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​

Al Nassr

2 - 1

Abha

• ! 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 14
• 3 Yellow Cards 4
• 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′).

Standings

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 Alaqidi 44.Saudi Arabia

D

Álvaro González 21.Spain

D

Sultan Al Ghanam 2.Saudi Arabia

88'

D

Ghislain Konan 13.Côte d'Ivoire

90'

D

Abdulelah Al Amri 5.Saudi Arabia

M

Luiz Gustavo 18.Brazil

M

Anderson Talisca 94.Brazil

86'

M

Abdulmajeed Al Sulaiheem 8.Saudi Arabia

46' 38'

M

Abdullah Alkhaibari 17.Saudi Arabia

65' 33'

F

Cristiano Ronaldo 7.Portugal

78'

F

Abdulrahman Ghareeb 29.Saudi Arabia

88'

Substitutes

G

Agustín Rossi 22.Argentina

D

Majed Mohammed 27.Saudi Arabia

D

Ali Alawjami 78.Saudi Arabia

90'

D

Mohammed Al Fatil 4.Saudi Arabia

D

Abdullah Madu 3.Saudi Arabia

D

Nawaf Boushal 12.Saudi Arabia

88'

M

Ali Al Hassan 19.Saudi Arabia

65'

F

Mohammed Maran 16.Saudi Arabia

46'

F

Jaloliddin 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

Devis Epassy Mboka 16.France

D

Abdullah Al Zoari 3.Saudi Arabia

D

Saad Natiq 4.Iraq

D

Saeed Al Hamsal 39.Saudi Arabia

75'

D

Amine Atouchi 19.Morocco

M

Saad Alselouli 88.Saudi Arabia

85'

M

Zakaria Al Sudani 21.Saudi Arabia

80'

M

Dries Saddiki 34.Netherlands

M

Saad Bguir 10.Tunisia

90'

F

Felipe Caicedo 20.Ecuador

74' 32'

F

Abdulfattah Mohamed Adam 9.Saudi Arabia

90' 85' 27'

Substitutes

G

Mansour Jawhar 33.Saudi Arabia

D

M. 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

U. Matić 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.​

• Al Hilal – Al Ittifaq – 3-0
• Al Nassr – Abha – 2-1
• Al Raed – Al Shabab – 2-2
• Al Fateh – Al Ittihad – 1-5