Abha tops Al Akhdoud after recovering from a 1-2 deficit

MAHALAH. Abha succeeded in turn the tables against Al Akhdoud.

By
Luke Meyer
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Abha tops Al Akhdoud after recovering from a 1-2 deficit

MAHALAH. Abha managed to reverse the score against Al Akhdoud.

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 Sami Al Jires with the help of Mohammed Al Shehri and Balegh Alramadhan. The 4th official was Abdullah Al-Kharbosh. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 20.49 degrees Celsius or 68.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 34%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Abha

3 - 2

Team 1

Al Akhdoud

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 10 Total 22
  • 4 On Target 7
  • 2 Off Target 11
  • 4 Shots blocked 5
  • 99 Attack 64
  • 43 Dangerous attack 35
  • 75 Ball safe 60
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 10
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 7 Total 9
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Abha had a superior ball possession 55% while Al Akhdoud was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Abha had a more offensive attitude with 43 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, 2 off target. On the other side, Al Akhdoud shot 22 times, 7 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Abha didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Al Akhdoud received 3 yellow cards (Saleh Al Harthi, Saeed Al-Rabiei and Hamed Al-Mansour).

Match Timeline

Grzegorz Krychowiak(goal)Ahmad Jaber
20'
23'
Saeed Al Rubaie- Yellow
26'
A. Burcă(goal)
31'
Musleh Al Shaikh(goal)Léandre Tawamba
Ahmad Al-Hbeab- sub ->Saleh Al-Qumayzi
32'
François Kamano- sub ->Mohammed Al-Oufi
46'
Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri- sub ->Mohammed Al-Oufi
46'
Uros Matic- sub ->Ahmad Al-Hbeab
46'
59'
S. Kvirkvelia(own-goal)
69'
80'
Saleh Al Harthi- sub ->Musleh Salah Musleh Al Shaikh
Abdulelah Al-Shammeri- sub ->Saad Bguir
80'
80'
Hussain Al Zabdani- sub ->Saeed Al-Rabiei
84'
Saleh Al Harthi- Yellow
89'
Hamad Al Mansour- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Al Hilal
89
31
Al Nassr
77
31
Al Ahli
58
31
Al Taawoun
52
31
Al Ittihad
50
31
Al Ettifaq
44
31
Al Fateh
42
31
Al Feiha
42
31
Al Shabab
41
31
Damac
39
31
Al Khaleej
36
31
Al-Wehda
35
31
Al Raed
32
31
Al Riyadh
30
31
Abha
29
31
Al Akhdoud
28
31
Al Tai
28
31
Al Hazm
20
31

After playing this encounter, Abha will have 13 points like Dhamk and Al Wahda to hold in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Al Akhdoud will stay with 7 points like Al Hazm to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Abha will play away against Al Ahli Jeddah on the 15th of May with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Al Ahli Jeddah (4 draws).

Al Akhdoud will host Al Wahda on the 22nd of May with a 0-0 head to head.

Abha – Formation

Abha
G
Ciprian Tătărușanu 16.Romania
7.0
D
Saad Natiq 4.Iraq
7.0
D
Saleh Al-Qumayzi 17.Saudi Arabia
6.4
32'
D
Fabián Noguera 18.Argentina
6.4
D
Mohammed Al-Oufi 24.Saudi Arabia
6.3
46'
M
Grzegorz Krychowiak 5.Poland
7.9
Goals20'
M
K. Toko-Ekambi 7.Cameroon
6.8
Goals69'
M
Saad Bguir 10.Tunisia
7.3
80'
M
Fahad Mohammed Al-Jumaiya 14.Saudi Arabia
6.4
M
Zakaria Al-Sudani 21.Saudi Arabia
7.0
F
Ahmad Jaber 71.Saudi Arabia
6.7
Substitutes
G
Abdulrahman Al-Bouq 12.Saudi Arabia
D
Ahmad Al-Hbeab 6.Saudi Arabia
6.7
32'
D
Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri 13.Saudi Arabia
7.1
46'
D
Ziyad Al-Sahafi 30.Saudi Arabia
D
Saad Al-Salouli 88.Saudi Arabia
M
Uros Matic 8.Serbia
6.8
46'
M
Abdulelah Al-Shammeri 80.Saudi Arabia
6.6
80'
F
Hassan Al-Ali 9.Saudi Arabia
F
François Kamano 11.Guinea
6.7
46'

