Al Ittifaq beats Dhamk 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit

DAMMAM. Al Ittifaq was able to reverse the score against Dhamk.

By
John Ross
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Al Ittifaq beats Dhamk 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit

DAMMAM. Al Ittifaq was capable to turn the tables against Dhamk. It was Dhamk to score first with a goal from Georges-Kévin N’Koudou. Notwithstanding, later Al Ittifaq found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with Moussa Dembélé (13′), Moussa Dembélé (23′) and Hamdan Al-Shamrani (68′). Al Ittifaq was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium stadium in Dammam on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Majed Al Shamrani who was helped by Mohammed Maki Al Abakry and Omar Al Jamel. The 4th official was Khald Alahmari. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 38.66 degrees Celsius or 101.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 27%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Al Ettifaq

3 - 1

Team 1

Damac

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 11 Total 7
  • 7 On Target 2
  • 0 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 1
  • 99 Attack 70
  • 42 Dangerous attack 34
  • 75 Ball safe 55
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 4 Corners 1
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 8 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 7 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Al Ittifaq had a strong ball possession 61% while Dhamk was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Ittifaq had a more offensive attitude with 42 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Ittifaq won the match​.

Al Ittifaq shot 11 times, 7 on target, 0 off target. Regarding the opposition, Dhamk shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Al Ittifaq received 1 yellow card (Jordan Henderson). Regarding the opposition, Dhamk received 1 yellow card (Domagoj Antolić).

Match Timeline

41'
7'
G. Nkoudou(penalty)
M. Dembélé(goal)Jordan Henderson
13'
M. Dembélé(goal)Jordan Henderson
23'
38'
Abdulaziz Al Shahrani- sub ->Abdelkader Bedrane
5'
G. Nkoudou(VAR)
44'
46'
Sultan Faqihi- sub ->Hassan Alshammrani
46'
65'
Hamdan Al Shamrani(goal)Hamed Alghamdi
68'
74'
Abdulaziz Majrashi- sub ->Abdullah Al-Hawsawi
74'
Hassan Abu Sharara- sub ->Abdulaziz Al-Bishi
78'
Sanousi Al Hawsawi- sub ->Mohammed Abdulrahamn Yousef
Mohammed Al Dosari- sub ->Hamdan Al-Shamrani
85'
87'
D. Antolić- Yellow
85'
89'

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 playing this contest, Al Ittifaq will have 10 points to hold in the 5th place. On the other side, Dhamk will stay with 3 points to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

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

Dhamk will play away agasint Al Wahda on the 14th of September with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Al Wahda (3 draws).

Al Ittifaq – Formation

Al Ettifaq
G
Paulo Victor 48.Brazil
7.0
D
J. Hendry 4.Scotland
7.3
D
Hamdan Al Shamrani 13.Saudi Arabia
7.7
85' Goals68'
D
Mohammed Abdulrahman 29.Saudi Arabia
7.0
78'
D
Abdullah Khateeb 70.Saudi Arabia
6.8
M
Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi 7.Saudi Arabia
7.0
85'
M
Jordan Henderson 10.England
8.7
44'
M
Ali Abdullah Hazzazi 11.Saudi Arabia
7.0
65'
M
Faisal Al Ghamdi 16.Saudi Arabia
7.0
M
R. Quaison 99.Sweden
7.0
F
M. Dembélé 9.France
8.4
46' Goals13', 23'
Substitutes
G
Abdullah Al Owayshir 1.Saudi Arabia
D
Mohammed Al Dosari 3.Saudi Arabia
85'
D
Sanousi Al Hawsawi 12.Saudi Arabia
6.4
78'
D
Meshal Al Alaeli 17.Saudi Arabia
M
Berat Özdemir 6.Turkey
M
Hamed Al Ghamdi 8.Saudi Arabia
7.5
65'
M
Ahmed Al Ghamdi 15.Saudi Arabia
6.7
46'
M
Mohammed Mahzari 18.Saudi Arabia
85'
F
Jaber Qarradi 23.Saudi Arabia

