RIYADH. Al Nassr conquers Al Ittifaq 1-0 after K. Al scored just 1 goal (50′). Al Nassr was truly better in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
S. Al Rubaie received a red card (27′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Al Ittifaq lost the match.
The match was played at the Mrsool Park stadium in Riyadh. The referee was Szymon Marciniak with the support of Pawel Sokolnicki and Tomasz Listkiewicz. The 4th official was Faisal Alblwi. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.1 degrees Celsius or 64.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 30%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 12 Total 1
- 5 On Target 0
- 7 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 76 Attack 53
- 34 Dangerous attack 14
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 3
Fouls
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Al Nassr was in firm control of the ball 67% while Al Ittifaq was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Nassr was more pushing with 34 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Nassr won the match.
Al Nassr shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Al Ittifaq shot 1 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Al Nassr received 4 yellow cards (A. Yahya, A. Al Amri, Anselmo and M. Al Shammari). On the opposite side, Al Ittifaq received 2 yellow cards (S. Al Rubaie and S. Al Mowalad).
Also, Al Ittifaq didn’t finish the match with 11 players after S. Al Rubaie (Al Ittifaq) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (27′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Al Nassr has points to occupy the 0th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Al Ittifaq stays with points (0th).
Next matches
Al Nassr – Formation
Al Nassr
43'
70'
50'
The manager Miguel Ángel Russo decided to play with the following team: Waleed Abdullah, R. Mori, Sultan Al-Ghannam, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Mansour Al Shammari, Talisca, Abdullah Al Khaibari, Ali Al-Hassan, Khalid Al Ghannam, Ayman Yahya and Abdulfattah Adam.
The home team had on the bench: G. Martínez, Anselmo, Sami Al-Najei, Mukhtar Ali, Mohammed Al Fatil, Hamed Al Mansour, J. Masharipov, Mohammed Qassem and Amin Jan Al Bukhari.
Substitutions
Al Nassr made 3 changes: A. Yahya for G. Martinez (57′), A. Al Hassan for Anselmo (70′) and A. Adam for S. Al-Najei (88′).
Al Ittifaq – Formation
Al Ettifaq
Vladan Milojević played with: R. M’Bolhi, Saeed Al Mowallad, Saeed Al Rubaie, Abdullah Khateeb, Sanousi Al Hawsawi, Souza, Ali Abdullah Hazzazi, Hamed Al Ghamdi, R. Quaison, Hazzaa Al Hazzaa and W. Azarou.
These were the players on the bench: A. Abdellaoui, N. Sliti, Ibrahim Mahnashi, Abdullah Al Salem, Ahmed Al Ghamdi, Hassan Al Sulays, Fahad Al-Dossari, Abdullah Al-Owaisher and Faisal Al-Ghamdi.
Substitutions
Al Ittifaq made 4 changes: H. Al Hazzaa for A. Abdellaoui (30′), W. Azarou for N. Sliti (60′), H. Al Ghamdi for I. Mahnashi (60′) and A. Sanousi for A. Al Salem (75′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Kings Cup.
- Al Ahli Jeddah – Al Faisaly – 2-1
- Al Nassr – Al Ittifaq – 1-0
- Al Taawon – Al Ta’ee – 3-2
- Al Feiha – Abha – 4-0
