MAHALAH. Abha bested Al Shabab to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Abha to strike first with a goal of Saad Bguir at the 73′. Then it was a goal in the 76′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Grzegorz Krychowiak gave the win to Abha in the 82′ minute with a goal. Al Shabab lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium stadium in Mahalah on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohammed Al Hoaish who was helped by Khalaf Al Shamari and Yasser Al Sultan. The 4th official was Abdulrahman Al Sultan. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 19.05 degrees Celsius or 66.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Shabab was in firm control of the ball 56% while Abha was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Abha had a more offensive attitude with 40 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Abha won the match.
Abha shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Shabab shot 15 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Abha received 1 yellow card (Abdulelah Al-Shammeri). On the opposite side, Al Shabab received 2 yellow cards (Iago Santos and Romain Saïss).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Abha will have 10 points like Al Khaleej and Al Tai to sit in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Al Shabab will stay with 12 points to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Abha will play away with Al Ahli Jeddah on the 15th of May with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Al Ahli Jeddah (4 draws).
Al Shabab will host Al Ahli Jeddah on the 8th of May with a 14-11 head to head statistic in favor of Al Shabab (11 draws).
Abha – Formation
Abha
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Abha started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Youssef Manai decided to play with the following team: Ciprian Tatarusanu , Saleh Al-Qumayzi , Saad Natiq , Fabián Noguera , Mohammed Al-Oufi , Zakaria Al-Sudani , Grzegorz Krychowiak , Fahad Mohammed Al-Jumaiya , Saad Bguir , Karl Toko Ekambi and Ahmad Jaber .
The home team had on the bench: Ahmad Al-Hbeab , Saad Al-Salouli, Abdulelah Al-Shammeri , Ziyad Al-Sahafi, Abdulrahman Al-Bouq, Uros Matic, Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri , François Kamano and Hassan Al-Ali.
Substitutions
Abha made 4 changes: Saad Natiq for Ahmad Al Hbeab (88′), Mohammed Al-Oufi for Mohammed Al-Konaideri (68′), Saad Bguir for François Kamano (70′) and Saad Bguir for Abdulelah Alshamary (88′).
Best player: Saad Bguir
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Abha was Saad Bguir.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (77% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 7 crosses.
Al Shabab – Formation
Al Shabab
Al Shabab started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Igor Bišćan played with: Seung-gyu Kim , Fawaz Al-Sagour , Iago Santos , Romain Saïss , Hamad Al Yami , Husain Al-Monassar , Gustavo Cuéllar , Éver Banega , Carlos Junior , Habib Diallo and Hattan Bahebri .
These were the players on the bench: Majed Omar Kanabah, Fawaz Al Qarni, Fahad Al Muwallad , Khalid Al-Asiri, Nader Abdullah Al Sharari , Nawaf Alsadi , Abdullah Radif , Riyadh Sharahili and Mohammed Essa Harbush.
Substitutions
Al Shabab made 4 changes: Éver Banega for Nader Abdullah Al Sharari (75′), Hattan Bahebri for Fahad Al Muwallad (68′), Habib Diallo for Abdullah Radif (68′) and Carlos Junior for Nawaf Alsadi (86′).
Best player: Hattan Bahebri
The player that probably impressed the most for Al Shabab was Hattan Bahebri.
His rating is with 18 passes (72% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
