RIYADH. Al Riyadh conquers Al Wahda 1-0 after K. Musona scored just 1 goal (17′). Al Wahda lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium stadium in Riyadh on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Mamdouh Al Shahdan who was helped by Ibrahim Al Dakheel and Mohammad Al-Hanfoosh. The 4th official was Ahmed Al Barakati. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was extremely hot at 41.58 degrees Celsius or 106.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 14%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Wahda was in firm control of the ball 57% while Al Riyadh was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Wahda was more pushing with 70 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. Nevertheless, Al Riyadh was able to find the solution to win this match.
Al Riyadh shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Al Wahda shot 19 times, 8 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Al Riyadh received 2 yellow cards (Knowledge Musona and Hussain Ali Alnwaiqi). On the other side, Al Wahda received 2 yellow cards (Abdulkarim Al Qahtani and Abdulkarim Al Qahtani).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Riyadh has 4 points to occupy the 1st place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Al Wahda stays with 0 points (14th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Riyadh will play away with Al Hilal on the 14th of September with a 0-0 head to head.
Al Wahda will host Dhamk on the 14th of September with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Al Wahda (3 draws).
Al Riyadh – Formation
Al Riyadh
90'
74'
17'
Al Riyadh started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Yannick Ferrera decided to play with the following team: Martín Campaña , Ahmad Asiri , Dino Arslanagić , Alin Toșca , Hussain Ali Alnwaiqi , Didier N’Dong , Birama Touré , Abdulelah Al Khaibari , Ali Al-Zaqan , Saleh Al Abbas and Knowledge Musona .
The home team had on the bench: Amiri Kurdi, Khalid Bin Shuwayyi , Abdulhadi Al-Harajin, Saleh Al Saeed , Mohamed Al Oqil , Zaid Al Bawardi, Bader Al Mutairi, Fahad Muneef and Fahad Al Rashidi.
Substitutions
Al Riyadh made 4 changes: Saleh Al Abbas for Mohamed Al Oqil (58′), Hussain Ali Alnwaiqi for Amiri Kurdi (86′), Knowledge Musona for Saleh Al Saeed (90′) and Didier N’Dong for Khalid Bin Shuwayyi (90′).
Best player: Martín Campaña
The player that probably impressed the most for Al Riyadh was the goalkeeper: Martín Campaña. His rating is 9.08. He performed 7 saves.
Al Wahda – Formation
Al-Wehda
Al Wahda started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
José Luis Sierra Pando played with: Abdulquddus Atiah , Saeed Al Muwallad , Waleed Bakshween , Abdullah Al Hafith , Abdullah Bukhari , Abdulaziz Noor , Ala’a Al-Hejji , Fayçal Fajr , Hussain Ahmed Al Issa , Jaber Assiri and Anselmo .
These were the players on the bench: Sultan Al Akouz , Abdulkarim Al Qahtani , Ayman Al Hussaini, Sattam Bin Mahmoud Al Tumbukti, Hawsawi Islam Ahmed , Naif Kireiri, Nawaf Al-Hawsawi, Yahya Naji and Hazzaa Ahmed Al-Ghamdi .
Substitutions
Al Wahda made 5 changes: Jaber Assiri for Hazzaa Ahmed Al-Ghamdi (46′), Ala’a Al-Hejji for Abdulkarim Al Qahtani (51′), Hussain Ahmed Al Issa for Sultan Al Akouz (68′), Hussain Ahmed Al Issa for Hawsawi Islam Ahmed (68′) and Abdulaziz Noor for Yahya Naji (86′).
Best player: Fayçal Fajr
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Wahda was Fayçal Fajr.
His rating is with 57 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
