DAMMAM. Dhamk overcomes Al Ittifaq 1-0 after A. Al scored just 1 goal (68′). Al Ittifaq lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
Dhamk remained in 10 people after Filipe Augusto received a red card in the 85′.
The match was played at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium stadium in Dammam on Saturday and it started at 2:40 pm local time. The referee was Sultan Al-Harbi who was helped by Abdulrahim Habeeb Alshammari and Saad Al-Subaiee. The 4th official was Khalid Al Juhani. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 28.8 degrees Celsius or 83.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 4 Total 5
- 2 On Target 3
- 2 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 65 Attack 53
- 40 Dangerous attack 34
- 61 Ball safe 60
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Al Ittifaq had a superior ball possession 57% while Dhamk was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Ittifaq was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Dhamk was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Al Ittifaq shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Dhamk shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Al Ittifaq received 1 yellow card (F. Kiss). On the opposite side, Dhamk received 1 yellow card (M. Zeghba).
Also, Dhamk didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after Filipe Augusto (Dhamk) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (85′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Al Ittifaq will stay with 10 points like Al Hazm and Abha to stay in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Dhamk will have 21 points to stay in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Ittifaq will host Al Taawon on the 5th of November with a 8-7 head to head statistic in favor of Al Ittifaq (5 draws).
Dhamk will play away agasint Al Hilal on the 4th of November with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Al Hilal (1 draw).
Al Ittifaq – Formation
Al Ettifaq
46'
87'
Al Ittifaq started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Vladan Milojević decided to play with the following team: R. M’Bolhi, Saeed Al Mowalad, A. Abdellaoui, Sanousi Al Hawsawi, Souza, F. Kiss, N. Sliti, Ali Abdullah Hazzazi, R. Quaison, Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi and W. Azarou.
The home team had on the bench: Ahmed Alghamdi, Hazzaa Al Hazzaa, Abdullah Al Salem, Fahad Al-Dossari, Mohammed Alhaeti, Abdullah Khateeb, Saad Alselouli, Faisal Al-Ghamdi and Fahad Zahim.
Substitutions
Al Ittifaq made 3 changes: A. Abdellaoui for Abdullah Khateeb (46′), Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi for Abdullah Al Salem (70′) and Ali Abdullah Hazzazi for Hazzaa Al Hazzaa (87′).
Dhamk – Formation
Damac
68'
85'
Dhamk started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Krešimir Režić played with: M. Zeghba, S. Vittor, F. Chafaï, Abdullah Al Ammar, Filipe Augusto, M. Caktaš, Abdulaziz Majrashi, Abdullah Al-Burayh, E. Zelaya, Mansor Hamzi and Abdullah Al Hawsawi.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Hassan Al Shammrani, Mohamed Al Sahli, Mohammed Al Mahasneh, H. Soudani, Ammar Al Najjar, Ibrahim Alnakhli, Arif Al-Haydar, Mohanad Al Najai and Waleed Hizam Al Enezi.
Dhamk could not rely on the presence of Ibrahim Alnakhli (injured).
Substitutions
Dhamk made 4 changes: Abdullah Al Hawsawi for Ibrahim Alnakhli (17′), Abdulaziz Majrashi for Waleed Hizam Al Enezi (67′), Abdullah Al-Burayh for H. Soudani (68′) and Mansor Hamzi for Hassan Al Shammrani (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
