Al Hilal overcomes Abha 3-1 with 3 goals from Malcom. HIGHLIGHTS

MAHALAH. Al Hilal overcame Abha 3-1 thanks to Malcom who scored in the 31st, 55th and 77th minute.

August 17, 2023

MAHALAH. Al Hilal bested Abha 3-1 thanks to Malcom who scored in the 31st, 55th and 77th minute. Al Hilal was truly superior in terms of ball possession (72%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium stadium in Mahalah on Monday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Radu Petrescu with the support of Sebastian Eugen Gheorghe and Mircea Mihail Grigoriu. The 4th official was Fareeh Al Jaloud. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was hot at 26.38 degrees Celsius or 79.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.

Match Statistics

Abha

1 - 3

Al Hilal

! 28 Ball Possession 72

Shots

12 Total 26
4 On Target 8
7 Off Target 11
2 Shots blocked 7

55 Attack 138
31 Dangerous attack 61
90 Ball safe 117

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 8
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

8 Total 7
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

1 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Al Hilal was in firm control of the ball 72% while Abha was struggling with a 28% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Hilal was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Hilal won the encounter.

Abha shot 12 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Al Hilal shot 26 times, 8 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Abha didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Al Hilal received 1 yellow card (Ali Al-Boleahi).

Match Timeline

31'

Malcom(goal)

Saad Bguir(goal)

33'

45'

47'

Ali Al-Bulayhi- Yellow

55'

Malcom(goal)Mohammed Al-Burayk

66'

Mohamed Kanno- sub ->Abdullah Al-Hamddan

77'

Malcom(goal)

76'

Saud Abdulhamid- sub ->Michael

76'

Yasser Al-Shahrani- sub ->Mohammed Al-Burayk

82'

Mohammed Al-Qahtani- sub ->Malcom

82'

89'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Abha stays with 0 points to occupy the 17th place in the table. On the other side, Al Hilal has 3 points (3rd).

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Abha will host Al Ittifaq on the 14th of September with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Abha (1 draw).

Al Hilal will host Al Riyadh on the 14th of September with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Abha – Formation

Abha

D. Epassy 60.Cameroon

6.3

Mohammed Naji 3.Saudi Arabia

6.8

Ahmad Al-Hbeab 6.Saudi Arabia

6.2

Saleh Al-Qumayzi 17.Saudi Arabia

6.6

Saad Al-Salouli 88.Saudi Arabia

6.8

Grzegorz Krychowiak 5.Poland

8.0

Uros Matic 8.Serbia

6.5

Fahad Mohammed Al-Jumaiya 14.Saudi Arabia

6.5

Zakaria Al-Sudani 21.Saudi Arabia

6.5

Saad Bguir 10.Tunisia

7.6

89'

33'

François Kamano 11.Guinea

6.5

Substitutes

Abdullah Al Shammari 1.Saudi Arabia

Mansour Jawhar 33.Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri 13.Saudi Arabia

Meshal Al-Mutairi 77.Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Saad Al Qahtani 29.

Sulaiman Asiri 32.Saudi Arabia

Nawaf Al Saadi 64.Saudi Arabia

89'

Omar Al Ruwaili 90.Saudi Arabia

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

The manager Roel Coumans decided to play with the following team: Devis Epassy (6.3), Saleh Al Qumayzi (6.6), Ahmad Al Hbeab (6.2), Zakaria Al-Sudani (6.5), Mohammed Naji (6.8), Fahad Bin Jumayah (6.5), Grzegorz Krychowiak (8.0), Uroš Matić (6.5), François Kamano (6.5), Saad Bguir (7.6) and Saad Alselouli (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Abdullah Al Shammari, Mohammed Al-Konaideri, Yousef Al Aqil, Mohammed Said Al-Qahtani, Sulaiman Asiri, Mansour Jawhar, Nawaf Alsadi, Omar Al-Ruwaili, Yousef Al Aqil, Meshal Al Mutairi and Mohammed Saad Al Qahtani.

Substitutions

Abha made only 1 change substituting Saad Bguir for Nawaf Alsadi (89′).

Best player: Grzegorz Krychowiak

The most impressive player for Abha was Grzegorz Krychowiak.

His rating is (8.0) with 29 passes (0% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.

Al Hilal – Formation

Al Hilal

Abdullah Al Muaiouf 1.Saudi Arabia

6.9

Mohammed Al-Burayk 2.Saudi Arabia

7.2

76'

Ali Al-Bulayhi 5.Saudi Arabia

6.9

47'

Nasser Al-Dawsari 16.Saudi Arabia

8.3

Mohammed Jahfali 70.Saudi Arabia

6.7

Rúben Neves 8.Portugal

7.7

Salem Al-Dawsari 29.Saudi Arabia

7.8

82'

Musab Al Juwayr 43.Saudi Arabia

7.8

Malcom 77.Brazil

9.9

82'

31', 55', 77'

Michael 96.Brazil

7.0

76'

Abdullah Al Hamdan 14.Saudi Arabia

7.2

66'

Substitutes

Mohammed Al-Owais 21.Saudi Arabia

Yasser Al-Shahrani 12.Saudi Arabia

6.7

76'

Saud Abdulhamid 66.Saudi Arabia

6.8

76'

Mohammed Al Khaibari 67.Saudi Arabia

Hamad Al Yami 88.Saudi Arabia

Mohamed Kanno 28.Saudi Arabia

7.1

66'

Saad Al Nasser 44.Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Al-Qahtani 56.Saudi Arabia

82'

Abdullah Radif 49.Saudi Arabia

82'

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

Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus played with: Abdullah Al-Mayouf (6.9), Mohammed Al-Burayk (7.2), Mohammed Jahfali (6.7), Ali Al-Boleahi (6.9), Nasser Al-Dawsari (8.3), Musab Fahd Aljuwayr (7.8), Rúben Neves (7.7), Michael (7.0), Malcom (9.9), Salem Al-Dawsari (7.8) and Abdullah Al-Hamddan (7.2).

They had on the bench: Yasir Al-Shahrani (6.7), Mohammed Al-Owais, Mohamed Kanno (7.1), Saad Al-Nasser, Abdullah Radif, Mohammed Al-Qahtani, Saud Abdulhamid (6.8), Mohammed Alkhaibari and Hamad Al Yami.

Substitutions

Al Hilal made 5 changes: Abdullah Al-Hamddan for Mohamed Kanno (66′), Michael for Saud Abdulhamid (76′), Mohammed Al-Burayk for Yasir Al-Shahrani (76′), Malcom for Mohammed Al-Qahtani (82′) and Salem Al-Dawsari for Abdullah Radif (82′).