RIYADH. Abha and Al Shabab draw 1-1. H. Al scored the first goal (8′) for Abha. A. Al equalized (58′) with an own goal. Al Shabab was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (71%)
The match was played at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium stadium in Riyadh on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohammed Al Hoaish with the help of Faisal Al Qahtani and Omar Al Jamel. The 4th official was Mohammed Al Esmaiel. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 23%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Shabab had a superior ball possession 71% while Abha was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Shabab was more aggressive with 89 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Al Shabab to win the match.
Al Shabab shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Abha shot 5 times, 5 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Al Shabab received 2 yellow cards (I. Lichnovsky and É. Banega). Regarding the opposition, Abha received 1 yellow card (P. Mboungou).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Al Shabab will have 32 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Abha will have 19 points to move up in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Shabab will host Al Fateh on the 20th of January with a 9-7 head to head statistic in favor of Al Shabab (9 draws).
Abha will play away agasint Al Ittifaq on the 20th of January with a 4-4 head to head record.
Al Shabab – Formation
Al Shabab
36'
88'
Al Shabab started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
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, Abdullah Al-Joui, Paulinho and O. Ighalo.
The home team had on the bench: A. N’Diaye, Turki Al Ammar, Ali Majrashi, Hassan Al-Tambakti, Nader Abdullah Al Sharari, Nasser Al-Omran, Abdullah Al Shamekh, Saad Al Muwallad and Zaid Al Bawardi.
Substitutions
Al Shabab made 2 changes: Abdullah Al-Joui for Turki Al Ammar (75′) and Fawaz Al Saqour for Ali Majrashi (88′).
Abha – Formation
Abha
8'
Abha started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Martin Ševela played with: A. M’Hamdi, Sari Amr, Saeed Al Hamsal, A. Atouchi, Mohanad Alqaydhi, U. Matić, Abdulrahman Al Barakah, Saleh Al Jamaan, Hassan Al Qayd, M. te Vrede and P. Mboungou.
They had on the bench: Nawaf Alsadi, Riyadh Sharahili, Ahmad Al Hbeab, Dani Suárez, Omar Al Ruwaili, Muath Afaneh, Abdullah Al Shammari, Karam Barnawi and Abdullah Al Qahtani.
Substitutions
Abha made 2 changes: Saleh Al Jamaan for Riyadh Sharahili (65′) and Hassan Al Qayd for Abdullah Al Qahtani (65′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
