RIYADH. Al Hilal overcomes Al Taawon with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Mitrović (81′) and a goal from M. Kanno (90′). Al Hilal was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium stadium in Riyadh on Friday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Ivan Arcides Barton Cisneros who was helped by David Jonathan Morán Santos and Henry Pupiro. The 4th official was Mohammed Hamad Al Ghamdi. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.92 degrees Celsius or 76.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 26%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 14 Total 8
- 5 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 5
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 123 Attack 53
- 65 Dangerous attack 34
- 76 Ball safe 70
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 6
Fouls
- 13 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Al Hilal was in firm control of the ball 64% while Al Taawon was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Hilal was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Hilal won the match.
Al Hilal shot 14 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Taawon shot 8 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Al Hilal received 2 yellow cards (Hassan Tambakti and Aleksandar Mitrović). Regarding the opposition, Al Taawon received 4 yellow cards (Fahad Khalid Al Abdulrazzaq, Muath Muath, Aloyayari Abdulmalik and Saad Al-Nasser).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Hilal will have 35 points to hold in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Al Taawon will stay with 25 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Hilal will play away against Al Wahda on the 26th of May with a 21-2 head to head in favor of Al Hilal (5 draws).
Al Taawon will play away agasint Dhamk on the 1st of May with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Al Taawon (3 draws).
Al Hilal – Formation
Al Hilal
86'
11'
90'
Al Hilal started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus decided to play with the following team: Bono , Saud Abdulhamid , Kalidou Koulibaly , Hassan Tambakti , Yasir Al Shahrani , Mohamed Kanno , Nasser Al Dawsari , Michael , Malcom , Salem Al Dawsari and Aleksandar Mitrović .
The home team had on the bench: Mohammed Al-Burayk , Khalifah Aldawsari, Saleh Al Shehri, Abdullah Al Hamddan , Mohammed Al Owais, Abdulelah Al Malki , Musab Fahd Aljuwayr, Mohammed Al-Qahtani and Mohammed Jahfali.
Substitutions
Al Hilal made 4 changes: Nasser Al Dawsari for Abdullah Al Hamdan (72′), Aleksandar Mitrović for Saleh Al Shehri (90′), Michael for Mohammed Al-Burayk (86′) and Yasir Al Shahrani for Abdulelah Al Malki (86′).
Best player: Salem Al Dawsari
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Hilal was Salem Al Dawsari even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 41 passes (93% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 20. He performed 8 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Al Taawon – Formation
Al Taawoun
Al Taawon started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Péricles Raimundo Oliveira Chamusca played with: Mailson , Aloyayari Abdulmalik , Andrei Girotto , Awn Al Saluli , Waleed Al-Ahmed , Muath Muath , Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn , Ashraf El Mahdioui , Álvaro Medrán , Joao Pedro and Mateus .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Mohamed Al-Ghamdi, Sattam Al Roqi, Saad Al-Nasser , Abdulmalek Al-Shammary, Fahad Khalid Al Abdulrazzaq , Ahmed Ashraf, Mohammed Aldhulayfi, Abdulfattah Adam and Musa Barrow .
Al Taawon could not rely on the presence of Fahad Khalid Al Abdulrazzaq (injured), Abdulfattah Adam (injured) and Musa Barrow (injured).
Substitutions
Al Taawon made 4 changes: Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn for Saad Al-Nasser (70′), Aloyayari Abdulmalik for Fahad Khalid Al Abdulrazzaq (66′), Muath Muath for Abdulfattah Adam (87′) and Awn Al Saluli for Musa Barrow (86′).
Best player: Waleed Al-Ahmed
The player that probably impressed the most for Al Taawon was Waleed Al-Ahmed.
His rating is with 23 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
