RIYADH. Al Nassr estinguishes Al Faisaly 4-0 with goals of Khalid Al Ghannam (2′), Talisca (74′), G. Martínez (78′) and G. Martínez (80′). Al Faisaly lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Mrsool Park stadium in Riyadh. The referee was Sandro Schärer with the assistance of Stéphane De Almeida and Bekim Zogaj. The 4th official was Abdullah Al Awedan. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 33%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 9 Total 6
- 4 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 70 Attack 84
- 27 Dangerous attack 27
- 19 Ball safe 24
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 5
Fouls
- 18 Total 18
- 0 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Al Faisaly had a superior ball possession 60% while Al Nassr was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Nassr was putting more pressure with 27 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Nassr won the match.
Al Nassr shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Faisaly shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Al Nassr didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Al Faisaly received 3 yellow cards (Mohammed Al-Saiari, Raphael Silva and R. Amalfitano).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Al Nassr will have 32 points to remain in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Al Faisaly will stay with 16 points to move up in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Nassr will play away with Al Taawon on the 21st of January with a 16-4 head to head record in favor of Al Nassr (4 draws).
Al Faisaly will play away agasint Al Ittihad on the 21st of January with a 11-8 head to head in favor of Al Ittihad (7 draws).
Al Nassr – Formation
Al Nassr
46'
74'
Al Nassr started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Miguel Ángel Russo decided to play with the following team: Waleed Abdullah, R. Mori, Sultan Al-Ghannam, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Mansour Al Shammari, Talisca, Abdullah Al Khaibari, Ali Al-Hassan, Khalid Al Ghannam, J. Masharipov and Abdulfattah Adam.
The home team had on the bench: Abdulfattah Asiri, Amin Jan Al Bukhari, G. Martínez, Ali Lajami, Hamed Al Mansour, Anselmo, Mukhtar Ali, Sami Al-Najei and Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem.
Al Nassr could not rely on the presence of Anselmo (injured).
Substitutions
Al Nassr made 4 changes: Waleed Abdullah for Amin Jan Al Bukhari (46′), J. Masharipov for G. Martínez (46′), Abdulfattah Adam for Sami Al-Najei (46′) and Abdullah Al Khaibari for Anselmo (50′).
Al Faisaly – Formation
Al Faisaly
53'
Al Faisaly started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Daniel António Lopes Ramos played with: Ahmed Al Kassar, Raphael Silva, Mohammed Al Amri, Yaseen Barnawi, Waleed Al Ahmad, R. Amalfitano, Ismael Silva, H. Faik, Abdulrahman Al-Dawsari, Mohammed Al-Saiari and Guilherme.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Abdulaziz Atif, Mustafa Malayekah, Abdulmajeed Al-Swat, Saleh Al Abbas, Ali Al Absi, Hussain Qasim, Saleh Al Qumayzi, Abdulaziz Al Sharid and Khalid Al Kabi.
Substitutions
Al Faisaly made 6 changes: Abdulrahman Al-Dawsari for Khalid Al Kabi (61′), Mohammed Al-Saiari for Abdulmajeed Al-Swat (82′), R. Amalfitano for Saleh Al Abbas (82′), Yaseen Barnawi for Saleh Al Qumayzi (82′), Guilherme for Abdulaziz Al Sharid (86′) and Guilherme for Abdulaziz Al Sharid (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Al Hilal – Al Taawon – 3-2
- Al Ahli Jeddah – Al Hazm – 1-0
- Al Nassr – Al Faisaly – 4-0
- Al Ta’ee – Dhamk – 1-2
