Al Nassr defeats Al Raed 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BURAYDAH. Al Nassr overcomes Al Raed 3-1.

September 17, 2023

BURAYDAH. Al Nassr overcomes Al Raed 3-1. Al Nassr was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Sadio Mané (45′), Talisca (49′) and Cristiano Ronaldo (78′). Al Raed reduced the distance with a penalty (89′) by Mohamed Fouzair, but there was not much to do for them. Al Nassr was surely superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

Also, Al Raed had 2 players sent off: Bander Whaeshi (45′ for a red card) and Igor Jovičević (88′ for a red card).

The match was played at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium stadium in Buraydah on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Wilmar Alexander Roldán Pérez who was helped by Alexander Guzmán Bonilla and Miguel Stiven Roldán Pérez. The 4th official was Mohammed Hamad Al Ghamdi. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 39.52 degrees Celsius or 103.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 9%.

Match Statistics

Al Raed

1 - 3

Al Nassr

! 36 Ball Possession 64

Shots

8 Total 11
0 On Target 4
7 Off Target 5
1 Shots blocked 2

76 Attack 131
25 Dangerous attack 54
67 Ball safe 63

1 Penalties 0
0 Corners 4
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

10 Total 13
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Al Nassr was in firm control of the ball 64% while Al Raed was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Nassr was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Nassr won the match.

Al Raed shot 8 times, 0 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Nassr shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Al Raed received 1 yellow card (Mohammed Al-Dosari). Regarding the opposition, Al Nassr received 3 yellow cards (Abdulelah Al Amri, Ali Al-Hassan and Alex Telles).

Match Timeline

Mohammed Al-Dawsari- Yellow

45'

Sadio Mané(goal)Sultan Al Ghannam

Bander Whaeshi- Red

45'

Abdullah Al-Fahad- sub ->Júlio Tavares

46'

Talisca - sub ->Abdulrahman Ghareeb

49'

Talisca (goal)Sultan Al Ghannam

57'

Ali Al-Hassan- sub ->Abdullah Al Khaibari

59'

Ali Al-Hassan- Yellow

Khalid Al-Subaie- sub ->Abdullah Al Yousif

64'

Nayef Hazazi- sub ->Mathias Normann

65'

Karim El Berkaoui- sub ->Yahya Sunbul

75'

78'

Cristiano Ronaldo (goal)Talisca

Mamadou Loum- sub ->Amir Saâyoud

81'

84'

Alex Telles- Yellow

85'

Abdulelah Al-Amri- sub ->Ali Lajami

85'

Mohammed Qasem- sub ->Alex Telles

87'

Abdulelah Al-Amri- Yellow

Mohammed Fouzair(penalty)

89'

90'

Cristiano Ronaldo (VAR)

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, Al Raed will stay with 4 points like Al Akhdoud and Al Riyadh to sit in the 15th place. On the other side, Al Nassr will have 12 points to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Raed will play away with Dhamk on the 26th of May with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Al Raed (0 draws).

Al Nassr will host Al Wahda on the 5th of May with a 16-7 head to head stats in favor of Al Nassr (5 draws).

Al Raed – Formation

Al Raed

André Moreira 1.Portugal

6.3

O. Gonzalez 21.Cameroon

6.6

Abdullah Al-Yousif 43.Saudi Arabia

6.1

64'

Mohammed Al-Dawsari 32.Saudi Arabia

6.8

Bander Whaeshi 2.Saudi Arabia

6.3

45'

Mansour Al-Bishi 14.Saudi Arabia

7.0

Mathias Normann 8.Norway

6.4

65'

Mohammed Fouzair 10.Morocco

7.5

89'

Yahya Sunbul 45.Saudi Arabia

6.7

75'

Amir Sayoud 7.Algeria

7.0

81'

Julio Tavarès 17.Cape Verde

6.8

46'

