Al Fateh overcomes Al Khaleej 3-1

DAMMAM. Al Fateh conquers Al Khaleej 3-1.

September 16, 2023

DAMMAM. Al Fateh tops Al Khaleej 3-1. Al Fateh was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Mourad Batna (10′), Mourad Batna (13′) and Sofiane Bendebka (66′). Al Khaleej reduced the distance with a penalty (82′) by Fábio Martins, but there was not much to do for them.

The match was played at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium stadium in Dammam on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohammed Al Beredi who had the assistance of Mohammed Al Shehri and Sami Al Arfaj. The 4th official was Ahmed Al Barakati. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 38.99 degrees Celsius or 102.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 28%.

Match Statistics

Al Khaleej

1 - 3

Al Fateh

48 Ball Possession 52

Shots

14 Total 8
6 On Target 7
4 Off Target 0
4 Shots blocked 1

101 Attack 82
52 Dangerous attack 36
0 Ball safe 0

1 Penalties 0
6 Corners 3
2 Off Sides 3

Fouls

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

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Al Khaleej was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Al Fateh that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Al Khaleej was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, Al Fateh was able to find the solution to win this match.

Al Khaleej shot 14 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Fateh shot 8 times, 7 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Al Khaleej received 1 yellow card (Pedro Rebocho). Regarding the opposition, Al Fateh received 1 yellow card (Mukhtar Ali).

Match Timeline

10'

M. Batna(goal)Abbas Sadiq Alhassan

13'

M. Batna(goal)Sofiane Bendebka

Pedro Rebocho- Yellow

42'

58'

Mansour Hamzi- sub ->Khaled Al Sumairi

63'

66'

Sofiane Bendebka(goal)Lucas Zelarayán

70'

Mohammed Al Saeed- sub ->Tawfiq Buhumaid

Hamad Al Abdan- sub ->Ivo Rodrigues

75'

Saeed Al Hamsal- sub ->Arif Al-Haydar

75'

Bandar Nasser- sub ->Pedro Rebocho

75'

76'

Mohammed Al Fuhaid- sub ->Abbas Sadiq Alhassan

77'

Ali Al Zubaidi- sub ->Saeed Baattia

81'

Mansour Hamzi(VAR)

79'

Fábio Martins(penalty)

82'

86'

Fahad Al Harbi- sub ->Lucas Zelarayán

Abdullah Al Salem- sub ->K. Narey

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Al Khaleej will stay with 5 points like Al Shabab to sit in the 12th place. On the other side, Al Fateh will have 11 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Khaleej will host Al Wahda on the 8th of May with a 5-4 head to head stats in favor of Al Wahda (1 draw).

Al Fateh will play away agasint Al Wahda on the 3rd of April with a 8-6 head to head statistic in favor of Al Fateh (4 draws).

Al Khaleej – Formation

Al Khaleej

Ibrahim Sehic 23.Bosnia and Herzegovina

7.5

Mohammed Al Khabrani 3.Saudi Arabia

6.3

L. López 4.Argentina

6.4

Pedro Rebocho 5.Portugal

6.3

75'

42'

Arif Al Haydar 25.Saudi Arabia

6.3

75'

Khaled Al Sumairi 6.Saudi Arabia

6.4

63'

K. Narey 7.Togo

7.0

90'

Ivo Rodrigues 8.Portugal

6.6

75'

Fábio Martins 10.Portugal

7.7

82'

Woo-young Jung 55.South Korea

7.3

Mohamed Sherif 9.Egypt

6.3

Substitutes

Marwan Al Haidari 96.Saudi Arabia

Abdullah Al Shanqiti 13.Saudi Arabia

Bandar Nasser 33.Saudi Arabia

7.0

75'

Saeed Al Hamsal 39.Saudi Arabia

7.3

75'

Hassan Al Majhad 17.Saudi Arabia

Hamad Al Abdan 99.Saudi Arabia

6.4

75'

