Al Khaleej managed to turn the tables against Al Shabab. It was Al Shabab to score first with a goal from Iago Santos. Nevertheless, later Al Khaleej found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with Mansour Hamzi (39′), Fábio Martins (68′) and Mohamed Sherif (81′). Al Shabab was truly better in terms of ball possession (66%).​

Al Khaleej remained in players after Abdulelah Abdulelah received a red card in the 56′. Notwithstanding, Al Khaleej still was able to win this contest playing only in 10​.

The referee was Mohammed Al Hoaish who had the assistance of Khalaf Al Shamari and Yasser Al Sultan. The 4th official was Meshal Ali Al-Shehri.

Match Statistics​

Al Shabab

1 - 3

Al Khaleej

  • ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
  • 18 Total 8
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 10 Off Target 4
  • 5 Shots blocked 1
  • 115 Attack 61
  • 76 Dangerous attack 31
  • 57 Ball safe 60
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 15 Total 16
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Al Shabab had a superior ball possession 66% while Al Khaleej was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Shabab had a more offensive attitude with 76 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Al Khaleej found a way to find the solution to win this contest.​

Al Shabab shot 18 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Al Khaleej shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Al Shabab received 4 yellow cards (Mohammed Essa Harbush, Fahad Al-Muwallad, Iago Santos and Gustavo Cuéllar). Talking about the opposition, Al Khaleej received 2 yellow cards (Mohammed Al-Khabrani and Khaled Narey).

Also, Al Khaleej didn’t end the match with 11 players after Abdulelah Abdulelah (Al Khaleej) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (56′).

Match Timeline

Iago Santos(goal)Husain Al-Monassar
20'
39'
Mansour Hamzi(goal)Fábio Martins
G. Cuéllar- Yellow
54'
56'
Abdulelah Hawsawi- Red
56'
Abdulelah Hawsawi(VAR)
59'
Mohammed Al Khabrani- Yellow
Nawaf Al Saadi- sub ->Fawaz Al-Sagour
59'
Iago Santos- Yellow
61'
Moteb Al-Harbi- sub ->Hussain Al-Sibyani
60'
Mohammed Essa Hurbush- sub ->Nader Abdullah Al Sharari
60'
66'
K. Narey- sub ->Saeed Al Hamsal
Fahad Al-Muwallad- Yellow
67'
68'
Fábio Martins(goal)
Abdullah Al Joui- sub ->Majed Omar Kanabah
75'
80'
K. Narey- Yellow
81'
Mohamed Sherif(goal)
90'
Hassan Al Majhad- sub ->Mansour Hamzi
90'
Abdullah Al Salem- sub ->Mohamed Sherif
Mohammed Essa Hurbush- Yellow
90'
90'
Khaled Al Sumairi- sub ->Ivo Rodrigues
90'
Abdullah Al Shanqiti- sub ->Mohammed Al-Khabrani

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Al Hilal
89
31
Al Nassr
77
31
Al Ahli
58
31
Al Taawoun
52
31
Al Ittihad
50
31
Al Ettifaq
44
31
Al Fateh
42
31
Al Feiha
42
31
Al Shabab
41
31
Damac
39
31
Al Khaleej
36
31
Al-Wehda
35
31
Al Raed
32
31
Al Riyadh
30
31
Abha
29
31
Al Akhdoud
28
31
Al Tai
28
31
Al Hazm
20
31

After this match, Al Shabab will stay with 2 points like Al Hazm to sit in the 17th place. On the other side, Al Khaleej will have 5 points to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Shabab will play away against Al Feiha on the 14th of September with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Al Shabab (2 draws).

Al Khaleej will host Al Fateh on the 14th of September with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Al Fateh (3 draws).

Al Shabab – Formation

Al Shabab
G
Seung-gyu Kim 18.South Korea
6.1
D
Iago Santos 4.Brazil
7.3
61' 20'
D
Hussain Al Sibyani 16.Saudi Arabia
6.4
60'
D
Fawaz Al-Sqoor 27.Saudi Arabia
6.7
59'
D
Nader Al Sharari 88.Saudi Arabia
6.7
60'
M
G. Cuéllar 6.Colombia
7.0
54'
M
Fahad Al-Muwallad 8.Saudi Arabia
6.6
67'
M
Hattan Bahebri 11.Saudi Arabia
7.3
M
Majed Kanabah 12.Saudi Arabia
7.0
75'
M
Hussain Al-Monassar 15.Saudi Arabia
7.3
F
Habib Diallo 20.Senegal
7.3
Substitutes
G
Fawaz Al-Qarni 22.Saudi Arabia
D
Khalid Al Asiri 3.Saudi Arabia
D
Moteb Al-Harbi 24.Saudi Arabia
6.3
60'
D
Mohammed Essa Hurbush 38.Saudi Arabia
6.8
60' 90'
M
Nawaf Al Saadi 21.Saudi Arabia
6.3
59'
M
Riyadh Sharahili 26.Saudi Arabia
M
Abdullah Al Joui 29.Saudi Arabia
6.4
75'
F
Nasser Al Bishi 28.Saudi Arabia
F
Saad Almuwalad 32.Saudi Arabia

