Al Ittifaq recovers a 0-1 deficit to beat Al Nassr 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

DAMMAM. Al Ittifaq found a way to turn the tables against Al Nassr to win 2-1.

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Mark Hall
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Al Ittifaq recovers a 0-1 deficit to beat Al Nassr 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

DAMMAM. Al Ittifaq was capable to reverse the score against Al Nassr to win 2-1. It was Al Nassr to strike first with an early goal of Sadio Mané at the 4′. Then it was a goal in the 47′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Moussa Dembélé gave the win to Al Ittifaq in the 53′ minute. Al Nassr lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium stadium in Dammam on Monday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohammed Al Hoaish with the help of Khalaf Al Shamari and Yasser Al Sultan. The 4th official was Abdulrahman Al Sultan. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was extremely hot at 40.64 degrees Celsius or 105.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Al Ettifaq

2 - 1

Team 1

Al Nassr

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 5 Total 10
  • 3 On Target 2
  • 2 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 3
  • 72 Attack 102
  • 24 Dangerous attack 46
  • 75 Ball safe 81
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 12
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Al Nassr had a superior ball possession 56% while Al Ittifaq was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Nassr was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Al Ittifaq succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Al Ittifaq shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Al Nassr shot 10 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Al Ittifaq didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Al Nassr received 2 yellow cards (Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem and Sami Al-Najei).

Match Timeline

4'
Sadio Mané(goal)
Khalid Al Ghannam- sub ->Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa
46'
46'
R. Quaison(goal)Ali Hazazi
47'
M. Dembélé(goal)
53'
65'
Sami Al-Najei- sub ->Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem
71'
71'
Ayman Yahya- sub ->Abdulrahman Ghareeb
72'
Mohammed Abdulrahman- sub ->Alhwsawi Sanousi Mohammed
72'
85'
88'
89'
Sadio Mané(goal)
90'
Muhammad Ahmed Yahya Sahlouli- sub ->Nawaf Al-Boushal
13'
Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhim- Yellow
90'
Sami Al-Najei- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Al Hilal
80
28
Al Nassr
71
29
Al Ahli
52
28
Al Taawoun
51
29
Al Ittihad
50
29
Al Ettifaq
41
29
Al Fateh
40
29
Damac
38
29
Al Shabab
38
29
Al Feiha
38
29
Al Khaleej
35
29
Al-Wehda
32
29
Al Raed
31
29
Al Riyadh
28
29
Al Akhdoud
27
29
Al Tai
26
29
Abha
25
29
Al Hazm
19
29

After this match, Al Ittifaq has 3 points to occupy the 6th place in the standings. On the other side, Al Nassr stays with 0 points (13th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Ittifaq will host Dhamk on the 2nd of September with a 3-3 head to head statistic.

Al Nassr will play away agasint Al Raed on the 14th of September with a 24-1 head to head stats in favor of Al Nassr (5 draws).

Al Ittifaq – Formation

Al Ettifaq
G
Paulo Victor 48.Brazil
6.7
D
J. Hendry 4.Scotland
6.8
D
Sanousi Al Hawsawi 12.Saudi Arabia
6.4
72'
D
Marcel Tisserand 32.DR Congo
7.1
D
Abdullah Khateeb 70.Saudi Arabia
6.5
M
Jordan Henderson 10.England
7.2
88'
M
Ali Abdullah Hazzazi 11.Saudi Arabia
7.2
72'
M
Ahmed Al Ghamdi 15.Saudi Arabia
6.3
46'
M
Faisal Al Ghamdi 16.Saudi Arabia
6.9
M
R. Quaison 99.Sweden
7.3
Goals47'
F
M. Dembélé 9.France
7.5
85' Goals53'
Substitutes
G
Abdullah Al Owayshir 1.Saudi Arabia
D
Mohammed Al Dosari 3.Saudi Arabia
D
Meshal Al Alaeli 17.Saudi Arabia
M
Berat Özdemir 6.Turkey
88'
M
Hamed Al Ghamdi 8.Saudi Arabia
85'
M
Mohammed Mahzari 18.Saudi Arabia
6.5
72'
M
Mohammed Abdulrahman 29.Saudi Arabia
6.6
72'
F
Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi 7.Saudi Arabia
F
Vitinho 27.Brazil
7.1
46'

