MECCA. Al Wahda recovers against Al Raed with 2 goals from J. Tavarès from a goal on the 53′ and a goal on the 34′. Al Wahda was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the King Abdul Aziz Stadium stadium in Mecca on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Shukri Al Hanfosh who had the assistance of Saad Al-Subaiee and Balegh Alramadhan. The 4th official was Sultan Al-Harbi.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Wahda was in firm control of the ball 56% while Al Raed was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Raed was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Al Raed to win the contest.
Al Wahda shot 15 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Al Raed shot 9 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Al Wahda received 1 yellow card (Anselmo). Regarding the opposition, Al Raed received 1 yellow card (Mohammed Fouzair).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Al Wahda will have 16 points to sit in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Al Raed will have 20 points to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Wahda will host Al Feiha on the 30th of May with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Al Feiha (0 draws).
Al Raed will host Dhamk on the 14th of May with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Al Raed (0 draws).
Al Wahda – Formation
Al Wahda started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager José Luis Sierra Pando decided to play with the following team: Abdulquddus Atiah, Óscar Esau Duarte Gaitán, Hamad Sulaiman Al Jayzani, Islam Ahmed Hawsawi, Fahad Mustafa Aljayzani, Abdoul Karim Yoda, Fayçal Fajr, Waleed Rashid Bakshween, Anselmo De Moraes, Jean-David Beauguel and Gerson Leal Rodrigues Gouveia.
The home team had on the bench: Abdulelah Abdulaziz Al Bukhari, Basem Saleh Al Baqi, Hussain Ahmed Al Issa, Alaa Hejji, Sultan Al Sawadi, H. Al-Ghamdi, Yahya Mahdi Naji, Ali Abdulqader Makki and Yousef Saad Al Harbi.
Substitutions
Al Wahda made 2 changes: Hamad Al Jayzani for Alaa Hejji (46′) and J. Beauguel for Hussain Al Issa (61′).
Al Raed – Formation
Al Raed started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Marius Ninel Şumudică played with: Silviu Lung, Mohammed Abdullah Salem, Mohammed Al Doseri, Pablo Renan dos Santos, Abdullah Al Fahad, Damjan Đoković, Awdh Khamis Faraj, Mohamed Fouzair, Sultan Farhan, Júlio Tavares and Alexandru Ionuț Mitriță.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Rayed Al Ghamdi, Abdullah Saad Al Shaflut, Naif Hazazi, Mansor Faiez Al Beshe, Ahmad Ali Al Harbi, Karim El Berkaoui, Abdulmalek Al Shammary, Yehya Sulaiman Al Shehri and Yahya Sobel.
Al Raed could not rely on the presence of Mansour Al-Bishi (injured).
Substitutions
Al Raed made 3 changes: Mohammed Fouzair for Karim Berkaoui (66′), Alexandru Mitrita for Rayed Al Ghamdi (82′) and Sultan Al-Farhan for Mansor Al Beshe (89′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.