Al Nassr recovers a 0-1 deficit to defeat Abha 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

RIYADH. Al Nassr found a way to reverse the scoreline against Abha to win 2-1.

Al Nassr recovers a 0-1 deficit to defeat Abha 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

RIYADH. Al Nassr found a way to reverse the score against Abha to win 2-1. It was Abha to strike first with a goal of Abdulfattah Adam at the 27′. Then it was a goal in the 78′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Talisca gave the win to Al Nassr in the 86′ minute with a penalty. Al Nassr was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Zakaria Al-Sudani received a red card (80′)​. This double yellow card was one of the reason why Abha lost the match.

The match was played at the Mrsool Park stadium in Riyadh. The referee was Fernando Andrés Rapallini who had the assistance of Juan Pablo Belatti and Cristian Navarro. The 4th official was Mohammed Al Beredi. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.1 degrees Celsius or 68.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
  • 17 Total 9
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 8 Off Target 2
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 129 Attack 57
  • 81 Dangerous attack 18
  • 82 Ball safe 72
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 13 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 15 Total 16
  • 4 Yellow Cards 6
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 7

Ball possession

Al Nassr had a superior ball possession 70% while Abha was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Nassr had a more offensive attitude with 81 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Nassr won the match​.

Al Nassr shot 17 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Abha shot 8 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Al Nassr received 4 yellow cards (Abdullah Al-Khaibari, Rudi Garcia, Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem and Ghislain Konan). On the opposite side, Abha received 4 yellow cards (Felipe Caicedo, Zakaria Al-Sudani, Abdulfattah Adam and Saad Bguir).

Also, Abha didn’t end the match with 11 players after Zakaria Al-Sudani (Abha) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (80′).

Match Timeline

27'
32'
Felipe Caicedo- Yellow
Abdullah Al-Khaibari- Yellow
33'
Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem- Yellow
38'
Mohammed Marran- sub ->Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem
46'
Ali Al-Hassan- sub ->Abdullah Al-Khaibari
65'
74'
75'
Sari Amro- sub ->Saeed Al-Hamsl
77'
Zakaria Al-Sudani- Yellow
Cristiano Ronaldo (goal)
78'
80'
80'
Zakaria Al-Sudani(yellowred)
85'
Nasser Al-Omran- sub ->Saad Al-Salouli
85'
Talisca(penalty)
86'
Sultan Al-Ghannam- Yellow
87'
Nawaf Al-Boushal- sub ->Sultan Al-Ghannam
88'
88'
90'
Ali Lajami- sub ->Mohammed Maran
90'
90'
Saad Bguir- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

After playing this encounter, Al Nassr will have 49 points to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Abha will stay with 23 points like Al Ittifaq to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, 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).

Abha will play away agasint Dhamk on the 19th of May with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Dhamk (1 draw).

Al Nassr – Formation

Al Nassr
G
Nawaf Al-Aqidi  44.Saudi Arabia
D
D
Sultan Al-Ghannam 2.Saudi Arabia
88' 87'
D
Ghislain Konan 13.Ivory Coast
90'
D
Abdulelah Al-Amri 5.Saudi Arabia
M
Luiz Gustavo 18.Brazil
M
Talisca 94.Brazil
Goals86'
M
Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem 8.Saudi Arabia
46' 38'
M
Abdullah Al-Khaibari 17.Saudi Arabia
65' 33'
F
Cristiano Ronaldo  7.Portugal
Goals78'
F
Abdulrahman Ghareeb 29.Saudi Arabia
88'
Substitutes
G
Agustín Rossi 22.Argentina
D
Majed Qasheesh 27.Saudi Arabia
D
Ali Lajami 78.Saudi Arabia
90'
D
Mohammed Al-Fatil 4.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdullah Madu 3.Saudi Arabia
D
Nawaf Al-Boushal 12.Saudi Arabia
88'
M
Ali Al-Hassan 19.Saudi Arabia
65'
F
Mohammed Marran 16.Saudi Arabia
46'
F
J. Masharipov 77.Uzbekistan
88'

Al Nassr started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Rudi Garcia decided to play with the following team: Nawaf Alaqidi, Álvaro González Soberón, Sultan Abdullah Al Ghanam, Ghislain Konan, Abdulelah Al Amri, Luiz Gustavo Dias, Anderson Souza Conceição, Abdulmajeed Mohammed Al Sulaiheem, Abdullah Alkhaibari, Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro and Abdulrahman Ghareeb.

The home team had on the bench: Ali Al Hassan, Majed Mohammed, Ali Alawjami, Agustín Daniel Rossi, Mohammed Maran, Mohammed Abdulhakim Al Fatil, Abdullah Mohammed Madu, Nawaf Boushal and Jaloliddin Masharipov.

Al Nassr could not rely on the presence of Ali Al-Oujami (injured) and Ali Al-Oujami (injured).

Substitutions

Al Nassr made 6 changes: Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem for Mohammed Maran (46′), Abdullah Al-Khaibari for Ali Al Hassan (65′), Sultan Al-Ghannam for Nawaf Boushal (88′), Abdulrahman Ghareeb for Jaloliddin Masharipov (88′), Mohammed Maran for Ali Alawjami (90′) and Mohammed Maran for Ali Alawjami (90′).

Abha – Formation

Abha
G
D. Epassy 16.Cameroon
D
Abdullah Al Zoari 3.Saudi Arabia
D
Saad Natiq 4.Iraq
D
Saeed Al Hamsal 39.Saudi Arabia
75'
D
Amine Attouchi 19.Morocco
80'
M
Saad Al-Salouli 88.Saudi Arabia
85'
M
Zakaria Al-Sudani 21.Saudi Arabia
80'
M
Driess Saddiki 34.Morocco
M
Saad Bguir 10.Tunisia
90'
F
Felipe Caicedo 20.Ecuador
74' 32'
F
Abdulfattah Adam 9.Saudi Arabia
90' 85' Goals27'
Substitutes
G
Mansour Jawhar 33.Saudi Arabia
G
Abdulrahman Al-Bouq 12.Saudi Arabia
D
Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri 13.Saudi Arabia
D
Sari Amro 31.Saudi Arabia
75'
M
Nasser Al-Omran 23.Saudi Arabia
85'
M
Nawaf Alsadi 18.Saudi Arabia
74'
M
Mutair Al Zahrani 15.Saudi Arabia
90'
M
Uros Matic 8.Serbia

Abha started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Roel Coumans played with: Devis Rogers Epassy Mboka, Abdullah Mohammed Al Zoari Al Dossary, Saad Natiq Naji, Saeed Al Hamsal, Amine Atouchi, Saad Alselouli, Zakaria Sami Al Sudani, Dries Saddiki, Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo, Saâd Bguir and Abdulfattah Mohamed Adam.

These were the players on the bench: Mansour Jawhar, Nasser Al Omran, Nawaf Alsadi, Mutair Al-Zahrani, Abdulrahman Al Bouq, Uroš Matić, Mohammed Raji Al Kunaydiri, Abdulrahman Saleh Khalfan Al Alawi and Sari Amro.

Abha could not rely on the presence of Mutair Al-Zahrani (injured).

Substitutions

Abha made 4 changes: Felipe Caicedo for Nawaf Alsadi (74′), Saeed Al-Hamsl for Sari Amro (75′), Saad Al-Salouli for Nasser Al Omran (85′) and Abdulfattah Adam for Mutair Al-Zahrani (90′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Pro League.​