MAHALAH. Al Hilal was after all too good for Abha with the goal of Mohammed Hamad Al Qahtani (11′), Odion Ighalo (44′) and Abdullah Al Hamdan (87′).
The match was played at the Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium stadium in Mahalah on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohammed Al Esmaiel with the assistance of Mohammed Maki Al Abakry and Emad Mohammed Askar. The 4th official was Abdullah Zarban. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 61.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
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. Abha was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Al Hilal that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Abha was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Al Hilal was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Abha shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Hilal shot 13 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Abha received 3 yellow cards (Fahad Mohammed Al-Jumaiya, Saleh Jamaan Al-Amri and Amine Attouchi). Regarding the opposition, Al Hilal received 1 yellow card (Abdullah Al Hamdan).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Abha will stay with 33 points to remain in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Al Hilal will have 56 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Abha will play away with Al Khaleej on the 31st of May with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Abha (0 draws).
Al Hilal will host Al Raed on the 31st of May with a 25-1 head to head in favor of Al Hilal (4 draws).
Abha – Formation
Abha
72'
63'
Abha adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Roel Coumans decided to play with the following team: Devis Rogers Epassy Mboka, Amine Atouchi, Saad Alselouli, Mohammed Raji Al Kunaydiri, Uroš Matić, Saleh Mohammed Al Jamaan, Zakaria Sami Al Sudani, Dries Saddiki, Fahad Bin Jumayah, Saâd Bguir and Abdulfattah Mohamed Adam.
The home team had on the bench: Abdulrahman Saleh Khalfan Al Alawi, Mutair Al-Zahrani, Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo, Sari Amro, Mansour Jawhar, Waleed Mohammed Asiri, Tayeb Meziani, Saeed Al Hamsal and Mohammed Saad Al-Qahtani.
Substitutions
Abha made 2 changes: Saad Al-Salouli for Tayeb Meziani (63′) and Fahad Mohammed Al-Jumaiya for Saeed Al Hamsal (81′).
Al Hilal – Formation
Al Hilal
11'
Also Al Hilal adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ramón Ángel Díaz played with: Mohammed Khalil Al Owais, Mohammed Yahya Jahfali, Yasir Gharsan Al Shahrani, Ali Albulayhi, Saud Abdullah Abdul Hamid, Gustavo Leonardo Cuéllar Gallego, André Martín Carrillo Díaz, Musab Fahz Aljuwayr, Mohammed Hamad Al Qahtani, Odion Jude Ighalo and Luciano Vietto.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Abdullah Alhamddan, Mohammed Alkhaibari, Abdullah Ibrahim Otayf, Hbib Alwotayan, Muath Muath, Saleh Khalid Al Shehri, Suhayb Ayman Alzaid, Moussa Marega and Nasser Maje Hadhood.
Substitutions
Al Hilal made 4 changes: André Carrillo for Abdullah Otayf (71′), Mohammed Hamad Al Qahtani for Moussa Marega (81′), Luciano Vietto for Abdullah Alhamddan (85′) and Yasser Al-Shahrani for Muath Muath (85′).
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
