RIYADH. Al Nassr was capable to turn the tables against Al Taawon to win 2-1. It was Al Nassr to strike first with a goal of Abdulrahman Ghareeb at the 18′. Then it was a goal in the 47′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Abdullah Madu gave the win to Al Nassr in the 78′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the King Saud University Stadium stadium in Riyadh on Friday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Faisal Alblwi with the collaboration of Mohammed Maki Al Abakry and Adel Sharhilli. The 4th official was Sultan Al Okairy. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.1 degrees Celsius or 55.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 34%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 7 Total 20
- 2 On Target 11
- 3 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 130 Attack 102
- 42 Dangerous attack 54
- 86 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 18
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Al Taawon was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Al Nassr that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Al Nassr was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Nassr won the match.
Al Taawon shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Nassr shot 21 times, 11 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Al Taawon didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Al Nassr received 2 yellow cards (Pity Martínez and Abdulelah Al-Amri).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Al Taawon will stay with 30 points to remain in the 5th place. On the other side, Al Nassr will have 40 points like Al Ittihad and Al Shabab to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Taawon will play away against Al Adalh on the 26th of April with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Al Taawon (1 draw).
Al Nassr will host Al Fateh on the 30th of May with a 14-3 head to head stats in favor of Al Nassr (9 draws).
Al Taawon – Formation
Al Taawon adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Rudi Garcia decided to play with the following team: Mailson Tenorio dos Santos, Edinaldo Gomes Pereira, Hasan Kadesh, Mohammed Zayed Al-Ghamdi, Hazazi Sulaiman Yahya, Álvaro Medrán Just, Alejandro Romero Gamarra, Achraf El Mahdioui, Saad Fahad Al Nasser, Leandre Geal Tawamba Kana and Fahad Ayidh Al Rashidi.
The home team had on the bench: Rayan Saud Al Johani, Ziyad Al Sahafi, Hassan Alamiri, Raghid Alaa Najjar, Awn Mutlaq Al Slaluli, Turki Fahad Al Mutairi, Sumayhan Alnabit, Yaqoub Al Hassan Dembele and Tariq Mohammed.
Substitutions
Al Taawon made 4 changes: Fahad Al-Rashidi for Sumayhan Alnabit (46′), Sulaiman Hazazi for Ziyad Al Sahafi (73′), Mohammed Al-Ghamdi for Tareq Abdullah (83′) and Saad Al Nasser for Hassan Alamiri (87′).
Al Nassr – Formation
Also Al Nassr adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Péricles Raimundo Oliveira Chamusca played with: Nawaf Alaqidi, Abdullah Mohammed Madu, Sultan Abdullah Al Ghanam, Ghislain Konan, Abdulelah Al Amri, Luiz Gustavo Dias, Sami Khalil Al Naji, Ali Al Hassan, Ayman Yahya, Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro and Abdulrahman Ghareeb.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Mohammed Maran, Gonzalo Nicolás Martínez, Agustín Daniel Rossi, Ali Alawjami, Abdulmajeed Mohammed Al Sulaiheem, Anderson Souza Conceição, Majed Mohammed, Mohammed Abdulhakim Al Fatil and Jaloliddin Masharipov.
Substitutions
Al Nassr made 5 changes: Sami Al-Najei for Gonzalo Martínez (63′), Ali Al-Hassan for Abdulmajeed Al Sulaiheem (63′), Ayman Yahya for Jaloliddin Masharipov (72′), Ayman Yahya for Anderson Talisca (72′) and Sultan Al-Ghannam for Ali Alawjami (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.