MAHALAH. Al Riyadh overcomes Abha 1-0 after A. Gray scored just 1 goal (84′). Abha lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium stadium in Mahalah on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohammed Salem Al-Daqqash with the help of Faisal Al Qahtani and Mohammad Al-Hanfoosh. The 4th official was Meshal Ali Al-Shehri. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was hot at 26.98 degrees Celsius or 80.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 11%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Abha had a superior ball possession 59% while Al Riyadh was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Abha had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Al Riyadh succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Abha shot 18 times, 2 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Riyadh shot 5 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Abha received 1 yellow card (Grzegorz Krychowiak). On the opposite side, Al Riyadh received 1 yellow card (Dino Arslanagić).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Abha will stay with 6 points to gain in the 15th place. On the other side, Al Riyadh will have 7 points like Al Tai to move down in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Abha will play away with Al Ahli Jeddah on the 15th of May with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Al Ahli Jeddah (4 draws).
Al Riyadh will host Al Ahli Jeddah on the 1st of May with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Al Ahli Jeddah (0 draws).
Abha – Formation
Abha adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Czesław Michniewicz decided to play with the following team: Ciprian Tătărușanu , Saleh Al Qumayzi , Fabián Noguera , Zakaria Al-Sudani , Mohammed Naji , Uroš Matić , Grzegorz Krychowiak , Fahad Bin Jumayah , Abdulelah Alshamary , François Kamano and Karl Toko Ekambi .
The home team had on the bench: Saad Bguir , Abdulrahman Al Bouq, Mohammed Al-Konaideri, Mohammed Al Oufi , Ziyad Al-Sahafi, Ahmad Jaber , Meshal Ibrahim Al Mutairi , Saad Alselouli and Omar Al-Ruwaili .
Abha could not rely on the presence of Omar Al-Ruwaili (injured).
Substitutions
Abha made 5 changes: Abdulelah Alshamary for Mohammed Al Oufi (61′), Fahad Bin Jumayah for Ahmad Jaber (60′), Mohammed Naji for Saad Bguir (73′), Karl Toko Ekambi for Omar Al-Ruwaili (88′) and Karl Toko Ekambi for Omar Al-Ruwaili (88′).
Best player: Grzegorz Krychowiak
The player that probably impressed the most for Abha was Grzegorz Krychowiak.
His rating is with 78 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11.
Al Riyadh – Formation
Also Al Riyadh adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Yannick Ferrera played with: Martín Campaña , Khalid Bin Shuwayyi , Dino Arslanagić , Mohammed Al Shwirekh , Alin Toșca , Didier N’Dong , Birama Touré , Mohammed bin Saleh bin Mohammed Al-Aqel , Knowledge Musona , Juanmi and Andre Gray .
They had on the bench: Amiri Kurdi, Abdulrahman Al Yami, Abdullah Ibrahim Rashid Al Omar Al Dossari, Saleh Al Abbas , Abdulhadi Al-Harajin , Mohamed Al Oqil, Ahmad Asiri, Abdurahman Al Shammeri, Fahad Al Rashidi and Mohammed Al-Dosari.
Al Riyadh could not rely on the presence of Abdullah Ibrahim Rashid Al Omar Al Dossari (injured).
Substitutions
Al Riyadh made 4 changes: Mohammed bin Saleh bin Mohammed Al-Aqel for Saleh Al Abbas (64′), Juanmi for Abdulhadi Al-Harajin (73′), Andre Gray for Fahad Al Rashidi (90′) and Saleh Al Abbas for Abdullah Ibrahim Rashid Al Omar Al Dossari (90′).
Best player: Martín Campaña
The most impressive player for Al Riyadh was the goalkeeper: Martín Campaña. His rating is 7.65. He performed 2 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.