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

The manager Steven Gerrard decided to play with the following team: Paulo Victor (6.7), Alhwsawi Sanousi Mohammed (6.4), Marcel Tisserand (7.1), Jack Hendry (6.8), Abdullah Khateeb (6.5), Faisal Al-Ghamdi (6.9), Jordan Henderson (7.2), Ahmed Al-Ghamdi (6.3), Ali Hazazi (7.2), Robin Quaison (7.3) and Moussa Dembélé (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Abdullah Hussein Al Owisher, Mohammed Al Dawsari, Berat Ayberk Özdemir, Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi, Hamed Alghamdi, Meshal Alaeli, Mohammed Mater Mahzari (6.5), Vitinho (7.1) and Mohammed Abdulrahamn Yousef (6.6).

Al Ittifaq could not rely on the presence of Mohammed Abdulrahamn Yousef (injured).

Substitutions

Al Ittifaq made 5 changes: Ahmed Al-Ghamdi for Vitinho (46′), Ali Hazazi for Mohammed Mater Mahzari (72′), Alhwsawi Sanousi Mohammed for Mohammed Abdulrahamn Yousef (72′), Moussa Dembélé for Hamed Alghamdi (85′) and Jordan Henderson for Berat Ayberk Özdemir (88′).

Best player: Moussa Dembélé​

The most impressive player for Al Ittifaq was Moussa Dembélé.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 12 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.

Al Nassr – Formation

Al Nassr
G
Nawaf Al-Aqidi  44.Saudi Arabia
5.7
D
Mohammed Al-Fatil 4.Saudi Arabia
6.5
D
Nawaf Al-Boushal 12.Saudi Arabia
6.5
90'
D
Ghislain Konan 13.Ivory Coast
7.0
D
Abdullah Al-Khaibari 17.Saudi Arabia
6.6
M
Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhim 8.Saudi Arabia
6.9
65' 13'
M
Ali Al-Hassan 19.Saudi Arabia
7.5
71'
M
Mukhtar Ali 21.Saudi Arabia
6.6
M
Abdulrahman Ghareeb 29.Saudi Arabia
6.5
71'
M
Abdulaziz Al Elewai 46.Saudi Arabia
6.7
46'
F
Sadio Mané 10.Senegal
7.9
Goals4', 89'
Substitutes
G
Amin Al Bukhari 1.Saudi Arabia
G
Waleed Abdullah  33.Saudi Arabia
D
Mohammed Qasem 24.Saudi Arabia
M
Sami Al-Najei 14.Saudi Arabia
6.7
65' 90'
M
Ayman Yahya 23.Saudi Arabia
6.7
71'
M
M. Yahya 31.Saudi Arabia
90'
F
Khalid Al Ghannam 11.Saudi Arabia
6.7
46'
F
Abdulfattah Adam 18.Saudi Arabia
6.9
71'

Al Nassr started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro played with: Nawaf Al-Aqidi (5.7), Nawaf Al-Boushal (6.5), Mohammed Al-Fatil (6.5), Mukhtar Ali (6.6), Ghislain Konan (7.0), Abdullah Al-Khaibari (6.6), Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa (6.7), Ali Al-Hassan (7.5), Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem (6.9), Abdulrahman Ghareeb (6.5) and Sadio Mané (7.9).

They had on the bench: Amin Al-Bukhari, Khalid Al-Ghannam (6.7), Sami Al-Najei (6.7), Abdulfattah Adam (6.9), Ayman Yahya (6.7), Mohammed Qasem, Muhammad Ahmed Yahya Sahlouli and Waleed Abdullah.

Al Nassr could not rely on the presence of Khalid Al-Ghannam (injured).

Substitutions

Al Nassr made 5 changes: Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa for Khalid Al-Ghannam (46′), Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem for Sami Al-Najei (65′), Abdulrahman Ghareeb for Ayman Yahya (71′), Ali Al-Hassan for Abdulfattah Adam Mohammed (71′) and Nawaf Al-Boushal for Muhammad Ahmed Yahya Sahlouli (90′).

Best player: Sadio Mané​

The player that probably impressed the most for Al Nassr was Sadio Mané.

His rating is (7.9) with 2 goals, 23 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Pro League.​