MAKKAH. Dhamk beats Al Wahda with a 2-0 win with a goal from H. Soudani (66′) and a goal from F. Chafaï (90′). Al Wahda lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the King Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium stadium in Makkah on Wednesday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Sami Al Jires who was helped by Abdulrahim Habeeb Alshammari and Ibrahim Al Dakheel. The 4th official was Sultan Al Okairy.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Wahda had a strong ball possession 56% while Dhamk was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Wahda was more pushing with 81 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Dhamk managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Al Wahda shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Dhamk shot 9 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Al Wahda received 1 yellow card (K. Yoda). Talking about the opposition, Dhamk received 2 yellow cards (Bruno Duarte and Mansour Hamzi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Wahda will stay with 23 points like Al Khaleej to sit in the 13th place. On the other side, Dhamk will have 32 points to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Wahda will host Al Feiha on the 31st of May with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Al Feiha (0 draws).
Dhamk will host Al Shabab on the 31st of May with a 6-0 head to head in favor of Al Shabab (2 draws).
Al Wahda – Formation
Al Wahda started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager José Luis Sierra Pando decided to play with the following team: Munir Mohand Mohamedi, Óscar Esau Duarte Gaitán, Amiri Kurdi, Abdullah Fareed Al Hafith, Abdulelah Abdulaziz Al Bukhari, Abdoul Karim Yoda, Fayçal Fajr, Waleed Rashid Bakshween, Anselmo De Moraes, Alaa Hejji and Jean-David Beauguel.
The home team had on the bench: Abdulkarim Ayidh Al Qahtani, Hamad Sulaiman Al Jayzani, Abdulquddus Atiah, Yahya Mahdi Naji, Abdulaziz Noor, H. Al-Ghamdi, Sultan Al Sawadi, Ali Abdulqader Makki and Islam Ahmed Hawsawi.
Substitutions
Al Wahda made 4 changes: Abdulelah Al Bukhari for Islam Ahmed Hawsawi (74′), Amiri Kurdi for Hamad Al Jayzani (74′), J. Beauguel for Abdulaziz Noor (74′) and Waleed Bakshwn for Yahya Naji (82′).
Dhamk – Formation
Dhamk started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Cosmin Marius Contra played with: Moustapha Zeghba, Farouk Chafaï, Abdullah Khalid Al Ammar, Ibrahim Alnakhli, Abdullah Ahmed Al Hawsawi, Domagoj Antolić, Adam Maher, José Antonio Delgado Villar, Abdulelah Alshamary, Mansour Hamzi and Bruno Duarte da Silva.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Abdullah Tarmin, Ryan Al Mousa, Hillel El Arbi Soudani, Abdullah Abdalbaset, Hassan Ahmad Al Shammrani, Abdulaziz Making, Dhari Sayyar Al Anazi, Bader Mohammed Munshi and Abdulaziz Saeed N Al Shahrani.
Dhamk could not rely on the presence of Abdulaziz Makin (injured).
Substitutions
Dhamk made 5 changes: Bruno Duarte for Abdulaziz Al Shahrani (56′), Nono for El Arbi Hillel Soudani (56′), Abdulelah Al Shammry for Abdulaziz Making (86′), Mansour Hamzi for Ryan Al Mousa (86′) and Abdullah Al Hawsawi for Abdullah Tarmin (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.