Substitutes

Ahmad Al-Harbi 23.Saudi Arabia

Abdullah Al-Fahad 19.Saudi Arabia

6.4

46'

Hamad Al-Jayzani 28.Saudi Arabia

Nayef Hazazi 18.Saudi Arabia

65'

Mamadou Loum 5.Senegal

81'

Khalid Al-Subaie 24.Saudi Arabia

64'

Karim El Berkaoui 11.Morocco

75'

Feras Al-Ghamdi 49.Saudi Arabia

Rakan Al-Dosari 20.Saudi Arabia

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

The manager Igor Jovičević decided to play with the following team: André Moreira (6.3), Mohammed Al-Dosari (6.8), Oumar Gonzalez (6.6), Bander Whaeshi (6.3), Abdullah Al Yousif (6.1), Mohamed Fouzair (7.5), Mansour Al Bishi (7.0), Mathias Normann (6.4), Yahya Sunbul (6.7), Amir Saâyoud (7.0) and Júlio Tavares (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Naif Hazzazi, Karim El Berkaoui, Mamadou Loum, Abdullah Al-Fahad (6.4), Ahmad Al Harbi, Hamad Al Jayzani, Mohammed Alsubaie, Firas Al-Ghamdi and Rakan Aldosari.

Substitutions

Al Raed made 5 changes: Júlio Tavares for Abdullah Al-Fahad (46′), Mathias Normann for Naif Hazzazi (65′), Yahya Sunbul for Karim El Berkaoui (75′), Abdullah Al Yousif for Mohammed Alsubaie (64′) and Amir Saâyoud for Mamadou Loum (81′).

Best player: Mohamed Fouzair

The most impressive player for Al Raed was Mohamed Fouzair.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 24 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.

Al Nassr – Formation

Al Nassr

Nawaf Al-Aqidi 44.Saudi Arabia

7.0

Sultan Al-Ghannam 2.Saudi Arabia

8.4

Aymeric Laporte 27.Spain

7.3

Alex Telles 15.Brazil

7.5

85'

84'

Ali Lajami 78.Saudi Arabia

7.1

85'

Abdullah Al-Khaibari 17.Saudi Arabia

6.7

57'

Marcelo Brozovic 77.Croatia

7.5

Sadio Mané 10.Senegal

8.1

90'

45'

Otávio 25.Portugal

6.8

Abdulrahman Ghareeb 29.Saudi Arabia

7.0

46'

Cristiano Ronaldo 7.Portugal

6.8

78'

Substitutes

Waleed Abdullah 33.Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Al-Fatil 4.Saudi Arabia

Abdulelah Al-Amri 5.Saudi Arabia

85'

87'

Nawaf Al-Boushal 12.Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Qasem 24.Saudi Arabia

85'

Talisca 94.Brazil

7.8

46'

49'

Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhim 8.Saudi Arabia

Ali Al-Hassan 19.Saudi Arabia

6.4

57'

59'

Khalid Al Ghannam 11.Saudi Arabia

90'

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

Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro played with: Nawaf Al Aqidi (7.0), Sultan Al Ghannam (8.4), Ali Lajami (7.1), Aymeric Laporte (7.3), Alex Telles (7.5), Abdullah Al Khaibari (6.7), Marcelo Brozovic (7.5), Sadio Mané (8.1), Otávio (6.8), Abdulrahman Ghareeb (7.0) and Cristiano Ronaldo (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Khalid Al-Ghannam, Mohammed Al-Fatil, Waleed Abdullah, Abdulelah Al Amri, Talisca (7.8), Nawaf Al-Boushal, Mohammed Qasem, Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem and Ali Al-Hassan (6.4).

Substitutions

Al Nassr made 5 changes: Abdulrahman Ghareeb for Talisca (46′), Ali Lajami for Abdulelah Al Amri (85′), Sadio Mané for Khalid Al-Ghannam (90′), Abdullah Al Khaibari for Ali Al-Hassan (57′) and Alex Telles for Mohammed Qasem (85′).