Abha adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Youssef Manai decided to play with the following team: Ciprian Tatarusanu (7.0), Saleh Al-Qumayzi (6.4), Saad Natiq (7.0), Fabián Noguera (6.4), Mohammed Al-Oufi (6.3), Zakaria Al-Sudani (7.0), Grzegorz Krychowiak (7.9), Fahad Mohammed Al-Jumaiya (6.4), Saad Bguir (7.3), Karl Toko Ekambi (6.8) and Ahmad Jaber (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Ahmad Al-Hbeab (6.7), Uros Matic (6.8), Hassan Al-Ali, François Kamano (6.7), Abdulrahman Al-Bouq, Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri (7.1), Ziyad Al-Sahafi, Abdulelah Al-Shammeri (6.6) and Saad Al-Salouli.

Substitutions

Abha made 5 changes: Saleh Al-Qumayzi for Ahmad Al-Hbeab (32′), Saad Bguir for Abdulelah Al-Shammeri (80′), Mohammed Al-Oufi for François Kamano (46′), Mohammed Al-Oufi for Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri (46′) and Ahmad Al-Hbeab for Uros Matic (46′).

Best player: Grzegorz Krychowiak​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Abha was Grzegorz Krychowiak.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 73 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Al Akhdoud – Formation

Al Akhdoud
G
Paulo Vítor 1.Brazil
6.0
D
A. Burcă 3.Romania
7.1
Goals26'
D
Saeed Al Rubaie 4.Saudi Arabia
6.8
80' 23'
D
S. Kvirkvelia 5.Georgia
6.8
D
Hamad Al Mansour 20.Saudi Arabia
7.3
89'
M
Eid Al Muwallad 6.Saudi Arabia
6.4
M
Álex Collado 11.Spain
8.1
M
Musleh Al Shaikh 13.Saudi Arabia
7.5
80' Goals31'
M
S. Pedroza 18.Colombia
7.3
M
Saviour Godwin 99.Nigeria
7.3
F
L. Tawamba 9.Cameroon
8.1
Substitutes
G
Abdulaziz Al Awardi 25.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdulrahman Al Rio 2.Saudi Arabia
D
Hussain Al Zabdani 8.Saudi Arabia
6.7
80'
M
Saleh Al Harthi 7.Saudi Arabia
6.7
80' 84'
M
Abdulaziz Al Hatila 12.Saudi Arabia
M
Sharafi Al Saleem 17.Saudi Arabia
M
Mohammed Al Jahif 21.Saudi Arabia
M
Hassan Al Habib 77.Saudi Arabia
F
Mourad Khodari 24.Saudi Arabia

Also Al Akhdoud adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Jorge Alberto Lobo Mendonça played with: Paulo Vítor (6.0), Hamed Al-Mansour (7.3), Solomon Kvirkvelia (6.8), Saeed Al-Rabiei (6.8), Andrei Burcă (7.1), Juan Pedroza (7.3), Eid Al Muwallad (6.4), Saviour Godwin (7.3), Musleh Salah Musleh Al Shaikh (7.5), Alex Collado (8.1) and Léandre Tawamba (8.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Abdulrahman Khalid Al Rio, Saleh Al Harthi (6.7), Hussain Hassan Mushaib Al Zabdani (6.7), Abdulaziz Saleh Al Hatila, Sharaf Ali Salem Al Salim, Mohammed Naif Saleh Al Jahif, Murad Mohammed Abdullah Khadari, Abdulaziz Rahma and Hassan Al-Habib.

Al Akhdoud could not rely on the presence of Saleh Al Harthi (injured).

Substitutions

Al Akhdoud made 2 changes: Musleh Salah Musleh Al Shaikh for Saleh Al Harthi (80′) and Saeed Al-Rabiei for Hussain Hassan Mushaib Al Zabdani (80′).

Best player: Léandre Tawamba​

The most impressive player for Al Akhdoud was Léandre Tawamba.

His rating is (8.1) with 21 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 15.

Results of the day

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