JEDDAH. Al Ittihad destroys Al Adalh 5-0 with goals of Romarinho (17′), Abderrazak Hamdallah (37′), Abderrazak Hamdallah (67′), Haroune Camara (90′) and Igor Coronado (90′ pen). Al Ittihad was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Tamás Bognár who had the assistance of Balázs Buzás and Peter Kobor. The 4th official was Mohammed Al Hoaish. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.9 degrees Celsius or 75.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
- 27 Total 3
- 9 On Target 1
- 11 Off Target 0
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 92 Attack 65
- 75 Dangerous attack 30
- 33 Ball safe 45
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 0
Fouls
- 14 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Al Ittihad had a strong ball possession 70% while Al Adalh was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Ittihad was more pushing with 75 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Ittihad won the match.
Al Ittihad shot 27 times, 9 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Al Adalh shot 3 times, 1 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Al Ittihad received 1 yellow card (Abderrazak Hamdallah). Regarding the opposition, Al Adalh received 2 yellow cards (Fahad Al Harbi and Nawaf Al-Sabhi).
Also, Al Adalh didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Fahad Al Harbi (Al Adalh) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (60′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Ittihad will have 34 points to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Al Adalh will stay with 9 points to sit in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Ittihad will play away against Al Wahda on the 9th of April with a 18-4 head to head stats in favor of Al Ittihad (6 draws).
Al Adalh will host Al Ittifaq on the 30th of May with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Al Ittifaq (0 draws).
Al Ittihad – Formation
Al Ittihad
78'
90'
59'
Al Ittihad started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo decided to play with the following team: Marcelo Grohe, Ahmed Hegazi, Omar Ibrahim Omar Othman Hawsawi, Madallah Alolayan, Ahmed Bamsaud, Tarek Hamed, Bruno Henrique Corsini, Igor Coronado, Romário Ricardo da Silva, Abderrazak Hamdallah and Abdulaziz Ali Al Bishi.
The home team had on the bench: Zakaria Al Hawsawi, Marwan Al Sahafi, Abdulkareem Ali Maghrabi, Muhannad Mustafa Shanqeeti, Abdulrahman Al Obod, Haroune Camara, Mohammed Al Saiari, Awad Haidar Al Nashri and Abdullah Al Jadani.
Al Ittihad could not rely on the presence of Muhannad Al Shanqiti (injured).
Substitutions
Al Ittihad made 5 changes: Romarinho for Haroune Camara (73′), Ahmed Bamsaud for Muhannad Shanqeeti (78′), Abderrazak Hamdallah for Marwan Al Sahafi (78′), Bruno Henrique for Abdulkareem Ali Maghrabi (89′) and Abdulaziz Al Bishi for Awad Haidar Al Nashri (89′).
Al Adalh – Formation
Al Adalh
60'
Al Adalh started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
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, Abdularahman Al Hurib, Marcus Antonsson and Reinaldo Lenis Montes.
These were the players on the bench: Khalid Hamdi, Mohammed Abo Abd, Hassan Al Habaib, Abdulaziz Al-Alawi, Arif Saleh Al-Haydar, Walead Al-shangeati, Nawaf Al Sabhi, Mortada Al Barrih and Ali Al Amri.
Al Adalh could not rely on the presence of Nawaf Al-Sabhi (injured).
Substitutions
Al Adalh made 5 changes: Édson for Hassan Al-Habib (23′), Mohammed Al Oufi for Abdulaziz Al-Alawi (70′), Abdularahman Al Hurayb for Khalid Hamdi (71′), R. Lenis for Arif Saleh Al-Haydar (78′) and David Tijanic for Nawaf Al Sabhi (78′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