Abdullah Al Salem 11.Saudi Arabia

6.4

90'

Mansour Hamzi 15.Saudi Arabia

7.0

63'

Riyadh Al Ibrahim 70.Saudi Arabia

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

The manager Pedro Emanuel dos Santos Martins Silva decided to play with the following team: I. Šehić (7.5), Arif Al-Haydar (6.3), Mohammed Al Khabrani (6.3), L. López (6.4), Pedro Rebocho (6.3), Khaled Al Sumairi (6.4), Jung Woo-Young (7.3), K. Narey (7.0), Ivo Rodrigues (6.6), Fábio Martins (7.7) and Mohamed Sherif (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Abdullah Al Salem (6.4), Abdullah Al Shanqiti, Mansour Hamzi (7.0), Hassan Al Majhad, Bandar Nasser (7.0), Saeed Al Hamsal (7.3), Riyadh Al Ibrahim, Marwan Al Haidari and Hamad Al Abdan (6.4).

Substitutions

Al Khaleej made 5 changes: K. Narey for Abdullah Al-Salem (90′), Arif Al-Haydar for Saeed Al Hamsal (75′), Ivo Rodrigues for Hamad Al Abdan (75′), Khaled Al Sumairi for Mansour Hamzi (63′) and Pedro Rebocho for Bandar Al Mutairi (75′).

Best player: Fábio Martins

The player that probably impressed the most for Al Khaleej was Fábio Martins.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 31 passes (97% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.

Al Fateh – Formation

Al Fateh

J. Rinne 1.Sweden

7.7

Saeed Baattia 12.Saudi Arabia

6.7

77'

M. Saâdane 17.Morocco

7.3

Tawfiq Bu Haymid 25.Saudi Arabia

7.0

70'

J. Denayer 64.Belgium

7.0

Mukhtar Ali 7.Saudi Arabia

6.3

58'

Lucas Zelarayán 10.Armenia

7.8

86'

M. Batna 11.Morocco

9.4

10', 13'

Sofiane Bendebka 28.Algeria

8.5

66'

Abbas Al Hassan 66.Saudi Arabia

7.3

76'

Cristian Tello 37.Spain

7.7

Substitutes

Mustafa Malayekah 26.Saudi Arabia

Ali Al Zubaidi 2.Saudi Arabia

6.4

77'

Fahad Al Harbi 5.Saudi Arabia

7.0

86'

Qasem Lajami 87.Saudi Arabia

Noah Al Mousa 8.Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Al Fuhaid 14.Saudi Arabia

6.6

76'

Mohammed Al Saeed 18.Saudi Arabia

6.4

70'

Abdullah Al Mogren 20.Saudi Arabia

Ali Al Masoud 29.Saudi Arabia

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

Slaven Bilić played with: Jacob Rinne (7.7), Saeed Baattia (6.7), Marwane Saadane (7.3), Jason Denayer (7.0), Tawfiq Buhumaid (7.0), Mourad Batna (9.4), Sofiane Bendebka (8.5), Mukhtar Ali (6.3), Abbas Sadiq Alhassan (7.3), Lucas Zelarayán (7.8) and Cristian Tello (7.7).

These were the players on the bench: Ali Alzubaidi (6.4), Fahd Mohammed Al-Harbi (7.0), Nouh Al-Mousa, Mohammed Al-Fuhaid (6.6), Mohammed Al Saeed (6.4), Mustafa Malaika, Ali Al Masoud, Qasim Al-Oujami and Abdullah Al-Mogren.

Al Fateh could not rely on the presence of Mohammed Al-Fuhaid (injured) and Fahd Mohammed Al-Harbi (injured).

Substitutions

Al Fateh made 4 changes: Tawfiq Buhumaid for Mohammed Al Saeed (70′), Abbas Sadiq Alhassan for Mohammed Al-Fuhaid (76′), Saeed Baattia for Ali Alzubaidi (77′) and Lucas Zelarayán for Fahd Mohammed Al-Harbi (86′).