Al Raed beats Abha 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit

BURAYDAH. Al Raed managed to reverse the scoreline against Abha.

Al Raed beats Abha 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit

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​

  • ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
  • 11 Total 10
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 3 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 113 Attack 163
  • 60 Dangerous attack 92
  • 113 Ball safe 121
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 11
  • 4 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 2

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

41'
45'
Nayef Hazazi- Yellow
59'
63'
64'
Felipe Caicedo- sub ->Abdulfattah Adam
64'
Mohammed Al-Dawsari- Yellow
67'
76'
78'
Yahya Sunbul- sub ->Mohammed Al-Dawsari
86'
Raed Al-Ghamdi- sub ->Mubarak Al-Rajeh
86'
Mohammed Fouzair(goal)
88'
Mohammed Fouzair(var)
90'
90'
Abdullah Al-Fahad- sub ->Alexandru Mitrita
90'
Mohammed Fouzair(goal)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

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
G
S. Lung 1.Romania
D
Mohammed Salem 12.Saudi Arabia
D
Mohammed Al-Dawsari 32.Saudi Arabia
86' 67'
D
Pablo Santos 28.Brazil
D
Mubarak Al Rajeh 94.Saudi Arabia
86'
M
Damjan Djokovic 88.Croatia
Goals45'
M
Awadh Khamis 27.Saudi Arabia
M
Nayef Hazazi 18.Saudi Arabia
63' 59'
M
Mohammed Fouzair 10.Morocco
Goals88', 90'
F
Julio Tavarès 17.Cape Verde
F
Alexandru Mitriţă 82.Romania
90' 78'
Substitutes
G
Ahmad Al-Harbi 23.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdullah Al-Fahad 19.Saudi Arabia
90'
D
Abdulmalik Al-Shammari 7.Saudi Arabia
M
Mansour Al-Bishi 14.Saudi Arabia
M
Sultan Farhan 44.Saudi Arabia
63' 90'
M
Yahya Sunbul 45.Saudi Arabia
86'
F
Yahia Al Shehri 8.Saudi Arabia
F
Raed Al-Ghamdi 9.Saudi Arabia
86'

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
G
D. Epassy 16.Cameroon
D
Abdullah Al Zoari 3.Saudi Arabia
D
Saad Natiq 4.Iraq
D
Amine Attouchi 19.Morocco
M
Uros Matic 8.Serbia
M
Zakaria Al-Sudani 21.Saudi Arabia
64'
M
Saad Bguir 10.Tunisia
M
Nawaf Al Saadi 18.Saudi Arabia
Goals41'
F
Saleh Al Amri 7.Saudi Arabia
76'
F
Fahad Mohammed Al-Jumaiya 14.Saudi Arabia
F
Abdulfattah Adam 9.Saudi Arabia
64'
Substitutes
G
Mansour Jawhar 33.Saudi Arabia
D
Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri 13.Saudi Arabia
D
Sari Amro 31.Saudi Arabia
D
Saeed Al Hamsal 39.Saudi Arabia
M
Driess Saddiki 34.Morocco
64'
M
Mutair Al Zahrani 15.Saudi Arabia
M
Saad Al-Salouli 88.Saudi Arabia
M
Nasser Al-Omran 23.Saudi Arabia
F
Felipe Caicedo 20.Ecuador
64'

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.​