HAIL. Al Wahda found a way to reverse the score against Al Tai to win 2-1. It was Al Tai to strike first with a goal of Knowledge Musona at the 12′. Then it was a goal in the 34′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Abdulaziz Noor gave the win to Al Wahda in the 78′ minute.
The match was played at the Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa’ed Stadium stadium in Hail on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Shukri Al Hanfosh with the help of Saad Al-Subaiee and Hassan Al-Salam. The 4th official was Meshal Ali Al-Shehri. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 28.6 degrees Celsius or 83.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 13%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Al Tai was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Al Wahda that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Al Wahda had a more offensive attitude with 91 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Wahda won the contest.
Al Tai shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Al Wahda shot 14 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Al Tai didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Al Wahda received 1 yellow card (Abdullah Al Hafith).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Al Tai will stay with 34 points like Al Raed and Al Ittifaq to hold in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Al Wahda will have 32 points to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Tai will play away against Al Ittihad on the 31st of May with a 8-2 head to head stats in favor of Al Ittihad (0 draws).
Al Wahda will host Al Feiha on the 31st of May with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Al Feiha (0 draws).
Al Tai – Formation
Al Tai adopted the 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager José Pedro Aires Nogueira Lopes Barreto decided to play with the following team: Victor Hugo Silva Braga, Abdulaziz Majrashi, Hussain Qasim, Nawaf Al Qamiri, Knowledge Musona, Dener Gomes Clemente, Mukhtar Ali, Mohammed Mohsen Harzan, Alfa Semedo Esteves, Khalil Ibrahim Alabsi and Guy Carel Mbenza Mbenza Kamboleke.
The home team had on the bench: Fahad Al Johani, Jamal Ba Jandooh, Hassan bin Eida bin Ali Al Jubairi, Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al Harabi, Hazzaa Al Hazzaa, Abdul Wahab Jafar, Muataz Al Bagawi, Salem Abdullah Al Toiawy and Ngoran Suiru Fai Collins.
Al Tai could not rely on the presence of Salem Al Toiawy (injured) and Fahad Al Johani (injured).
Substitutions
Al Tai made 5 changes: Nawaf Al Qamiri for Yahya Naji (46′), Nawaf Al Qamiri for Salem Abdullah Al Toiawy (52′), Khalil Al Absi for Abdul Wahab Jafar (70′), Mohammed Harzan for Fahad Al Johani (83′) and Abdulaziz Majrashi for Hazzaa Al Hazzaa (83′).
Al Wahda – Formation
Also Al Wahda adopted the 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
José Luis Sierra Pando played with: Munir Mohand Mohamedi, Óscar Esau Duarte Gaitán, Abdullah Fareed Al Hafith, Hamad Sulaiman Al Jayzani, Islam Ahmed Hawsawi, Abdoul Karim Yoda, Fayçal Fajr, Waleed Rashid Bakshween, Anselmo De Moraes, Alaa Hejji and H. Al-Ghamdi.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Amiri Kurdi, Ali Abdulqader Makki, Yahya Mahdi Naji, Jean-David Beauguel, Abdulaziz Noor, Abdulelah Abdulaziz Al Bukhari, Abdulquddus Atiah, Sultan Al Sawadi and Sultan Sami Al Akouz.
Al Wahda could not rely on the presence of Abdulaziz Noor (injured).
Substitutions
Al Wahda made 2 changes: Yahya Naji for Abdulaziz Noor (62′) and K. Yoda for Ali Abdulqader Makki (89′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Al Tai – Al Wahda – 1-2
- Al Fateh – Dhamk – 1-1
- Al Batin – Al Adalh – 2-2
- Al Feiha – Al Ittihad – 0-3
- Al Shabab – Al Taawon – 0-3
- Al Raed – Al Khaleej – 0-0
- Abha – Al Hilal – 0-3
- Al Ittifaq – Al Nassr – 1-1