Al Shabab started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

The manager Vicente Moreno Peris decided to play with the following team: Seung-gyu Kim (6.1), Fawaz Al-Sagour (6.7), Nader Abdullah Al Sharari (6.7), Iago Santos (7.3), Hussain Al-Sibyani (6.4), Hattan Bahebri (7.3), Majed Omar Kanabah (7.0), Husain Al-Monassar (7.3), Gustavo Cuéllar (7.0), Fahad Al-Muwallad (6.6) and Habib Diallo (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Khalid Al-Asiri, Nawaf Alsadi (6.3), Fawaz Al Qarni, Moteb Al-Harbi (6.3), Riyadh Sharahili, Nasser Al Bishi, Abdullah Al-Jawaey (6.4), Saad Almuwalad and Mohammed Essa Harbush (6.8).

Substitutions

Al Shabab made 4 changes: Hussain Al-Sibyani for Moteb Al-Harbi (60′), Nader Abdullah Al Sharari for Mohammed Essa Harbush (60′), Fawaz Al-Sagour for Nawaf Alsadi (59′) and Majed Omar Kanabah for Abdullah Al-Jawaey (75′).

Best player: Iago Santos​

The most impressive player for Al Shabab was Iago Santos.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 56 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6.

Al Khaleej – Formation

Al Khaleej
G
Ibrahim Sehic 23.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.1
D
Saeed Al Hamsal 39.Saudi Arabia
6.6
66'
D
Mohammed Al Khabrani 3.Saudi Arabia
7.0
90' 59'
D
L. López 4.Argentina
7.3
D
Pedro Rebocho 5.Portugal
7.1
M
Abdulelah Hawsawi 18.Saudi Arabia
7.3
56'
M
Woo-young Jung 55.South Korea
7.1
M
Ivo Rodrigues 8.Portugal
7.1
90'
M
Fábio Martins 10.Portugal
8.1
68'
M
Mansour Hamzi 15.Saudi Arabia
7.7
90' 39'
F
Mohamed Sherif 9.Egypt
8.1
90' 81'
Substitutes
G
Marwan Al Haidari 96.Saudi Arabia
D
Bandar Nasser 33.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdullah Al Shanqiti 13.Saudi Arabia
90'
M
Hisham Al Dubais 77.Saudi Arabia
M
Hamad Al Abdan 99.Saudi Arabia
M
Khaled Al Sumairi 6.Saudi Arabia
90'
M
Hassan Al Majhad 17.Saudi Arabia
90'
F
K. Narey 7.Togo
6.4
66' 80'
F
Abdullah Al Salem 11.Saudi Arabia
90'

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

Pedro Emanuel dos Santos Martins Silva played with: Ibrahim Šehić (7.1), Saeed Al Hamsal (6.6), Mohammed Al-Khabrani (7.0), Lisandro López (7.3), Pedro Rebocho (7.1), Abdulelah Abdulelah (7.3), Woo-Young Jung (7.1), Mansour Hamzi (7.7), Ivo Rodrigues (7.1), Fábio Martins (8.1) and Mohamed Sherif (8.1).

They had on the bench: Khaled Al-Semeiry, Khaled Narey (6.4), Abdullah Al-Salem, Abdullah Al-Shanqiti, Hassan Al Mojhed, Bandar Al Mutairi, Hisham Al Dubais, Marwan Al-Haidari and Hamad Al Abdan.

Substitutions

Al Khaleej made 5 changes: Saeed Al Hamsal for Khaled Narey (66′), Mohamed Sherif for Abdullah Al-Salem (90′), Mansour Hamzi for Hassan Al Mojhed (90′), Ivo Rodrigues for Khaled Al-Semeiry (90′) and Mohammed Al-Khabrani for Abdullah Al-Shanqiti (90′).

Best player: Mohamed Sherif​

The player that probably impressed the most for Al Khaleej was Mohamed Sherif.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 14 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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