Al Riyadh and Al Shabab draw 2-2 on Thursday

SHARJAH. Al Riyadh bounces back against Al Shabab with a goal on the R. Saïss 53' and a goal on the I. Santos 88'.

By
Luke Meyer
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Al Riyadh and Al Shabab draw 2-2 on Thursday

SHARJAH. Al Riyadh recovers against Al Shabab with a goal on the R. Saïss 53′ and a goal on the I. Santos 88′. Al Shabab was vastly better in terms of ball possession (70%)​

The match was played at the Khalid Bin Mohammed Stadium stadium in Sharjah on Thursday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Raed Al Zahrani with the collaboration of Esaa Khibariy and Hassan Al-Salam. The 4th official was Ahmed Al Barakati. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 37.17 degrees Celsius or 98.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 13%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Al Riyadh

2 - 2

Team 1

Al Shabab

  • ! 30 Ball Possession 70
Shots
  • 8 Total 17
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 2 Off Target 6
  • 2 Shots blocked 7
  • 50 Attack 147
  • 14 Dangerous attack 87
  • 81 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 10
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 19
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Al Shabab had a superior ball possession 70% while Al Riyadh was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Shabab was more pushing with 87 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Al Shabab to win the contest​.

Al Riyadh shot 8 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Al Shabab shot 17 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Al Riyadh received 2 yellow cards (Mohammed Al Shwirekh and Andre Gray). Regarding the opposition, Al Shabab received 1 yellow card (Hussain Al-Sibyani).

Match Timeline

A. Gray(goal)Alin Toșca
36'
45'
Hussain Al Sibyani- Yellow
Mohammed Al Shwirekh(VAR)
45'
46'
Carlos Júnior- sub ->Hattan Bahebri
46'
Abdullah Radif- sub ->Habib Diallo
46'
53'
Romain Saïss(goal)Éver Banega
Saleh Al Abbas- sub ->Knowledge Musona
54'
A. Gray- Yellow
54'
Mohammed Al Shwirekh- Yellow
58'
73'
79'
Fahad Al-Muwallad- sub ->Husain Al-Monassar
88'
Iago Santos(goal)Yannick Carrasco
Ahmad Asiri- sub ->Abdullah Ibrahim Rashid Al Omar Al Dossari
88'
Fahad Al Rashidi- sub ->Juanmi
88'
Humood Al Dossari- sub ->Andre Gray
90'

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 this match, Al Riyadh will have 8 points like Al Khaleej to sit in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Al Shabab will have 9 points to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Riyadh will host Al Ahli Jeddah on the 1st of May with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Al Ahli Jeddah (0 draws).

Al Shabab will host Al Ahli Jeddah on the 8th of May with a 14-11 head to head statistic in favor of Al Shabab (11 draws).

Al Riyadh – Formation

Al Riyadh
G
M. Campaña 25.Uruguay
6.7
D
Mohammed Al Shwirekh 4.Saudi Arabia
7.0
58'
D
Khalid Al Shuwayyi 5.Saudi Arabia
6.3
D
A. Toșca 6.Romania
7.0
D
D. Arslanagić 36.Belgium
6.8
M
Juanmi 10.Spain
7.3
88' Goals73'
M
Knowledge Musona 11.Zimbabwe
6.4
54'
M
Abdullah Al Dosari 12.Saudi Arabia
88'
M
D. Ndong 20.Gabon
7.7
M
B. Touré 60.Mali
6.7
M
Mohammed Al-Dosari 12.Saudi Arabia
6.7
F
A. Gray 9.Jamaica
7.7
90' 54' Goals36'
Substitutes
G
Abdurahman Al Shammari 40.Saudi Arabia
D
Amiri Kurdi 2.Saudi Arabia
D
Ahmad Asiri 29.Saudi Arabia
6.7
88'
M
Mohammed Al Aqel 7.Saudi Arabia
M
Abdulhadi Al Harajin 15.Saudi Arabia
M
Mohammed Al Aqeel 18.Saudi Arabia
M
Fahad Al Rashidi 80.Saudi Arabia
6.7
88'
F
Abdulrahman Al Yami 3.Saudi Arabia
F
Saleh Al Abbas 14.Saudi Arabia
6.8
54'

