Al Shabab defeats Al Taawon 3-1

RIYADH. Al Shabab prevails over Al Taawon 3-1.

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Al Shabab defeats Al Taawon 3-1

RIYADH. Al Shabab beats Al Taawon 3-1.

The match was played at the King Fahd International Stadium stadium in Riyadh on Monday and it started at 5:50 pm local time. The referee was Ovidiu Alin Hațegan who had the assistance of Sebastian Eugen Gheorghe and Mircea Mihail Grigoriu. The 4th official was Abdullah Al Awedan. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.1 degrees Celsius or 57.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Al Shabab

3 - 1

Team 1

Al Taawoun

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 19 Total 16
  • 10 On Target 6
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 5
  • 86 Attack 76
  • 75 Dangerous attack 63
  • 78 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 23 Total 18
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Al Shabab was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Al Taawon that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Al Shabab was more pushing with 75 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Shabab won the match​.

Al Shabab shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Al Taawon shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Al Shabab received 3 yellow cards (É. Banega, Paulinho and I. Lichnovsky). Regarding the opposition, Al Taawon received 4 yellow cards (L. Henrique, Tareq Abdullah, Awn Mutlaq Al Slaluli and Hassan Al Amri).

Match Timeline

12'
12'
24'
32'
Iago Santos(goal)A. Gamarra
33'
Carlos Júnior(goal)Hattan Bahebri
36'
40'
45'
51'
Awn Al-Saluli- Yellow
53'
76'
80'
Hattan Bahebri(goal)O. Ighalo
82'
85'
Abdullah Al Joui- sub ->O. Ighalo
90'
90'
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 this encounter, Al Shabab will have 28 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Al Taawon will stay with 11 points like Al Hazm to go up in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Shabab will play away against Al Ahli Jeddah on the 1st of January with a 12-11 head to head in favor of Al Shabab (10 draws).

Al Taawon will host Dhamk on the 1st of January with a 3-3 head to head.

Al Shabab – Formation

Al Shabab
G
Fawaz Al-Qarni 22.Saudi Arabia
D
I. Lichnovsky 2.Chile
45'
D
Ahmed Sharahili  20.Saudi Arabia
D
Moteb Al-Harbi 24.Saudi Arabia
M
Éver Banega  10.Argentina
12'
M
Hattan Bahebri 11.Saudi Arabia
85' Goals82'
M
Fawaz Al-Sqoor 27.Saudi Arabia
M
Hussain Al-Monassar 15.Saudi Arabia
M
Paulinho Paula  8.Brazil
32'
F
O. Ighalo 9.Nigeria
90' Goals24'
F
Carlos Júnior 13.Brazil
80' Goals36'
Substitutes
G
Hussain Shai'an 35.Saudi Arabia
D
Khaled Al Ghamdi 12.Saudi Arabia
D
Nader Al Sharari 88.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdullah Al Zoari 4.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdullah Al Shamekh 17.Saudi Arabia
M
Nasser Al-Omran 21.Saudi Arabia
M
Alfred N'Diaye 81.Senegal
80'
M
Turki Al-Ammar 7.Saudi Arabia
85'
M
Abdullah Al Joui 29.Saudi Arabia
90'

The manager Péricles Raimundo Oliveira Chamusca decided to play with the following team: Fawaz Al Qarni, I. Lichnovsky, Ahmed Sharahili, Moteb Al Harbi, É. Banega, Hattan Bahebri, Fawaz Al Saqour, Hussain Al Qahtani, Paulinho, O. Ighalo and Carlos.

The home team had on the bench: Nasser Al-Omran, Khaled Al Ghamdi, Nader Abdullah Al Sharari, Abdullah Al Dossary, A. N’Diaye, Turki Al Ammar, Abdullah Al Shamekh, Abdullah Al-Joui and Hussain Al Shai’an.

Substitutions

Al Shabab made 3 changes: Carlos for A. N’Diaye (80′), Hattan Bahebri for Turki Al Ammar (85′) and O. Ighalo for Abdullah Al-Joui (90′).

Al Taawon – Formation

Al Taawoun
G
André Kilian 1.Brazil
D
Iago Santos 4.Brazil
Goals33'
D
Awn Al-Saluli 33.Saudi Arabia
51'
D
Saad Balobaid 31.Saudi Arabia
90'
D
Tariq Abdullah 5.Saudi Arabia
40'
M
Sandro Manoel 55.Brazil
76'
M
A. Romero 10.Paraguay
M
Hassan Al Amri 77.Saudi Arabia
53'
F
C. Amissi 17.Burundi
F
Luvannor Henrique 70.Moldova
90' 12'
F
L. Tawamba 3.Cameroon
Substitutes
G
Moataz Al Baqawi 21.Saudi Arabia
D
Hazazi Yahya 12.Saudi Arabia
D
Nawaf Al Sabhi 85.Saudi Arabia
M
Rayan Al Mousa 80.Saudi Arabia
90'
M
Abdulmalik Al Oyayari 15.Saudi Arabia
M
Mohammed Abusabaan 23.Saudi Arabia
M
Yazeed Al Bakr 2.Saudi Arabia
90'
M
Fahad Al-Rashidi 7.Saudi Arabia
76'
F
Nawaf Al-Rashwodi 20.Saudi Arabia

José Manuel Martins Teixeira Gomes played with: Cássio, Iago Santos, Awn Mutlaq Al Slaluli, Saad Yaslam, Sandro Manoel, C. Amissi, A. Gamarra, Tareq Abdullah, L. Henrique, L. Tawamba and Hassan Al Amri.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Sulaiman Hazazi, Ryan Al Mousa, Nawaf Al Rashwodi, Abdulmalik Al Oyayari, Nawaf Al Subhi, Mohammed Abusabaan, Yazeed Al Bakr, Moataz Al Baqaawi and Fahad Al Rashidi.

Substitutions

Al Taawon made 3 changes: Sandro Manoel for Fahad Al Rashidi (76′), L. Henrique for Ryan Al Mousa (90′) and Saad Yaslam for Yazeed Al Bakr (90′).

Results of the day

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