RIYADH. Al Hilal overcomes Al Khaleej 2-0 after O. Ighalo scores a double.
The match was played at the King Saud University Stadium stadium in Riyadh on Saturday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was João Pedro Silva Pinheiro with the help of Bruno Miguel Alves Jesus and Luciano António Gomes Maia. The 4th official was Sultan Al-Harbi. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 22%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 14 Total 9
- 5 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 108 Attack 86
- 79 Dangerous attack 46
- 101 Ball safe 84
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 12 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Al Hilal was in firm control of the ball 64% while Al Khaleej was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Hilal had a more offensive attitude with 79 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Hilal won the match.
Al Hilal shot 14 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Khaleej shot 9 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Al Hilal received 1 yellow card (Mohamed Kanno). On the opposite side, Al Khaleej received 2 yellow cards (I. Anthony and Khaled Al Samiri).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Hilal will have 42 points to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Al Khaleej will stay with 17 points like Al Adalh to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Hilal will play away with Al Adalh on the 19th of May with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Al Hilal (0 draws).
Al Khaleej will play away agasint Al Wahda on the 19th of May with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Al Wahda (1 draw).
Al Hilal – Formation
Al Hilal adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ramón Ángel Díaz decided to play with the following team: Abdullah Ibrahim Al Maiouf, Hyun-Soo Jang, Mohammed Al Burayk, Khalifah Aldawsari, Saud Abdullah Abdul Hamid, Gustavo Leonardo Cuéllar Gallego, André Martín Carrillo Díaz, Mohammed Kanoo, Michael Richard Delgado de Oliveira, Odion Jude Ighalo and Moussa Marega.
The home team had on the bench: Luciano Vietto, Nasser Al Dawsari, Abdullah Ibrahim Otayf, Abdullah Alhamddan, Muath Muath, Saleh Khalid Al Shehri, Mohammed Khalil Al Owais, Musab Fahz Aljuwayr and Mohammed Yahya Jahfali.
Substitutions
Al Hilal made 5 changes: André Carrillo for Musab Fahz Aljuwayr (69′), Saud Abdulhamid for Abdullah Alhamddan (70′), Moussa Marega for Nasser Al Dawsari (70′), Odion Ighalo for Saleh Al Shehri (86′) and Michael for Luciano Vietto (86′).
Al Khaleej – Formation
Also Al Khaleej adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Pedro Emanuel dos Santos Martins Silva played with: Marwan Al-Haidari, Mohammed Al Khabrani, Pedro Miguel Gaspar Amaral, Izuchukwu Jude Anthony, Omar Hamad Al Aowda, Lucas Vieira de Souza, Khaled Al Samiri, Hamad Abdan Al Abdan, Sokol Cikalleshi, Andrew Erick Feitosa and Ahmed Zain.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Hassan Al-Majhad, Abdullah Al-Shanqiti, Ayman Yusef Al-Hujaili, Abdullah Al Harbi, Abdullah Al-Samtai, Saleh Yahya Al Abbas, Hani Ismail Al Sibyani, Mohamed Falah Al-Sahli and Douglas Alan Schuck Friedrich.
Substitutions
Al Khaleej made 4 changes: Khaled Al Samiri for Mohamed Al Sahli (80′), Ahmed Al Zain for Hassan Al-Majhad (80′), Hamad Al Abdan for Saleh Al Abbas (81′) and Lucas Souza for A. Al-Samtai (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Al Hilal – Al Khaleej – 2-0