BURAYDAH. Al Taawon was finally too strong for Al Tai with the goal of Musa Barrow (11′), Joao Pedro (13′) and Álvaro Medrán (57′).
The match was played at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium stadium in Buraydah on Thursday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Sami Al Jires with the collaboration of Omar Al Jamel and Saad Al-Subaiee. The 4th official was Mohammed Salem Al-Daqqash. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 37.46 degrees Celsius or 99.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 9%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 15 Total 14
- 7 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 8
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 95 Attack 121
- 41 Dangerous attack 72
- 104 Ball safe 82
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 12
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Al Taawon was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Al Tai that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Al Tai was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Al Taawon succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Al Taawon shot 15 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Al Tai shot 14 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Al Taawon didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Al Tai received 2 yellow cards (Bernard Mensah and Marko Dugandzic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Taawon will have 22 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Al Tai will stay with 7 points like Al Akhdoud to remain in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Taawon will play away with Dhamk on the 1st of May with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Al Taawon (2 draws).
Al Tai will host Al Ahli Jeddah on the 21st of February with a 10-1 head to head stats in favor of Al Ahli Jeddah (1 draw).
Al Taawon – Formation
Al Taawoun
56'
57'
Al Taawon started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Péricles Raimundo Oliveira Chamusca decided to play with the following team: Mailson , Aloyayari Abdulmalik , Andrei Girotto , Waleed Al-Ahmed , Muath Muath , Flávio , Ashraf El Mahdioui , Álvaro Medrán , Mateus , Joao Pedro and Musa Barrow .
The home team had on the bench: Mohamed Al-Ghamdi, Sattam Al Roqi , Saad Al-Nasser , Abdulmalek Al-Shammary, Fahad Khalid Al Abdulrazzaq , Mohammed Aldhulayfi, Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn, Abdulfattah Adam and Awn Al Saluli .
Al Taawon could not rely on the presence of Fahad Khalid Al Abdulrazzaq (injured) and Abdulfattah Adam (injured).
Substitutions
Al Taawon made 5 changes: Musa Barrow for Saad Al-Nasser (46′), Aloyayari Abdulmalik for Fahad Khalid Al Abdulrazzaq (56′), Joao Pedro for Abdulfattah Adam (56′), Mateus for Sattam Al Roqi (80′) and Muath Muath for Awn Al Saluli (80′).
Best player: Álvaro Medrán
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Taawon was Álvaro Medrán.
His rating is with 1 goal, 62 passes (82% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.
Al Tai – Formation
Al Tai
38'
Al Tai started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Laurențiu Aurelian Reghecampf played with: Victor Braga , Nawaf Al Qamiri , Ibrahim Alnakhli , Enzo Roco , Hussain Qasim , Alfa Semedo , Robert Bauer , Andrei Cordea , Bernard Mensah , Virgil Misidjan and Marko Dugandzic .
These were the players on the bench: Abdulkarim Al Sulaima, Abdulaziz Al Harabi , Salman Al-Mowasher , Salem Al Toiawy, Abdulrahman Al-Harthi , Moataz Al-Baqaawi, Abdulfattah Asiri, Rakan Shamlan, Hazzaa Al-Hazzaa and Salman Al-Muwashar.
Substitutions
Al Tai made 4 changes: Nawaf Al Qamiri for Abdulaziz Al Harabi (56′), Marko Dugandzic for Hazzaa Al-Hazzaa (61′), Andrei Cordea for Abdulrahman Al-Harthi (61′) and Virgil Misidjan for Salman Al-Mowasher (62′).
Best player: Abdulrahman Al-Harthi
The most impressive player for Al Tai was Abdulrahman Al-Harthi.
His rating is with 15 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 61′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Dhamk – Al Hazm – 4-1
- Al Ittifaq – Al Fateh – 1-2
- Al Taawon – Al Tai – 3-0
- Al Riyadh – Al Shabab – 2-2
