JEDDAH. Al Ittihad was finally too strong for Dhamk with the goal of Bruno Henrique (14′), Romarinho (37′ pen) and Ahmed Hegazy (87′).

Al Ittihad remained with 10 players after Ahmed Bamsaud received a double yellow card in the 73′. Even so, Al Ittihad still was able to win this encounter competing only in 10​.

The match was played at the King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium stadium in Jeddah on Tuesday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Istvan Kovacs who had the assistance of Vasile Marinescu and Mihai Ovidiu Artene. The 4th official was Khald Alahmari. The weather was rainy. The temperature was hot at 26.9 degrees Celsius or 80.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.​

Match Statistics​

The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Al Ittihad was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Dhamk that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Dhamk had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, Al Ittihad was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Al Ittihad shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Dhamk shot 7 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Al Ittihad received 2 yellow cards (Ahmed Sharahili and Ahmed Bamsaud). On the other side, Dhamk received 2 yellow cards (Bader Mohammed Munshi and Ibrahim Al Nakhli).

Ahmed Bamsaud (Al Ittihad) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (73′).

Standings

After this match, Al Ittihad will have 53 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Dhamk will stay with 28 points to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Ittihad will play away against Al Wahda on the 9th of April with a 18-4 head to head statistic in favor of Al Ittihad (6 draws).

Dhamk will host Al Shabab on the 30th of May with a 6-0 head to head statistic in favor of Al Shabab (2 draws).

Al Ittihad – Formation

Al Ittihad adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo decided to play with the following team: Marcelo Grohe, Ahmed Hegazi, Madallah Alolayan, Ahmed Mohammed Sharahili, Ahmed Bamsaud, Tarek Hamed, Bruno Henrique Corsini, Igor Coronado, Romário Ricardo da Silva, Abderrazak Hamdallah and Haroune Camara.

The home team had on the bench: Mohammed Al Saiari, Zakaria Al Hawsawi, Abdulaziz Ali Al Bishi, Marwan Al Sahafi, Omar Ibrahim Omar Othman Hawsawi, Awad Haidar Al Nashri, Hamdan Al Shamrani, Abdullah Al Jadani and Abdulrahman Al Obod.

Substitutions

Al Ittihad made 4 changes: Haroune Camara for Abdulaziz Al Bishi (61′), Romarinho for Abdulrahman Al Obod (62′), Abdulrahman Al Obud for Zakaria Al Hawsawi (76′) and Igor Coronado for Awad Haidar Al Nashri (83′).

Dhamk – Formation

Also Dhamk adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Cosmin Marius Contra played with: Abdullah Abdalbaset, Abdullah Khalid Al Ammar, Abdelkader Bedrane, Ibrahim Alnakhli, Hassan Ahmad Al Shammrani, Domagoj Antolić, Adam Maher, José Antonio Delgado Villar, Ammar Siraj Y Al Najjar, Bader Mohammed Munshi and Bruno Duarte da Silva.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Abdulelah Alshamary, Dhari Sayyar Al Anazi, Abdullah Tarmin, Bandar Al-Shahrani, Ryan Al Mousa, Abdulaziz Making, Mansour Hamzi, Abdulaziz Saeed N Al Shahrani and Abdullah Ahmed Al Hawsawi.

Substitutions

Dhamk made 5 changes: Ammar Al Najjar for Mansor Hamzi (46′), Hassan Al Shamrani for Abdullah Al Hawsawi (46′), Bader Mohammed Munshi for Abdulelah Alshamary (46′), Nono for Abdulaziz Al Shahrani (70′) and A. Maher for Abdulaziz Making (82′).

Results of the day

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

• Al Ittihad – Dhamk – 3-0
• Al Adalh – Al Nassr – 0-5
• Al Feiha – Al Hilal – 0-2