ABHA. Al Hilal and Abha draw 1-1. M. Marega scored the first goal (18′) for Al Hilal. S. Bguir made it even (43′). Al Hilal was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (68%)
The match was played at the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium (Abha) stadium in Abha on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Turki Al Khudair assisted by Khalaf Al Shamari and Yasser Al Sultan. The 4th official was Sultan Sughayyir. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.1 degrees Celsius or 70.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 18%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Hilal was in firm control of the ball 68% while Abha was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Hilal was more pushing with 72 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Al Hilal to win the contest.
Abha shot 7 times, 6 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Hilal shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Abha received 1 yellow card (Dani Suárez). Regarding the opposition, Al Hilal received 2 yellow cards (B. Gomis and Saleh Al-Shehri).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Abha will have 14 points to sit in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Al Hilal will have 20 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Abha will play away with Al Feiha on the 25th of December with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Abha (1 draw).
Al Hilal will host Al Fateh on the 25th of December with a 19-3 head to head in favor of Al Hilal (3 draws).
Abha – Formation
Abha
82'
90'
43'
Abha started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Martin Ševela decided to play with the following team: A. M’Hamdi, Dani Suárez, Saeed Al Hamsal, A. Atouchi, Mohammed Al Kunaydiri, U. Matić, Saleh Al Jamaan, Riyadh Sharahili, Fahad Bin Jumayah, M. te Vrede and S. Bguir.
The home team had on the bench: Muath Afaneh, Jehad Al Zuwed, Abdullah Al Qahtani, Abdulrahman Al Barakah, P. Mboungou, Abdullah Al Shammari, Karam Barnawi, Mohanad Alqaydhi and Sari Amro.
Substitutions
Abha made 3 changes: Mohammed Al Kunaydiri for Sari Amro (73′), Saleh Al Jamaan for P. Mboungou (84′) and Saeed Al Hamsal for Karam Barnawi (90′).
Al Hilal – Formation
Al Hilal
Al Hilal started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
José Leonardo Nunes Alves Sousa Jardim played with: Abdullah Al Maiouf, Yasir Al-Shahrani, Jang Hyun-Soo, Mohammed Al Burayk, Muteb Al Mufarrij, Salman Al-Faraj, Salem Al-Dawsari, Mohammed Kanoo, Matheus Pereira, B. Gomis and M. Marega.
These were the players on the bench: Mohammed Jahfali, G. Cuéllar, Hamad Al Yami, Nasser Al-Dawsari, Saleh Al-Shehri, Habib Al-Wotayan, Abdullah Al-Hamdan, L. Vietto and A. Carrillo.
Substitutions
Al Hilal made 5 changes: Mohammed Al Burayk for Hamad Al Yami (65′), Yasir Al-Shahrani for Nasser Al-Dawsari (65′), B. Gomis for Abdullah Al-Hamdan (74′), Salem Al-Dawsari for A. Carrillo (74′) and Matheus Pereira for Saleh Al-Shehri (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
