al Ittifaq had a superior ball possession 56% while Al Adalh was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Ittifaq had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Ittifaq won the match.
Al Ittifaq shot 13 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Al Adalh shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Al Ittifaq received 1 yellow card (B. Özdemir). On the other side, Al Adalh received 2 yellow cards (Boris Godal and C. Gonzáles).
Also, Al Adalh didn’t end the match with 11 players after C. Gonzáles (Al Adalh) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (70′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Ittifaq will have 19 points to hold in the 9th place. On the other side, Al Adalh will stay with 9 points to remain in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Ittifaq will play away with Al Adalh on the 30th of May with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Al Ittifaq (0 draws).
Al Adalh will host Al Ittifaq on the 30th of May with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Al Ittifaq (0 draws).
Al Ittifaq – Formation
Al Ittifaq started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Patrice Carteron decided to play with the following team: Paulo Victor de Mileo Vidotti, Marcel Tisserand, Darko Velkovski, Saeed Fawaz Al Mowalad, Abdullah Ahmed Khateeb, Ali Abdullah Hazzazi, Berat Ayberk Özdemir, Victor Vinicius Coelho Santos, Robin Quaison, Youssoufou Niakaté and Mohammed Marzouq Al Kuwaykibi.
The home team had on the bench: Saad Al Mousa, Nawaf Hazazi, Ahmed Alghamdi, Faisal Al-Ghamdi, Alhwsawi Sanousi Mohammed, Ibrahim Mahnashi, Hamed Al Ghamdi, Abdullah Al Salem and Abdullah Hussain Al Oaisher.
Substitutions
Al Ittifaq made 5 changes: Robin Quaison for Saad Al Mousa (90′), Abdullah Khateeb for Abdullah Al Salem (90′), Abdullah Khateeb for Alhwsawi Sanousi Mohammed (90′), Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi for Ahmed Alghamdi (90′) and Y. Niakaté for Faisal Al-Ghamdi (90′).
Al Adalh – Formation
Al Adalh started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Martin Ševela played with: Milan Mijatović, Boris Godál, Fahad Mohammed H Al Harbi, Abdulaziz Mohasen Aljamman Aldossary, Ali Al-Salem, Mohammed Al Oufi, Edson Felipe da Cruz, David Tijanič, Marcus Antonsson, Christofer Gonzáles Crespo and Reinaldo Lenis Montes.
They had on the bench: Hassan Al Habaib, Khalid Hamdi, Ali Al Amri, Mortada Al Barrih, Abdularahman Al Hurib, Mohammed Abo Abd, Arif Saleh Al-Haydar, Abdulaziz Al-Alawi and Mohammed Al-Moqahwi.
Al Adalh could not rely on the presence of Abdulaziz Al-Alawi (injured).
Substitutions
Al Adalh made 3 changes: Mohammed Al Oufi for Abdulaziz Al-Alawi (68′), Ali Al Salem for Hassan Al-Habib (88′) and R. Lenis for Mohammed Abo Abd (89′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.