BURAYDAH. Al Raed succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Abha. It was Abha to score first with a goal from Nawaf Al-Sadi. Nonetheless, later Al Raed found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with Damjan Djokovic (45′), Mohammed Fouzair (88′) and Mohammed Fouzair (90′). Abha was much better in terms of ball possession (67%).
The match was played at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium stadium in Buraydah on Friday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Abdulrahman Al Sultan with the help of Bader Ali Al Shamrani and Mohammad Al-Hanfoosh. The 4th official was Abdullah Al-Kharbosh. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.8 degrees Celsius or 64.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 30%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Abha had a superior ball possession 67% while Al Raed was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Abha was more aggressive with 92 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Al Raed found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Al Raed shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Abha shot 10 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Al Raed received 4 yellow cards (Nayef Hazazi, Mohammed Al-Dawsari, Alexandru Mitrita and Sultan Al-Farhan). On the other side, Abha received 1 yellow card (Saleh Jamaan Al-Amri).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Raed will have 19 points like Al Ittifaq and Al Feiha to remain in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Abha will stay with 22 points like Dhamk to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Raed will host Dhamk on the 14th of May with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Al Raed (0 draws).
Abha will play away agasint Dhamk on the 19th of May with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Dhamk (1 draw).
Al Raed – Formation
Al Raed started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Marius Ninel Şumudică decided to play with the following team: Silviu Lung, Mohammed Abdullah Salem, Mohammed Al Doseri, Pablo Renan dos Santos, Mubarak Abdul Rahman Al Rajeh, Damjan Đoković, Awdh Khamis Faraj, Naif Hazazi, Mohamed Fouzair, Júlio Tavares and Alexandru Ionuț Mitriță.
The home team had on the bench: Anas Al Zahrani, Yehya Sulaiman Al Shehri, Abdullah Al Fahad, Abdulmalek Al Shammary, Rayed Al Ghamdi, Mansor Faiez Al Beshe, Sultan Farhan, Ahmad Ali Al Harbi and Yahya Sobel.
Substitutions
Al Raed made 4 changes: Nayef Hazazi for Sultan Farhan (63′), Mohammed Al-Dawsari for Yahya Sobel (86′), Mubarak Al-Rajeh for Rayed Al Ghamdi (86′) and Alexandru Mitrita for Abdullah Al Fahad (90′).
Abha – Formation
Abha started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Roel Coumans played with: Devis Rogers Epassy Mboka, Abdullah Mohammed Al Zoari Al Dossary, Saad Natiq Naji, Amine Atouchi, Uroš Matić, Saleh Mohammed Al Jamaan, Zakaria Sami Al Sudani, Fahad Bin Jumayah, Saâd Bguir, Abdulfattah Mohamed Adam and Nawaf Alsadi.
They had on the bench: Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo, Mohammed Raji Al Kunaydiri, Mansour Jawhar, Dries Saddiki, Mutair Al-Zahrani, Sari Amro, Saad Alselouli, Saeed Al Hamsal and Nasser Al Omran.
Substitutions
Abha made 2 changes: Abdulfattah Adam for Felipe Caicedo (64′) and Zakaria Al-Sudani for Dries Saddiki (64′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.