Al Fateh beats Al Hilal 3-2 with 2 goals from M. Batna

RIYADH. Al Fateh topped Al Hilal 3-2 thanks to M. Batna who scored in the 16th and 87th minute.

Al Fateh beats Al Hilal 3-2 with 2 goals from M. Batna

RIYADH. Al Fateh prevailed over Al Hilal 3-2 thanks to M. Batna who scored in the 16th and 87th minute. Al Hilal was surely better in terms of ball possession (67%).​

The match was played at the King Fahd International Stadium stadium in Riyadh on Saturday and it started at 5:50 pm local time. The referee was Derlis Fabián López López with the help of Eduardo Cardozo and . The 4th official was Mohammed Al Esmaiel. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 78 Ball Possession 22
Shots
  • 21 Total 7
  • 6 On Target 6
  • 9 Off Target 0
  • 6 Shots blocked 1
  • 84 Attack 69
  • 66 Dangerous attack 27
  • 71 Ball safe 61
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 8 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 6 Total 13
  • 0 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Al Hilal had a strong ball possession 67% while Al Fateh was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Hilal was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. Still, Al Fateh was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Al Hilal shot 19 times, 8 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Al Fateh shot 6 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Al Hilal didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Al Fateh received 4 yellow cards (Ali Al Zaqan, Abbas Sadiq Al Hassan, Ammar Al Duhaim and Mohammed Al Fuhaid).

Match Timeline

12'
16'
Mourad Batna(goal)
31'
Mohammed Al Saeed- sub ->Fahad Al Harbi
Salem Al-Dawsari - sub ->A. Carrillo
46'
53'
57'
Abbas Sadiq Alhassan- Yellow
60'
61'
68'
Amaar Al Dohaim- Yellow
71'
Sofiane Bendebka(goal)M. Batna
Mohammed Al-Qahtani- sub ->L. Vietto
74'
75'
75'
82'
Othman Al-Othman- sub ->Ali Al Zaqan
82'
Ziyad Aljari- sub ->Mohammed Al Saeed
87'
Mourad Batna(penalty)
90'
Mohammed Al-Fuhaid- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

After this match, Al Hilal will stay with 21 points to sit in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Al Fateh will have 16 points like Al Ittifaq to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Hilal will play away with Al Faisaly on the 31st of December with a 20-0 head to head record in favor of Al Hilal (7 draws).

Al Fateh will host Al Nassr on the 1st of January with a 12-3 head to head in favor of Al Nassr (8 draws).

Al Hilal – Formation

Al Hilal
G
Abdullah Al Muaiouf 1.Saudi Arabia
D
Yasser Al-Shahrani 12.Saudi Arabia
D
Hyun Soo Jang 20.South Korea
D
Ali Al-Bulayhi 5.Saudi Arabia
M
Gustavo Cuéllar 6.Colombia
75'
M
André Carrillo 19.Peru
46' Goals12'
F
Hamad Al Yami 88.Saudi Arabia
F
Moussa Marega 17.Mali
F
Luciano Vietto 10.Argentina
74'
F
Saleh Al-Shehri 11.Saudi Arabia
61'
F
Musab Al Juwayr 43.Saudi Arabia
Substitutes
G
Habib Al-Wutaian 31.Saudi Arabia
D
Muteb Almufarrij 32.Saudi Arabia
D
Mohammed Jahfali 70.Saudi Arabia
M
Madallah Al-Olayan 23.Saudi Arabia
M
Abdullah Radif 49.Saudi Arabia
M
Salem Al-Dawsari  29.Saudi Arabia
46'
F
Bafetimbi Gomis 18.France
61' Goals75'
F
Abdullah Al Hamdan 14.Saudi Arabia
75'
F
Mohammed Al-Qahtani 56.Saudi Arabia
74'

The manager José Leonardo Nunes Alves Sousa Jardim decided to play with the following team: Abdullah Al Maiouf, Yasir Al Shahrani, Jang Hyun-Soo, Ali Al Bulaihi, Hamad Al Yami, G. Cuéllar, A. Carrillo, M. Marega, L. Vietto, Saleh Al Shehri and Musab Fahz Aljuwayr.

The home team had on the bench: B. Gomis, Abdullah Al Hamdan, Madallah Al Olayan, Muteb Al Mufarrij, Abdullah Radif, Salem Al Dawsari, Mohammed Al Qahtani, Habib Al Wotayan and Mohammed Jahfali.

Substitutions

Al Hilal made 4 changes: A. Carrillo for Salem Al Dawsari (46′), Saleh Al Shehri for B. Gomis (61′), L. Vietto for Mohammed Al Qahtani (74′) and G. Cuéllar for Abdullah Al Hamdan (75′).

Al Fateh – Formation

Al Fateh
G
Maksym Koval 35.Ukraine
D
Amaar Al Dohaim 24.Saudi Arabia
68'
D
Fahd Mohammed Al-Harbi 5.Saudi Arabia
31'
D
Abdullah Al-Yousif 23.Saudi Arabia
D
Nawaf Al-Boushal 2.Saudi Arabia
M
Mohammed Al-Fuhaid 14.Saudi Arabia
90'
M
Sofiane Bendebka 28.Algeria
Goals71'
M
Abbas Sadiq Alhassan 6.Saudi Arabia
60' 57'
F
Ali Al-Zaqan 26.Saudi Arabia
82' 53'
F
Mourad Batna 11.Morocco
Goals16', 87'
F
Firas Al-Buraikan 19.Saudi Arabia
Substitutes
G
Waled Al Enazi 22.Saudi Arabia
D
Ziyad Aljari 3.Saudi Arabia
82'
M
Othman Al-Othman 43.Saudi Arabia
82'
M
M. Nakhli 16.Saudi Arabia
M
Hassan Al-Mohammed 15.Saudi Arabia
M
Ahmad Algeaidy 77.Saudi Arabia
M
Ali Salah Aljassem 37.Saudi Arabia
M
Majed Omar Kanabah 12.Saudi Arabia
60'
M
Mohammed Al Saeed 18.Saudi Arabia
31'

Yannick Ferrera played with: M. Koval, Ammar Al Duhaim, Fahad Al Harbi, Abdullah Al Yousif, Nawaf Boushal, Mohammed Al Fuhaid, S. Bendebka, Ali Al Zaqan, M. Batna, Abbas Sadiq Al Hassan and Firas Al Brikan.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Othman Al Othman, Ziyad Maher Al Jari, Munther Al Nakhli, Hassan Abdullah, Ahmad El Geaidy, Waleed Al Enezi, Ali Salah Aljassem, Majed Kanabah and Mohammed Al Saeed.

Substitutions

Al Fateh made 4 changes: Fahad Al Harbi for Mohammed Al Saeed (31′), Abbas Sadiq Al Hassan for Majed Kanabah (60′), Ali Al Zaqan for Othman Al Othman (82′) and Mohammed Al Saeed for Ziyad Maher Al Jari (82′).

Results of the day

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