RIYADH. Al Hilal had a astounding comeback against Al Taawon.

The match was played at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium stadium in Riyadh on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Óscar Macías Romo with the collaboration of Andrés Hernández Delgado and Pau Cebrián Devis. The 4th official was Raed Al Zahrani. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

Al Hilal

3 - 2

Al Taawoun

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 17 Total 10
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 12 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 89 Attack 97
  • 59 Dangerous attack 62
  • 84 Ball safe 86
  • 1 Penalties 2
  • 6 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Al Hilal was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Al Taawon that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Al Taawon had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Al Hilal managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Al Hilal shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Taawon shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Al Hilal received 1 yellow card (Matheus Pereira). Talking about the opposition, Al Taawon received 2 yellow cards (Medrán and L. Henrique).

Match Timeline

6'
24'
Mohamed Kanno(goal)Matheus Pereira
29'
39'
Salem Al-Dawsari (penalty)
45'
47'
45'
66'
71'
79'
79'
84'
Yasser Al-Shahrani- sub ->Hamad Al Yami
84'
88'
90'
Yacouba Dembélé- sub ->L. Henrique

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Al Hilal
67
30
Al Ittihad
65
30
Al Nassr
61
30
Al Shabab
55
30
Damac
44
30
Al Tai
37
30
Al Raed
36
30
Al Fateh
35
30
Al Feiha
35
30
Abha
35
30
Al Taawoun
34
30
Al Ettifaq
34
30
Al Faisaly
33
30
Al Batin
33
30
Al Ahli
32
30
Al Hazm
17
30

After this contest, Al Hilal will have 30 points to sit in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Al Taawon will stay with 17 points like Al Fateh to move up in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Hilal will play away against Al Batin on the 21st of January with a 6-0 head to head stats in favor of Al Hilal (3 draws).

Al Taawon will host Al Nassr on the 21st of January with a 16-4 head to head stats in favor of Al Nassr (4 draws).

Al Hilal – Formation

Al Hilal
G
Abdullah Al Muaiouf 1.Saudi Arabia
D
Mohammed Jahfali 70.Saudi Arabia
D
Jang Hyun-Soo 20.South Korea
M
Madallah Al-Olayan 23.Saudi Arabia
M
André Carrillo 19.Peru
84'
M
Salman Al-Faraj 7.Saudi Arabia
M
Salem Al-Dawsari 29.Saudi Arabia
45'
M
Mohamed Kanno 28.Saudi Arabia
29'
F
Hamad Al Yami 88.Saudi Arabia
84'
F
Matheus Pereira 15.Brazil
88' 45'
F
M. Marega 17.Mali
47'
Substitutes
G
Abdullah Al Jadani 33.Saudi Arabia
D
Yasser Al-Shahrani 12.Saudi Arabia
84'
D
Khalifah Al-Dawsari 4.Saudi Arabia
M
Abdullah Radif 49.Saudi Arabia
M
G. Cuéllar 6.Colombia
84'
F
Bafétimbi Gomis 18.France
88'
F
Abdullah Al Hamdan 14.Saudi Arabia
F
Saleh Al-Shehri 11.Saudi Arabia

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

The manager José Leonardo Nunes Alves Sousa Jardim decided to play with the following team: Abdullah Al Maiouf, Mohammed Jahfali, Jang Hyun-Soo, Madallah Al Olayan, Hamad Al Yami, A. Carrillo, Salman Al Faraj, Salem Al Dawsari, Mohammed Kanno, Matheus Pereira and M. Marega.

The home team had on the bench: B. Gomis, Abdullah Al Hamdan, Abdullah Radif, G. Cuéllar, Abdullah Al Jadani, Yasir Al Shahrani, Khalifah Al Dawsari and Saleh Al Shehri.

Substitutions

Al Hilal made 3 changes: A. Carrillo for G. Cuéllar (84′), Hamad Al Yami for Yasir Al Shahrani (84′) and Matheus Pereira for B. Gomis (88′).

Al Taawon – Formation

Al Taawoun
G
André Kilian 1.Brazil
D
Iago Santos 4.Brazil
D
Awn Al-Saluli 33.Saudi Arabia
D
Saad Balobaid 31.Saudi Arabia
D
Tariq Abdullah 5.Saudi Arabia
M
Álvaro Medrán 9.Spain
79' 39'
M
Sumaihan Al-Nabit 8.Saudi Arabia
79'
M
Abdulmalik Al Oyayari 15.Saudi Arabia
66'
F
C. Amissi 17.Burundi
F
Luvannor Henrique 70.Moldova
90' 71' 24'
F
L. Tawamba 3.Cameroon
6'
Substitutes
G
Moataz Al Baqawi 21.Saudi Arabia
D
Nawaf Al Sabhi 85.Saudi Arabia
D
Hazazi Yahya 12.Saudi Arabia
M
Yacouba Dembélé 22.Mali
90'
M
Yazeed Al Bakr 2.Saudi Arabia
79'
M
Fahad Al-Rashidi 7.Saudi Arabia
66'
M
Mohammed Abusabaan 23.Saudi Arabia
79'
M
Faisal Mohamed Al-Mot 30.Saudi Arabia
F
Nawaf Al-Rashwodi 20.Saudi Arabia

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

José Manuel Martins Teixeira Gomes played with: Cássio, Iago Santos, Awn Mutlaq Al Slaluli, Saad Yaslam, C. Amissi, Medrán, Tareq Abdullah, Sumayhan Al Nabit, Abdulmalik Al Oyayari, L. Henrique and L. Tawamba.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Nawaf Al Subhi, Y. Al Hassan, Moataz Al Baqaawi, Yazeed Al Bakr, Sulaiman Hazazi, Fahad Al Rashidi, Nawaf Al Rashwodi, Mohammed Abusabaan and Faisal Mohamed.

Substitutions

Al Taawon made 4 changes: Abdulmalik Al Oyayari for Fahad Al Rashidi (66′), Sumayhan Al Nabit for Yazeed Al Bakr (79′), Medrán for Mohammed Abusabaan (79′) and L. Henrique for Y. Al Hassan (90′).

Results of the day

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