BURAYDAH. Al Ittihad and Al Taawon draw 1-1. K. Benzema scored the first goal (22′) for Al Ittihad. K. Benzema made it even (26′) with an own goal.
The match was played at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium stadium in Buraydah on Friday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Georgi Kabakov assisted by Martin Margaritov and Diyan Valkov. The 4th official was Abdulrahman Al Sultan. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.59 degrees Celsius or 90.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 12%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 15 Total 12
- 3 On Target 8
- 9 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 99 Attack 101
- 47 Dangerous attack 51
- 91 Ball safe 96
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 11
Fouls
- 8 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Al Taawon was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Al Ittihad that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Al Ittihad had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 8 were on target. However, that was not enough Al Ittihad to win the match.
Al Taawon shot 15 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Ittihad shot 12 times, 8 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Al Taawon received 1 yellow card (Flávio). On the other side, Al Ittihad received 2 yellow cards (Luiz Felipe and Abderrazak Hamdallah).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Taawon will have 23 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the other side, Al Ittihad will have 20 points like Al Fateh to sit in the 5th 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 Ittihad will host Dhamk on the 22nd of May with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Al Ittihad (3 draws).
Al Taawon – Formation
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: Sattam Al Roqi, Saad Al-Nasser , Abdulmalek Al-Shammary, Fahad Khalid Al Abdulrazzaq, Mohammed Aldhulayfi, Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn, Iyad Luay Ali Madani, Rakan Rajeh Altulayhi and Awn Al Saluli .
Substitutions
Al Taawon made 3 changes: Joao Pedro for Awn Al Saluli (75′), Muath Muath for Saad Al-Nasser (81′) and Joao Pedro for Awn Al Saluli (87′).
Best player: Mailson
The most impressive player for Al Taawon was the goalkeeper: Mailson. His rating is 8.47. He performed 8 saves.
Al Ittihad – Formation
Al Ittihad started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo played with: Marcelo Grohe , Muhannad Alshanqeeti , Omar Hawsawi , Luiz Felipe , Ahmed Bamasud , Romarinho , N’Golo Kanté , Awad Al-Nashri , Igor Coronado , Karim Benzema and Abderrazak Hamdallah .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Abdullah Al-Mayouf, Sultan Farhan, Faisal Al-Ghamdi, Marwan Al Sahafi, Turki Al Jaadi, Swailem Al-Menhali, Madallah Al-Olayan , Haroune Camara and Saleh Al-Amri .
Substitutions
Al Ittihad made 2 changes: Abderrazak Hamdallah for Saleh Al-Amri (75′) and Muhannad Alshanqeeti for Madallah Al-Olayan (75′).
Best player: Igor Coronado
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ittihad was Igor Coronado.
His rating is with 54 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 12 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Al Hilal – Al Khaleej – 1-0
- Al Akhdoud – Al Feiha – 1-2
- Al Fateh – Abha – 4-1
- Al Taawon – Al Ittihad – 1-1