DAMMAM. Al Ittifaq and Al Nassr draw 1-1. Y. Niakaté scored the first goal (43′) for Al Ittifaq. L. Gustavo equalized (56′). Al Nassr was vastly better in terms of ball possession (73%)
The match was played at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium stadium in Dammam on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Abdullah Al-Harbi assisted by Ibrahim Al Dakheel and Ali Al Ali. The 4th official was Turki Al-Hashlan. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 33.1 degrees Celsius or 91.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 27%.
Match Statistics
- ! 27 Ball Possession 73
Shots
- 12 Total 30
- 4 On Target 11
- 8 Off Target 20
- 3 Shots blocked 10
- 58 Attack 112
- 51 Dangerous attack 120
- 77 Ball safe 71
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 8
Fouls
- 17 Total 6
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Al Nassr was in firm control of the ball 73% while Al Ittifaq was struggling with a 27% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Nassr was more aggressive with 120 dangerous attacks and 30 shots of which 11 were on target. However, that was not enough Al Nassr to win the encounter.
Al Ittifaq shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Nassr shot 30 times, 11 on target, 20 off target.
Cards
Al Ittifaq received 3 yellow cards (Abdullah Khateeb, B. Özdemir and Robin Quaison). Regarding the opposition, Al Nassr received 4 yellow cards (Abdullah Al-Khaibari, Sultan Al-Ghannam, Nawaf Al-Boushal and Ayman Yahya).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Ittifaq will have 34 points like Al Tai and Al Raed to hold in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Al Nassr will have 64 points to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Ittifaq will play away against Al Adalh on the 31st of May with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Al Ittifaq (0 draws).
Al Nassr will host Al Fateh on the 31st of May with a 14-3 head to head record in favor of Al Nassr (9 draws).
Al Ittifaq – Formation
Al Ettifaq
75'
24'
43'
Al Ittifaq started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Antonio Cazorla Reche decided to play with the following team: Paulo Victor de Mileo Vidotti, Marcel Tisserand, Darko Velkovski, Saeed Fawaz Al Mowalad, Abdullah Ahmed Khateeb, Mohammed Al Dawsari, Naïm Sliti, Ali Abdullah Hazzazi, Berat Ayberk Özdemir, Faisal Al-Ghamdi and Youssoufou Niakaté.
The home team had on the bench: Abdulrahman Oumar, Abdullah Hussain Al Oaisher, Abdullah Al Salem, Ahmed Alghamdi, Robin Quaison, , Hamed Al Ghamdi, H. Alsayyaf and Rakan Kaabi.
Substitutions
Al Ittifaq made 4 changes: Faisal Al Ghamdi for Robin Quaison (65′), Ali Abdullah Hazzazi for Hamed Al Ghamdi (75′), Darko Velkovski for Ahmed Alghamdi (75′) and Naïm Sliti for Abdullah Al Salem (88′).
Al Nassr – Formation
Al Nassr
Al Nassr started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Dinko Jeličić played with: Agustín Daniel Rossi, Sultan Abdullah Al Ghanam, Ali Alawjami, Ghislain Konan, Abdulelah Al Amri, Nawaf Boushal, Luiz Gustavo Dias, Anderson Souza Conceição, Abdullah Alkhaibari, Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro and Abdulrahman Ghareeb.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Sami Khalil Al Naji, Mohammed Maran, Abdulaziz Alelewai, Abdullah Mohammed Madu, Mohammed Abdulhakim Al Fatil, Majed Mohammed, Abdulmajeed Mohammed Al Sulaiheem, Ayman Yahya and Waleed Abdullah Ali.
Substitutions
Al Nassr made 5 changes: Abdullah Al-Khaibari for Sami Al Naji (74′), Nawaf Al-Boushal for Mohammed Al Fatil (74′), Abdulelah Al-Amri for Abdullah Madu (84′), Cristiano Ronaldo for Mohammed Maran (84′) and Ali Al-Oujami for Ayman Yahya (90′).
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
