RIYADH. Al Nassr comes back against Abha with a penalty kick on the S. Bguir 36′ and a goal on the K. Toko 90′. Al Nassr was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)

The match was played at the Mrsool Park stadium in Riyadh on Friday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Mario Alberto Escobar Toca with the assistance of Luis Aroldo Ventura and Humberto Panjoj. The 4th official was Fareeh Al Jaloud. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 34.62 degrees Celsius or 94.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 18%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Al Nassr was in firm control of the ball 60% while Abha was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Nassr was putting more pressure with 83 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Al Nassr to win the match​.

Al Nassr shot 25 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Abha shot 8 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Al Nassr didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Abha received 4 yellow cards (Mohammed Al-Konaideri, Fabián Noguera, Fahad Bin Jumayah and Saleh Al Qumayzi).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Al Nassr will have 19 points like Al Ittihad to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Abha will have 7 points like Al Akhdoud and Al Tai to remain in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, 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).

Abha will play away agasint Al Ahli Jeddah on the 15th of May with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Al Ahli Jeddah (4 draws).

Al Nassr – Formation

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

The manager Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro decided to play with the following team: Nawaf Al Aqidi (7.0), Sultan Al Ghannam (7.7), Ali Lajami (6.8), Aymeric Laporte (7.0), Alex Telles (7.3), Marcelo Brozovic (7.7), Abdullah Al Khaibari (7.3), Otávio (7.8), Talisca (8.1), Sadio Mané (8.9) and Cristiano Ronaldo (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Mohammed Al-Fatil, Seko Fofana (6.8), Khalid Al-Ghannam, Nawaf Al-Boushal, Sami Al Naji, Ayman Yahya, Mohammed Qasem, Abdulrahman Ghareeb (6.4) and Waleed Abdullah.

Substitutions

Al Nassr made 2 changes: Sadio Mané for Abdulrahman Ghareeb (80′) and Marcelo Brozovic for Seko Fofana (80′).

Best player: Sadio Mané​

The most impressive player for Al Nassr was Sadio Mané.

His rating is (8.9) with 44 passes (77% accurate) and 9 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses.

Abha – Formation

Abha started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Roel Coumans played with: Ciprian Tătărușanu (7.3), Saleh Al Qumayzi (6.6), Fabián Noguera (6.7), Ahmad Al Hbeab (7.0), Mohammed Naji (6.8), Grzegorz Krychowiak (7.0), Saad Bguir (7.0), Zakaria Al-Sudani (7.7), Uroš Matić (6.8), François Kamano (6.6) and Karl Toko Ekambi (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Hassan Al-Ali, Abdulrahman Al Bouq, Mohammed Al-Konaideri (7.0), Fahad Bin Jumayah (7.5), Mohammed Al Oufi, Ziyad Al-Sahafi, Ahmad Jaber (6.8), Abdulelah Alshamary and Saad Alselouli.

Substitutions

Abha made 3 changes: Saad Bguir for Fahad Bin Jumayah (71′), François Kamano for Mohammed Al-Konaideri (80′) and Mohammed Naji for Ahmad Jaber (84′).

Best player: Zakaria Al-Sudani​

The most impressive player for Abha was Zakaria Al-Sudani.

His rating is (7.7) with 26 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Al Ittihad – Al Ahli Jeddah – 0-1
• Al Nassr – Abha – 2-2