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

The manager Yannick Ferrera decided to play with the following team: Martín Campaña (6.7), Khalid Bin Shuwayyi (6.3), Dino Arslanagić (6.8), Mohammed Al Shwirekh (7.0), Alin Toșca (7.0), Birama Touré (6.7), Didier N’Dong (7.7), Juanmi (7.3), Knowledge Musona (6.4), Abdullah Ibrahim Rashid Al Omar Al Dossari, Mohammed Al-Dosari (6.7) and Andre Gray (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Amiri Kurdi, Abdulrahman Al Yami, Mohammed bin Saleh bin Mohammed Al-Aqel, Saleh Al Abbas (6.8), Abdulhadi Al-Harajin, Mohamed Al Oqil, Ahmad Asiri (6.7), Abdurahman Al Shammeri and Fahad Al Rashidi (6.7).

Substitutions

Al Riyadh made 4 changes: Knowledge Musona for Saleh Al Abbas (54′), Andre Gray for Humood Al Dossari (90′), Juanmi for Fahad Al Rashidi (88′) and Abdullah Ibrahim Rashid Al Omar Al Dossari for Ahmad Asiri (88′).

Best player: Andre Gray​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Riyadh was Andre Gray.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 16 passes (69% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 15.

Al Shabab – Formation

Al Shabab
G
Seung-gyu Kim  18.South Korea
7.0
D
Iago Santos 4.Brazil
7.9
Goals88'
D
Romain Saïss 14.Morocco
8.2
Goals53'
D
Hussain Al Sibyani 16.Saudi Arabia
7.8
45'
D
Mohammed Essa Hurbush 38.Saudi Arabia
6.7
46'
M
G. Cuéllar 6.Colombia
7.5
M
Éver Banega  10.Argentina
8.4
M
Hussain Al-Monassar 15.Saudi Arabia
7.1
79'
F
Hattan Bahebri 11.Saudi Arabia
6.7
46'
F
Habib Diallo 20.Senegal
6.8
46'
F
Y. Carrasco 23.Belgium
7.8
Substitutes
G
Fawaz Al-Qarni 22.Saudi Arabia
D
Fawaz Al-Sqoor 27.Saudi Arabia
6.4
46'
D
Nader Al Sharari 88.Saudi Arabia
M
Majed Kanabah 12.Saudi Arabia
M
Nawaf Al Saadi 21.Saudi Arabia
M
Riyadh Sharahili 26.Saudi Arabia
F
Fahad Al-Muwallad 8.Saudi Arabia
6.8
79'
F
Carlos Júnior 13.Brazil
7.0
46'
F
Abdullah Radif 49.Saudi Arabia
6.4
46'

Al Shabab started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Juan Brown played with: Seung-gyu Kim (7.0), Mohammed Essa Harbush (6.7), Iago Santos (7.9), Romain Saïss (8.2), Hussain Al-Sibyani (7.8), Husain Al-Monassar (7.1), Gustavo Cuéllar (7.5), Éver Banega (8.4), Hattan Bahebri (6.7), Habib Diallo (6.8), Yannick Carrasco (7.8).

They had on the bench: Fahad Al Muwallad (6.8), Majed Omar Kanabah, Carlos Junior (7.0), Nawaf Alsadi, Fawaz Al Qarni, Riyadh Sharahili, Fawaz Al-Sagour (6.4), Abdullah Radif (6.4) and Nader Abdullah Al Sharari.

Substitutions

Al Shabab made 4 changes: Mohammed Essa Harbush for Fawaz Al-Sagour (46′), Hattan Bahebri for Carlos Junior (46′), Habib Diallo for Abdullah Radif (46′) and Husain Al-Monassar for Fahad Al Muwallad (79′).

Best player: Éver Banega​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Shabab was Éver Banega.

His rating is (8.4) with 95 passes (89% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 12 crosses.

Results of the day

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