Al Ittihad beats Al Ittifaq 3-2 with 2 goals from H. Camara

JEDDAH. Al Ittihad defeated Al Ittifaq 3-2 thanks to H. Camara who scored in the 71st and 85th minute.

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Al Ittihad beats Al Ittifaq 3-2 with 2 goals from H. Camara

JEDDAH. Al Ittihad overcome Al Ittifaq 3-2 thanks to H. Camara who scored in the 71st and 85th minute. Al Ittihad capitalized on its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah on Sunday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Istvan Kovacs assisted by Vasile Marinescu and Mihai Ovidiu Artene. The 4th official was Abdullah Al-Kharbosh. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.9 degrees Celsius or 76.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Al Ittihad

3 - 2

Team 1

Al Ettifaq

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 14 Total 8
  • 7 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 95 Attack 86
  • 60 Dangerous attack 39
  • 92 Ball safe 74
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 17
  • 4 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Al Ittihad had a strong ball possession 59% while Al Ittifaq was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Ittihad was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Ittihad won the match​.

Al Ittihad shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Al Ittifaq shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Al Ittihad received 4 yellow cards (Igor Coronado, Abdulrahman Al Obod, Ziyad Al Sahafi and K. El Ahmadi). On the other side, Al Ittifaq received 4 yellow cards (Ibrahim Mahnashi, R. M’Bolhi, R. Quaison and W. Azarou).

Match Timeline

10'
29'
36'
Ibrahim Mahnashi- Yellow
39'
41'
R. Quaison(goal)
54'
Hamed Al Ghamdi- sub ->Ibrahim Mahnashi
56'
57'
R. Quaison- Yellow
61'
69'
70'
Haroune Camara- sub ->Abdulaziz Al Bishi
71'
Haroune Camara(goal)Fahad Al Muwallad
78'
Abdulrahman Al-Oboud- Yellow
81'
82'
85'
Haroune Camara(goal)
87'
90'
Ahmed Al Ghamdi- sub ->Ali Abdullah Hazzazi
90'
Karim El Ahmadi Al Aroos- Yellow
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Al Hilal
67
30
Al Ittihad
65
30
Al Nassr
61
30
Al Shabab
55
30
Damac
44
30
Al Tai
37
30
Al Raed
36
30
Al Fateh
35
30
Al Feiha
35
30
Abha
35
30
Al Taawoun
34
30
Al Ettifaq
34
30
Al Faisaly
33
30
Al Batin
33
30
Al Ahli
32
30
Al Hazm
17
30

After playing this encounter, Al Ittihad will have 29 points to hold in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Al Ittifaq will stay with 16 points like Al Fateh to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Ittihad will play away against Al Batin on the 31st of December with a 8-1 head to head stats in favor of Al Ittihad (1 draw).

Al Ittifaq will host Al Feiha on the 31st of December with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Al Ittifaq (3 draws).

Al Ittihad – Formation

Al Ittihad
G
Marcelo Grohe 34.Brazil
D
Ahmed Hegazy  26.Egypt
D
Ziyad Al-Sahafi 4.Saudi Arabia
87' Goals82'
M
Hamdan Al Shamrani 27.Saudi Arabia
M
K. El Ahmadi 20.Morocco
90'
M
Igor Coronado 77.Brazil
54'
M
Abdulaziz Al-Bishi 11.Saudi Arabia
70'
M
Abdulelah Al-Malki 88.Saudi Arabia
69'
M
Romarinho 90.Brazil
F
Y. Niakaté 9.Mali
10'
F
Abdulrahman Al-Oboud 24.Saudi Arabia
90' 78'
Substitutes
G
Rakan Najjar 1.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdullah Al Hafith 17.Saudi Arabia
90'
D
Hazim Al Zahrani 32.Saudi Arabia
D
Omar Hawsawi 5.Saudi Arabia
M
Bruno Henrique 19.Brazil
69'
M
Khaled Al Sumairi 6.Saudi Arabia
M
Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn 29.Saudi Arabia
F
Haroune Camara 70.Saudi Arabia
70' Goals71', 85'
F
Fahad Al-Muwallad 8.Saudi Arabia
10'

The manager Cosmin Marius Contra decided to play with the following team: Marcelo Grohe, Ahmed Hegazy, Ziyad Al Sahafi, Hamdan Al Shamrani, K. El Ahmadi, Igor Coronado, Abdulaziz Al Bishi, Abdulelah Al-Malki, Romarinho, Y. Niakaté and Abdulrahman Al Obod.

The home team had on the bench: Bruno Henrique, Abdullah Al Hafith, Hazim Al Zahrani, Rakan Najjar, Omar Hawsawi, Haroune Camara, Khaled Al Samiri, Fahad Al Muwallad and Ahmed Bahusayn.

Substitutions

Al Ittihad made 4 changes: Y. Niakaté for Fahad Al Muwallad (10′), Abdulelah Al-Malki for Bruno Henrique (69′), Abdulaziz Al Bishi for Haroune Camara (70′) and Abdulrahman Al Obod for Abdullah Al Hafith (90′).

Al Ittifaq – Formation

Al Ettifaq
G
Raïs M'Bolhi  23.Algeria
39'
D
Saeed Al Muwallad 2.Saudi Arabia
D
Ayoub Abdellaoui 5.Algeria
D
Abdullah Khateeb 18.Saudi Arabia
D
Ali Abdullah Hazzazi 11.Saudi Arabia
90'
M
Souza 88.Brazil
M
F. Kiss 14.Slovakia
M
Naïm Sliti 10.Tunisia
M
Ibrahim Mahnashi 6.Saudi Arabia
56' 36'
F
R. Quaison 99.Sweden
61' 57' Goals41'
F
W. Azaro 21.Morocco
90' 81'
Substitutes
G
Abdullah Al Owayshir 1.Saudi Arabia
M
Faisal Al Ghamdi 16.Saudi Arabia
M
Hamed Al Ghamdi 8.Saudi Arabia
56'
M
Saad Al-Salouli 24.Saudi Arabia
90'
M
Ahmed Al Ghamdi 15.Saudi Arabia
90'
M
Fahad Al-Dossari 29.Saudi Arabia
F
Abdullah Al Salem 17.Saudi Arabia
61'
F
H. Al 19.Saudi Arabia
F
Hazza Al Hazza 9.Saudi Arabia

Vladan Milojević played with: R. M’Bolhi, Saeed Al Mowallad, A. Abdellaoui, Abdullah Khateeb, Souza, F. Kiss, N. Sliti, Ali Abdullah Hazzazi, Ibrahim Mahnashi, R. Quaison and W. Azarou.

These were the players on the bench: Faisal Al-Ghamdi, Abdullah Al Salem, Hamed Al Ghamdi, Saad Al Salouli, Abdullah Al-Owaisher, Ahmed Al Ghamdi, Hassan Al Sulays, Hazzaa Al Hazzaa and Fahad Al-Dossari.

Substitutions

Al Ittifaq made 4 changes: Ibrahim Mahnashi for Hamed Al Ghamdi (56′), R. Quaison for Abdullah Al Salem (61′), W. Azarou for Saad Al Salouli (90′) and Ali Abdullah Hazzazi for Ahmed Al Ghamdi (90′).

Results of the day

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