JEDDAH. Al Ittihad prevails over Al Tai with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by A. Hamdallah (73′) and a goal from H. Costa (90′).
The match was played at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Abdallah Dafar with the assistance of Mohammed Al Shehri and Saad Al-Shubrami. The 4th official was Ahmad Al Rumaikhani. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.9 degrees Celsius or 89.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 10 Total 12
- 4 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 9
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 119 Attack 82
- 102 Dangerous attack 53
- 87 Ball safe 91
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 8
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Al Ittihad had a superior ball possession 55% while Al Tai was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Ittihad was putting more pressure with 102 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Ittihad won the match.
Al Ittihad shot 10 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Al Tai shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Al Ittihad received 3 yellow cards (Madallah Al-Olayan, Bruno Henrique and Ahmed Bamsaud). Talking about the opposition, Al Tai received 1 yellow card (Hussain Qasim).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Al Ittihad will have 72 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Al Tai will stay with 34 points like Al Raed to sit in the 10th place.
Next matches
Al Ittihad – Formation
Al Ittihad
55'
45'
90'
Al Ittihad started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo decided to play with the following team: Marcelo Grohe, Omar Ibrahim Omar Othman Hawsawi, Madallah Alolayan, Ahmed Mohammed Sharahili, Ahmed Bamsaud, Bruno Henrique Corsini, Igor Coronado, Romário Ricardo da Silva, Hélder Wander Sousa Azevedo Costa, Abderrazak Hamdallah and Haroune Camara.
The home team had on the bench: Abdulkareem Ali Maghrabi, Marwan Al Sahafi, Abdulaziz Ali Al Bishi, Hamdan Al Shamrani, Tarek Hamed, Muhannad Mustafa Shanqeeti, Mohammed Al Saiari, Abdullah Al Jadani and Abdulrahman Al Obod.
Substitutions
Al Ittihad made 4 changes: Marcelo Grohe for Abdullah Al Jadani (55′), Haroune Camara for Marwan Al Sahafi (56′), Romarinho for Tarek Hamed (90′) and Abderrazak Hamdallah for Muhannad Shanqeeti (90′).
Al Tai – Formation
Al Tai
Al Tai started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
José Pedro Aires Nogueira Lopes Barreto played with: Victor Hugo Silva Braga, Abdulaziz Majrashi, Ngoran Suiru Fai Collins, Hussain Qasim, Knowledge Musona, Dener Gomes Clemente, Mukhtar Ali, Mohammed Mohsen Harzan, Alfa Semedo Esteves, Khalil Ibrahim Alabsi and Guy Carel Mbenza Mbenza Kamboleke.
These were the players on the bench: Fahad Al Johani, Jamal Ba Jandooh, Nawaf Jaber Ahmed, Salem Abdullah Al Toiawy, Abdullah Nasar, Muataz Al Bagawi, Abdul Wahab Jafar, Hazzaa Al Hazzaa and Hassan bin Eida bin Ali Al Jubairi.
Substitutions
Al Tai made 6 changes: Mohammed Harzan for Abdul Wahab Jafar (84′), Guy Mbenza for Hazzaa Al Hazzaa (84′), Abdulaziz Majrashi for Salem Abdullah Al Toiawy (90′), Khalil Al Absi for Fahad Al Johani (90′), Abderrazak Hamdallah for Mohammed Al-Saiari (90′) and Mukhtar Ali for Jamal Ba Jandooh (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Dhamk – Al Shabab – 1-4
- Al Adalh – Al Ittifaq – 0-2
- Al Wahda – Al Feiha – 0-1
- Al Nassr – Al Fateh – 3-0
- Al Hilal – Al Raed – 3-2
- Al Ittihad – Al Tai – 2-0
- Al Khaleej – Abha – 3-1
- Al Taawon – Al Batin – 3-1