Al Ittifaq started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Steven Gerrard decided to play with the following team: Paulo Victor (7.0), Mohammed Abdulrahamn Yousef (7.0), Jack Hendry (7.3), Abdullah Khateeb (6.8), Hamdan Al-Shamrani (7.7), Ali Hazazi (7.0), Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi (7.0), Faisal Al-Ghamdi (7.0), Jordan Henderson (8.7), Robin Quaison (7.0) and Moussa Dembélé (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Abdullah Hussein Al Owisher, Mohammed Al Dawsari, Berat Ayberk Özdemir, Hamed Alghamdi (7.5), Alhwsawi Sanousi Mohammed (6.4), Ahmed Al-Ghamdi (6.7), Meshal Alaeli, Mohammed Mater Mahzari and Jaber Qarradi.

Al Ittifaq could not rely on the presence of Ahmed Al-Ghamdi (injured), Alhwsawi Sanousi Mohammed (injured) and Hamed Alghamdi (injured).

Substitutions

Al Ittifaq made 5 changes: Moussa Dembélé for Ahmed Al-Ghamdi (46′), Mohammed Abdulrahamn Yousef for Alhwsawi Sanousi Mohammed (78′), Ali Hazazi for Hamed Alghamdi (65′), Hamdan Al-Shamrani for Mohammed Al Dawsari (85′) and Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi for Mohammed Mater Mahzari (85′).

Best player: Jordan Henderson​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ittifaq was Jordan Henderson even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.7) with 96 passes (94% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 1 cross.

Dhamk – Formation

Damac
G
Moustapha Zeghba 30.Algeria
6.4
D
Abdelkader Bedrane 3.Algeria
6.4
38'
D
F. Chafaï 15.Algeria
6.4
D
Hassan Al Shamrani 40.Saudi Arabia
6.6
46'
M
G. Nkoudou 10.Cameroon
7.5
Goals7'
M
Abdulaziz Al-Bishi 11.Saudi Arabia
7.0
74'
M
Abdullah Al-Ammar 13.Saudi Arabia
6.3
M
Bader Munshi 16.Saudi Arabia
6.4
89'
M
D. Antolić 17.Croatia
6.3
87'
M
Abdullah Al Hawsawi 19.Saudi Arabia
6.4
74'
F
Assan Ceesay 9.Gambia
6.7
Substitutes
G
Mohammed Al Mahasnah 33.Saudi Arabia
D
Dhari Al Anazi 20.Saudi Arabia
D
Sultan Faqihi 41.Saudi Arabia
6.8
46'
M
Abdulaziz Al Shahrani 14.Saudi Arabia
6.3
38'
M
Abdulaziz Majrashi 23.Saudi Arabia
6.7
74'
M
Hassan Abu Sharara 24.Saudi Arabia
7.3
74'
M
Rayan Al Mousa 95.Saudi Arabia
89'
F
Ahmed Harisi 18.Saudi Arabia
F
Fahad Al Johani 99.Saudi Arabia

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

Cosmin Marius Contra played with: Moustapha Zeghba (6.4), Hassan Alshammrani (6.6), Farouk Chafaï (6.4), Abdelkader Bedrane (6.4), Abdullah Al-Hawsawi (6.4), Domagoj Antolić (6.3), Bader Munshi (6.4), Abdullah Al-Amar (6.3), Abdulaziz Al-Bishi (7.0), Georges-Kévin N’Koudou (7.5) and A. Ceesay (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani (6.3), Ahmed Mohamed Yahya Harisi, Dhari Al-Enezi, Abdulaziz Majrashi (6.7), Hassan Abu Sharara (7.3), Mohammed Al-Mahasneh, Sultan Faqihi (6.8), Ryan Al-Mousa and Fahad Al-Johani.

Substitutions

Dhamk made 5 changes: Hassan Alshammrani for Sultan Faqihi (46′), Abdelkader Bedrane for Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani (38′), Abdullah Al-Hawsawi for Abdulaziz Majrashi (74′), Abdulaziz Al-Bishi for Hassan Abu Sharara (74′) and Bader Munshi for Ryan Al-Mousa (89′).

Best player: Georges-Kévin N’Koudou​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Dhamk was Georges-Kévin N’Koudou.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 30 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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