HAIL. Al Tai beats Abha 1-0 after A. Cordea scored just 1 goal (83′). Al Tai capitalized on its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa’ed Stadium stadium in Hail on Friday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Faisal Alblwi who had the assistance of Fahad Al Amri and Mofareh Abdullah Al-Hassan. The 4th official was Mohammed Alharbi. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 35.97 degrees Celsius or 96.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 12%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Tai had a superior ball possession 58% while Abha was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Tai was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Tai won the match.
Al Tai shot 15 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Abha shot 12 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Al Tai received 2 yellow cards (Abdulrahman Al-Harthi and Rakan Shamlan). On the other side, Abha received 1 yellow card (Grzegorz Krychowiak).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Tai will have 6 points like Al Nassr, Al Wahda, Al Feiha and Abha to hold in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Abha will stay with 6 points like Al Nassr, Al Wahda, Al Feiha and Al Tai to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Tai will play away against Al Hazm on the 14th of September with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Al Hazm (2 draws).
Abha will host Al Ittifaq on the 14th of September with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Abha (1 draw).
Al Tai – Formation
Al Tai started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Krešimir Režić decided to play with the following team: Victor Braga , Ibrahim Alnakhli , Robert Bauer , Enzo Roco , Hussain Qasim , Abdulaziz Al Harabi , Tariq Mohammed , Andrei Cordea , Rakan Shamlan , Virgil Misidjan and Hazzaa Al-Hazzaa .
The home team had on the bench: Abdulaziz Majrashi, Abdulkarim Al Sulaima , Salem Al Toiawy, Abdulrahman Al-Harthi, Mohammed Al-Qunaian , Nawaf Al Qamiri , Jamal Bajandouh, Moataz Al-Baqaawi and Adeeb Al Haizan .
Substitutions
Al Tai made 5 changes: Hazzaa Al-Hazzaa for Adeeb Al Haizan (65′), Abdulaziz Al Harabi for Mohammed Al-Qunaian (65′), Ibrahim Alnakhli for Nawaf Al Qamiri (85′), Rakan Shamlan for Abdulrahman Al-Harthi (85′) and Andrei Cordea for Abdulkarim Al Sulaima (89′).
Best player: Andrei Cordea
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Tai was Andrei Cordea.
His rating is with 1 goal, 39 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 6 crosses.
Abha – Formation
Abha started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Roel Coumans played with: Ciprian Tătărușanu , Saleh Al Qumayzi , Fabián Noguera , Zakaria Al-Sudani , Mohammed Naji , Saad Alselouli , Uroš Matić , Grzegorz Krychowiak , François Kamano , Ahmad Jaber and Karl Toko Ekambi .
They had on the bench: Ahmad Al Hbeab, Abdulrahman Al Bouq, Mohammed Al-Konaideri , Mohammed Al Oufi, Hassan Al Qaid, Mohammed Saad Al Qahtani, Sulaiman Asiri, Meshal Ibrahim Al Mutairi and Omar Al-Ruwaili .
Substitutions
Abha made 2 changes: François Kamano for Mohammed Al-Konaideri (70′) and Ibrahim Alnakhli for Omar Al-Ruwaili (85′).
Best player: Uroš Matić
The most impressive player for Abha was Uroš Matić.
His rating is with 31 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Al Ittihad – Al Hilal – 3-4
- Al Riyadh – Al Akhdoud – 0-1
- Al Tai – Abha – 1-0
- Al Feiha – Al Raed – 0-0