RIYADH. Al Shabab tops Al Nassr 1-0 after H. Bahebri scored just 1 goal (23′). Al Nassr lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium stadium in Riyadh on Friday and it started at 2:50 pm local time. The referee was Mario Alberto Díaz de Vivar with the assistance of Milcíades Saldívar and Eduardo Cardozo. The 4th official was Abdullah Al Awedan. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.1 degrees Celsius or 75.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 27%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Nassr had a strong ball possession 60% while Al Shabab was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Nassr has a more offensive attitude with 68 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Al Shabab was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Al Shabab shot 12 times, 1 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Nassr shot 13 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Al Shabab received 2 yellow cards (Paulinho and Hattan Bahebri). Regarding the opposition, Al Nassr received 3 yellow cards (Abdulelah Al-Amri, Mohammed Qassem and R. Mori).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Shabab will have 21 points like Dhamk to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Al Nassr will stay with 13 points to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Shabab will play away against Al Faisaly on the 20th of November with a 12-5 head to head record in favor of Al Shabab (7 draws).
Al Nassr will host Al Raed on the 20th of November with a 21-1 head to head record in favor of Al Nassr (4 draws).
Al Shabab – Formation
Al Shabab started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Péricles Raimundo Oliveira Chamusca decided to play with the following team: Fawaz Al Qarni, I. Lichnovsky, Ahmed Sharahili, Moteb Al-Harbi, É. Banega, Hattan Bahebri, Fawaz Al Sagourq, Hussain Al Monassar, Paulinho, O. Ighalo and Carlos.
The home team had on the bench: Nawaf Al Abid, Abdullah Al-Joui, Abdullah Al Zori, Jamal Bajandouh, Ali Majrashi, Khaled Al Ghamdi, Hussain Shae’an, Nader Abdullah Al Sharari and Hussain Alsebyani.
Substitutions
Al Shabab made 3 changes: Hattan Bahebri for Ali Majrashi (83′), Carlos for Abdullah Al-Joui (90′) and Hussain Al Monassar for Jamal Bajandouh (90′).
Al Nassr – Formation
Al Nassr started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Talking about the opposition, Pedro Emanuel dos Santos Martins Silva played with: Waleed Abdullah, R. Mori, Mohammed Qassem, Sultan Al-Ghannam, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Talisca, Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem, Sami Al-Najei, Abdullah Al khaibari, V. Aboubakar and J. Masharipov.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Mohammed Al Fatil, Khalid Al Ghannam, Ali Al-Hassan, Ayman Yahya, Anselmo, Abdulfattah Asiri, Ali Lajami, Amin Jan Bukhari and Mansour Al Shammari.
Substitutions
Al Nassr made 5 changes: Sami Al-Najei for Abdulfattah Asiri (64′), Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem for Anselmo (65′), Abdullah Al khaibari for Khalid Al Ghannam (76′), Mohammed Qassem for Ayman Yahya (90′) and J. Masharipov for Mansour Al Shammari (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.