SIHAT. Al Khaleej was capable to reverse the scoreline against Abha. It was Abha to score first with a goal from Saad Al-Salouli. Notwithstanding, later Al Khaleej found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with Lucas Souza (46′), Morato (74′) and Morato (84′). Al Khaleej capitalized on its superior ball possession (56%).

Al Khaleej remained in players after Mohammed Al Khabrani received a double yellow card in the 52′. Notwithstanding, Al Khaleej still was able to win this encounter competing only with 10 players​.

The match was played at the Al Khaleej Club Stadium stadium in Sihat on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Sami Al Jires with the help of Abdulrahim Habeeb Alshammari and Ibrahim Al Dakheel. The 4th official was Mohammed Abu Shaqarah. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 33.1 degrees Celsius or 91.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 31%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Al Khaleej had a strong ball possession 56% while Abha was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Khaleej was putting more pressure with 84 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Khaleej won the match​.

Al Khaleej shot 20 times, 9 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Abha shot 6 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Al Khaleej received 4 yellow cards (Abdullah Al-Shanqiti, Mohammed Al Khabrani, Fábio Martins and Abdullah Al Shanqiti). Talking about the opposition, Abha received 1 yellow card (Uroš Matić).

Mohammed Al Khabrani (Al Khaleej) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (52′).

Standings

After this encounter, Al Khaleej will have 31 points to hold in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Abha will stay with 33 points like Al Feiha to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

Al Khaleej – Formation

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

The manager Pedro Emanuel dos Santos Martins Silva decided to play with the following team: Marwan Al-Haidari, Mohammed Al Khabrani, Pedro Miguel Gaspar Amaral, Izuchukwu Jude Anthony, André Biyogo Poko, Lucas Vieira de Souza, Khaled Al Samiri, Hussain Ali Alnwaiqi, Sokol Cikalleshi, Andrew Erick Feitosa and Fábio Santos Martins.

The home team had on the bench: Rayan Al Dossary, Abdullah Al-Shanqiti, Hamad Abdan Al Abdan, Hassan Al-Majhad, Abdullah Al-Samtai, Mohamed Falah Al-Sahli, Saleh Yahya Al Abbas, Abdullah Al Harbi and Hani Ismail Al Sibyani.

Al Khaleej could not rely on the presence of Abdullah Al Shanqiti (injured) and Saleh Al Abbas (injured).

Substitutions

Al Khaleej made 5 changes: Khaled Al Samiri for Abdullah Al-Shanqiti (58′), Hussain Ali Alnwaiqi for Hani Al Sibyani (80′), S. Çikalleshi for Saleh Al Abbas (90′), Fábio Martins for H. Al Abdan (90′) and Morato for Hassan Al-Majhad (90′).

Abha – Formation

Abha started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Roel Coumans played with: Devis Rogers Epassy Mboka, Sari Amro, Saeed Al Hamsal, Saad Alselouli, Mohammed Raji Al Kunaydiri, Uroš Matić, Saleh Mohammed Al Jamaan, Zakaria Sami Al Sudani, Dries Saddiki, Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo and Tayeb Meziani.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mutair Al-Zahrani, Abdulrahman Al Bouq, Musab Muharraq, Mohammed Saad Al-Qahtani, Waleed Mohammed Asiri, Sulaiman Asiri, Mansour Jawhar and Abdulrahman Saleh Khalfan Al Alawi.

Substitutions

Abha decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.

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