NAJRAN. Al Akhdoud beat Al Hazm to win 2-1. L. Tawamba was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Al Akhdoud to strike first with a goal of Léandre Tawamba at the 20′. Then Léandre Tawamba scored again for Al Akhdoud in the 90′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, Antonio Jose De Carvalho reduced the distance for Al Hazm (90′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Al Hazm was surely superior in terms of ball possession (65%).​

Al Akhdoud remained in 10 after Hamed Al-Mansour received a red card in the 63′. Even so, Al Akhdoud still was capable to win this contest playing only in 10​.

The match was played at the Prince Hathloul Bin Abdul Aziz Sport City Stadium (Najran) stadium in Najran on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Matthew Conger who was helped by Mark Rule and . The 4th official was Mohammed Salem Al-Daqqash. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.69 degrees Celsius or 72.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 30%.​

Match Statistics​

Al Akhdoud

2 - 1

Al Hazm

  • ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
  • 16 Total 18
  • 7 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 8
  • 4 Shots blocked 5
  • 71 Attack 137
  • 36 Dangerous attack 72
  • 88 Ball safe 102
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 12 Total 11
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Al Hazm had a strong ball possession 65% while Al Akhdoud was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Hazm was putting more pressure with 72 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Al Akhdoud was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Al Akhdoud shot 16 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Hazm shot 18 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Al Akhdoud received 3 yellow cards (Saeed Al-Rabiei, Juan Pedroza and Hamed Al-Mansour). Talking about the opposition, Al Hazm received 4 yellow cards (Talal Al-Absi, Ben Traoré, José Carreño Izquierdo and Faïz Selemani).

(Al Akhdoud) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (63′).

Match Timeline

L. Tawamba(goal)Hamed Al-Mansour
20'
Hamad Al Mansour- Yellow
25'
30'
Nawaf Al Habashi- sub ->Abdulrahman Al-Dakheel
S. Pedroza- Yellow
45'
45'
Ben Traoré- Yellow
45'
Ben Traoré(VAR_CARD)
Hamad Al Mansour- Red
63'
Hamad Al Mansour(VAR_CARD)
66'
69'
F. Selemani- Yellow
68'
Paulo Ricardo- sub ->Ben Traoré
68'
Ammar Al Najjar- sub ->Majed Mohammed
78'
Talal Al Absi- Yellow
Saleh Al Harthi- sub ->Alex Collado
80'
Eid Al Muwallad- sub ->Juan Pedroza
81'
84'
Basil Al Sayyali- sub ->Mohammed Abusabaan
Musleh Al Shaikh- sub ->Saviour Godwin
90'
L. Tawamba(goal)Florin Tănase
90'
90'
Tozé(goal)Faïz Selemani
Hassan Al Habib- sub ->Florin Tănase
90'
Saeed Al Rubaie- Yellow
90'

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 match, Al Akhdoud will have 10 points to sit in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Al Hazm will stay with 7 points to sit in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Akhdoud will host Al Wahda on the 22nd of May with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Al Hazm will play away agasint Al Wahda on the 1st of May with a 10-2 head to head in favor of Al Wahda (4 draws).

Al Akhdoud – Formation

Al Akhdoud
G
Paulo Vítor 1.Brazil
7.7
D
A. Burcă 3.Romania
7.3
D
S. Kvirkvelia 5.Georgia
6.7
D
Hussain Al Zabdani 8.Saudi Arabia
7.1
D
Hamad Al Mansour 20.Saudi Arabia
6.4
25' 63'
D
Saeed Al Rubaie 4.Saudi Arabia
7.5
90'
M
F. Tănase 10.Romania
7.5
90'
M
Álex Collado 11.Spain
7.5
80'
M
S. Pedroza 18.Colombia
7.0
81' 45'
M
Saviour Godwin 99.Nigeria
6.8
90'
F
L. Tawamba 9.Cameroon
8.9
20', 90'
Substitutes
G
Abdulaziz Al Awardi 25.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdulrahman Al Rio 2.Saudi Arabia
M
Eid Al Muwallad 6.Saudi Arabia
6.4
81'
M
Saleh Al Harthi 7.Saudi Arabia
6.7
80'
M
Abdulaziz Al Hatila 12.Saudi Arabia
M
Musleh Al Shaikh 13.Saudi Arabia
6.6
90'
M
Awadh Khamis 27.Saudi Arabia
M
Hassan Al Habib 77.Saudi Arabia
90'
F
Mourad Khodari 24.Saudi Arabia

