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

Mohamed Kanno- Yellow
16'
39'
45'
45'
45'
69'
Nasser Al-Dawsari- sub ->Moussa Marega
70'
70'
80'
Mohamed Al-Sahli- sub ->Khaled Al Samiri
80'
Khaled Al Sumairi- Yellow
80'
Hassan Al Majhad- sub ->Ahmed Al Zain
81'
Saleh Al-Shehri- sub ->Odion Ighalo
86'
86'
88'
Abdullah Al Samtai- sub ->Lucas Souza

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

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
G
Abdullah Al Muaiouf 1.Saudi Arabia
D
Jang Hyun-Soo 20.South Korea
D
Mohammed Al-Burayk 2.Saudi Arabia
D
Khalifah Al-Dawsari 4.Saudi Arabia
D
Saud Abdulhamid 66.Saudi Arabia
70'
M
G. Cuéllar 6.Colombia
M
André Carrillo 19.Peru
69'
M
Mohamed Kanno 28.Saudi Arabia
16'
F
Michael 96.Brazil
86'
F
O. Ighalo 9.Nigeria
86' 39', 45'
F
M. Marega 17.Mali
70'
Substitutes
G
Mohammed Al-Owais 21.Saudi Arabia
D
Nasser Al-Dawsari 16.Saudi Arabia
70'
D
Muath Fagihy 42.Saudi Arabia
D
Mohammed Jahfali 70.Saudi Arabia
M
Abdullah Otayf 8.Saudi Arabia
M
Musab Al Juwayr 43.Saudi Arabia
69'
F
Luciano Vietto 10.Argentina
86'
F
Abdullah Al Hamdan 14.Saudi Arabia
70'
F
Saleh Al-Shehri 11.Saudi Arabia
86'

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

Al Khaleej
G
Marwan Al Haidari 96.Saudi Arabia
D
Mohammed Al Khabrani 3.Saudi Arabia
D
Pedro Amaral 5.Portugal
D
I. Anthony 25.Nigeria
45'
D
Omar Al Oudah 2.Saudi Arabia
M
Lucas Souza 8.Brazil
88'
M
Khaled Al Sumairi 6.Saudi Arabia
80' 80'
M
Hamad Al Abdan 99.Saudi Arabia
81'
F
Sokol Cikalleshi 9.Albania
F
Morato 10.Brazil
F
Ahmed Al Zain 49.Saudi Arabia
80'
Substitutes
G
D
Abdullah Al Shanqiti 13.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdullah Al-Harbi 20.Saudi Arabia
D
Hani Al Sibyani 24.Saudi Arabia
M
Hassan Al Majhad 17.Saudi Arabia
80'
M
Ayman Al Hujaili 58.Saudi Arabia
M
Abdullah Al Samtai 48.Saudi Arabia
88'
F
Saleh Al Abbas 14.Saudi Arabia
81'
F
Mohamed Al-Sahli 11.Saudi Arabia
80'

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.​