DUBAYY. Al Shabab defeats Al Ittihad 1-0 after C. Junior scored just 1 goal (14′). Al Ittihad was vastly better in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the Shabab Al Ahli Stadium stadium in Dubayy on Friday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Nicolás Ramírez with the support of Gabriel Chade and Pablo González. The 4th official was Khald Alahmari. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.32 degrees Celsius or 88.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 25%.
Match Statistics
- ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
- 9 Total 9
- 2 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 2
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 75 Attack 136
- 39 Dangerous attack 63
- 77 Ball safe 110
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 6
Fouls
- 12 Total 8
- 5 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Al Ittihad was in firm control of the ball 64% while Al Shabab was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Ittihad was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Al Shabab was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Al Shabab shot 9 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Ittihad shot 9 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Al Shabab received 5 yellow cards (Romain Saïss, Fahad Al Muwallad, Husain Al-Monassar, Éver Banega and Gustavo Cuéllar). On the opposite side, Al Ittihad didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Shabab will have 15 points like Al Feiha to hold in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Al Ittihad will stay with 21 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Shabab will host Al Ahli Jeddah on the 8th of May with a 14-11 head to head in favor of Al Shabab (11 draws).
Al Ittihad will host Dhamk on the 22nd of May with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Al Ittihad (3 draws).
Al Shabab – Formation
Al Shabab
89'
79'
14'
Al Shabab started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Igor Bišćan decided to play with the following team: Seung-gyu Kim , Fawaz Al-Sagour , Nader Abdullah Al Sharari , Romain Saïss , Hamad Al Yami , Husain Al-Monassar , Gustavo Cuéllar , Éver Banega , Yannick Carrasco , Carlos Junior and Fahad Al Muwallad .
The home team had on the bench: Khalid Al-Asiri, Hattan Bahebri , Majed Omar Kanabah , Hussain Al-Sibyani, Mohammed Issa, Habib Diallo, Fawaz Al Qarni, Riyadh Sharahili and Abdullah Radif .
Al Shabab could not rely on the presence of Riyadh Sharahili (injured).
Substitutions
Al Shabab made 4 changes: Carlos Junior for Abdullah Radif (72′), Éver Banega for Majed Omar Kanabah (79′), Yannick Carrasco for Hattan Bahebri (79′) and Husain Al-Monassar for Riyadh Sharahili (90′).
Best player: Fawaz Al-Sagour
The player that probably impressed the most for Al Shabab was Fawaz Al-Sagour even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 24 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 2 crosses.
Al Ittihad – Formation
Al Ittihad
Al Ittihad started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo played with: Marcelo Grohe , Muhannad Alshanqeeti , Hassan Kadesh , Luiz Felipe , Zakaria Al Hawsawi , N’Golo Kanté , Faisal Al Ghamdi , Romarinho , Sultan Farhan , Abderrazak Hamdallah and Karim Benzema .
They had on the bench: Abdullah Al-Mayouf, Omar Hawsawi, Marwan Al Sahafi , Swailem Al-Menhali, Ahmed Bamasud , Madallah Al-Olayan , Haroune Camara, Saleh Al-Amri and Osama Al-Mermesh.
Al Ittihad could not rely on the presence of Saleh Al-Amri (injured).
Substitutions
Al Ittihad made 4 changes: Sultan Farhan for Saleh Al-Amri (40′), Zakaria Al Hawsawi for Ahmed Bamasud (65′), Muhannad Alshanqeeti for Madallah Al-Olayan (65′) and Faisal Al Ghamdi for Marwan Al Sahafi (85′).
Best player: Saleh Al-Amri
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ittihad was Saleh Al-Amri.
His rating is with 31 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 40′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
