RIYADH. Al Taawon was finally too good for Al Shabab with the goal of Léandre Tawamba (35′), Saad Al Nasser (52′) and Flávio  (59′).

The match was played at the King Saud University Stadium stadium in Riyadh on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Sultan Al-Harbi who had the assistance of Saad Al-Shubrami and Mofareh Abdullah Al-Hassan. The 4th official was Mohammed Salem Al-Daqqash. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 34.1 degrees Celsius or 93.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 15%.​

Match Statistics​

Al Shabab

0 - 3

Al Taawoun

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 11 Total 9
  • 1 On Target 6
  • 10 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 70 Attack 85
  • 57 Dangerous attack 54
  • 65 Ball safe 76
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Al Shabab was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Al Taawon that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Al Shabab was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Even so, Al Taawon succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Al Shabab shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Taawon shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Al Shabab received 1 yellow card (Ahmad Abdu). Talking about the opposition, Al Taawon received 2 yellow cards (Álvaro Medrán and Saad Al Nasser).

(Al Shabab) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (60′).

Match Timeline

35'
45'
46'
52'
Saad Al Nasser(goal)
59'
Flávio(goal)
60'
Cristian Guanca- Red
Hattan Bahebri- sub ->Aaron Boupendza
61'
68'
Mohammed Al-Ghamdi- sub ->Abdulmalik Al Oyayari
Abdullah Radif- sub ->Léandre Tawamba
69'
72'
Saad Al Nasser- Yellow
Ahmad Jaber- sub ->Santi Mina
75'
75'
75'
75'
Ahmad Jaber- Yellow
86'
Riyadh Sharahili- sub ->Hussain Al Qahtani
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Al Ittihad
72
30
Al Nassr
67
30
Al Hilal
59
30
Al Shabab
56
30
Al Taawoun
55
30
Al Fateh
43
30
Al Ettifaq
37
30
Damac
36
30
Al Raed
34
30
Al Tai
34
30
Al Feiha
33
30
Abha
33
30
Al-Wehda
32
30
Al Khaleej
31
30
Al Adalh
28
30
Al Batin
20
30

After playing this encounter, Al Shabab will stay with 53 points to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Al Taawon will have 52 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Shabab will play away with Dhamk on the 31st of May with a 6-0 head to head statistic in favor of Al Shabab (2 draws).

Al Taawon will host Al Batin on the 31st of May with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Al Taawon (3 draws).

Al Shabab – Formation

Al Shabab
G
Seung-gyu Kim 18.South Korea
D
Iago Santos 4.Brazil
D
Fawaz Al-Sqoor 27.Saudi Arabia
D
Hassan Tambakti 5.Saudi Arabia
46'
D
Hussain Al Sibyani 16.Saudi Arabia
M
Grzegorz Krychowiak 23.Poland
M
Cristian Guanca 8.Argentina
60'
M
Hussain Al-Monassar 15.Saudi Arabia
87'
F
Santi Mina 77.Spain
75'
F
Carlos Júnior 13.Brazil
75'
F
Aaron Boupendza 9.Gabon
61'
Substitutes
G
Hussain Shai'an 35.Saudi Arabia
D
Khaled Al Ghamdi 12.Saudi Arabia
D
Saeed Al Rubaie 25.Saudi Arabia
46'
D
Nader Al Sharari 88.Saudi Arabia
M
Majed Kanabah 6.Saudi Arabia
M
Riyadh Sharahili 89.Saudi Arabia
87'
F
Ahmad Jaber 71.Saudi Arabia
75' 86'
F
Hattan Bahebri 11.Saudi Arabia
61'
F
Turki Al-Ammar 7.Saudi Arabia
75'

Al Shabab started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Vicente Moreno Peris decided to play with the following team: Seung-Gyu Kim, Iago Azevedo dos Santos, Fawaz Al Sagourq, Hassan Mohammed Al Tambakti, Hussain Alsebyani, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Cristian David Guanca, Husain Massoud Al Monassar, Santiago Mina Lorenzo, Carlos Alberto Carvalho da Silva Junior and Aaron Salem Boupendza Pozzi.

The home team had on the bench: Hattan Babhir, Riyadh Sharahili, Turki Al-Ammar, Khaled Ahmed Al Ghamdi, Hussain Abdoh Al Shaian, Saeed Awadh Al Yami, Ahmad Jaber, Majed Omar Kanabah and Nader Abdullah Al Sharari.

Al Shabab could not rely on the presence of Riad Sharahili (injured).

Substitutions

Al Shabab made 5 changes: Hassan Tambakti for Saeed Al Yami (46′), Aaron Boupendza for Hattan Bahebri (61′), Santi Mina for Ahmad Jaber (75′), Carlos for Turki Al-Ammar (75′) and Hussain Al Qahtani for Riyadh Sharahili (87′).

Al Taawon – Formation

Al Taawoun
G
Mailson 1.Brazil
D
Naldo 4.Brazil
D
Hassan Kadesh 14.Saudi Arabia
D
Saad Balobaid 31.Saudi Arabia
M
Álvaro Medrán 10.Spain
75' 45'
M
A. Romero 17.Paraguay
75'
M
Aschraf El Mahdioui 18.Netherlands
M
Flávio 24.Brazil
59'
M
Saad Al Nasser 9.Saudi Arabia
89' 72' 52'
M
Abdulmalik Al Oyayari 15.Saudi Arabia
68'
F
L. Tawamba 3.Cameroon
69' 35'
Substitutes
G
Raghed Najjar 36.Saudi Arabia
D
Mohammed Al-Ghamdi 6.Saudi Arabia
68'
D
Faisal Darwish 25.Saudi Arabia
D
Ziyad Al-Sahafi 44.Saudi Arabia
D
Awn Al-Saluli 33.Saudi Arabia
F
Sumaihan Al-Nabit 8.Saudi Arabia
75'
F
Abdullah Radif 49.Saudi Arabia
69'
F
Turki Fahad Al Mutairi 99.Saudi Arabia
75'

Al Taawon started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Péricles Raimundo Oliveira Chamusca played with: Mailson Tenorio dos Santos, Edinaldo Gomes Pereira, Hasan Kadesh, Saad Yaslam Balobaid, Álvaro Medrán Just, Alejandro Romero Gamarra, Achraf El Mahdioui, Flavio Medeiros da Silva, Saad Fahad Al Nasser, Aloyayari Abdulmalik and Leandre Geal Tawamba Kana.

They had on the bench: Sumayhan Alnabit, Abdullah Hadi Radif, Mohammed Zayed Al-Ghamdi, Faisal Darwish Faraj, Ziyad Al Sahafi, Raghid Alaa Najjar, Turki Fahad Al Mutairi, Awn Mutlaq Al Slaluli and Abdulrahman Almughais.

Al Taawon could not rely on the presence of Mohammed Al-Ghamdi (injured).

Substitutions

Al Taawon made 4 changes: Abdulmalik Al Oyayari for Mohammed Al-Ghamdi (68′), Léandre Tawamba for Abdullah Hadi Radif (69′), Kaku for T. Al Mutairi (75′) and Álvaro Medrán for Sumayhan Alnabit (75′).

Results of the day

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