Al Akhdoud started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

The manager Jorge Alberto Lobo Mendonça decided to play with the following team: Paulo Vítor (7.7), Hussain Hassan Mushaib Al Zabdani (7.1), Saeed Al-Rabiei (7.5), Saeed Al Rubaie, Solomon Kvirkvelia (6.7), Andrei Burcă (7.3), Hamed Al-Mansour (6.4), Alex Collado (7.5), Juan Pedroza (7.0), Florin Tănase (7.5), Saviour Godwin (6.8) and Léandre Tawamba (8.9).

The home team had on the bench: Abdulrahman Khalid Al Rio, Eid Al Muwallad (6.4), Saleh Al Harthi (6.7), Abdulaziz Saleh Al Hatila, Musleh Salah Musleh Al Shaikh (6.6), Murad Mohammed Abdullah Khadari, Abdulaziz Rahma, Awdh Faraj and Hassan Al-Habib.

Al Akhdoud could not rely on the presence of Hassan Al-Habib (injured).

Substitutions

Al Akhdoud made 4 changes: Alex Collado for Saleh Al Harthi (80′), Juan Pedroza for Eid Al Muwallad (81′), Florin Tănase for Hassan Al-Habib (90′) and Saviour Godwin for Musleh Salah Musleh Al Shaikh (90′).

Best player: Léandre Tawamba​

The player that probably impressed the most for Al Akhdoud was Léandre Tawamba.

His rating is (8.9) with 2 goals, 28 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 14.

Al Hazm – Formation

Al Hazm
G
Ibrahim Zaid 23.Saudi Arabia
7.7
D
Majed Qasheesh 27.Saudi Arabia
6.7
68'
D
Abdulrahman Al Dakheel 34.Saudi Arabia
6.7
30'
D
Ahmad Al Mhemaid 99.Saudi Arabia
7.3
D
Talal Al Absi 3.Saudi Arabia
6.4
78'
M
Tozé 20.Portugal
8.1
90'
M
Ben Traoré 21.Ivory Coast
7.0
68' 45'
M
Mohammed Abusabaan 88.Saudi Arabia
7.5
84'
F
Mohamed Badamosi 90.Gambia
7.0
F
F. Selemani 10.France
7.9
69'
F
Mohammed Al Thani 11.Saudi Arabia
7.3
Substitutes
G
Aymen Dahmen 30.Tunisia
D
Paulo Ricardo 2.Brazil
7.0
68'
D
Farhan Al Azzmi 12.Saudi Arabia
D
Yazeed Al Bakr 13.Saudi Arabia
M
Ammar Al Najjar 15.Saudi Arabia
6.7
68'
M
Nawaf Al Habashi 19.Saudi Arabia
6.4
30'
M
Rayan Al Mousa 95.Saudi Arabia
M
Basil Al Sayyali 6.Saudi Arabia
7.0
84'
F
Khalil Al Absi 14.Saudi Arabia

Al Hazm started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

José Daniel Carreño Izquierdo played with: Ibrahim Zaid (7.7), Ahmad Al Mhemaid (7.3), Talal Al-Absi (6.4), Abdulrahman Al-Dakheel (6.7), Majed Mohammed (6.7), Mohammed Abusabaan (7.5), Ben Traoré (7.0), Antonio Jose De Carvalho (8.1), Mohammed Al-Thain (7.3), Mohamed Badamosi (7.0), Faïz Selemani (7.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Paulo Ricardo (7.0), Basil Yousef Al-Sayyali (7.0), Farhan Al-Aazmi, Yazeed Al Bakr, Khalil Al-Absi, Ammar Al Najjar (6.7), Nawaf Al Habashi (6.4), Aymen Dahmen and Ryan Al-Mousa.

Al Hazm could not rely on the presence of Nawaf Al Habashi (injured).

Substitutions

Al Hazm made 4 changes: Abdulrahman Al-Dakheel for Nawaf Al Habashi (30′), Ben Traoré for Paulo Ricardo (68′), Majed Mohammed for Ammar Al Najjar (68′) and Mohammed Abusabaan for Basil Yousef Al-Sayyali (84′).

Best player: Antonio Jose De Carvalho​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Hazm was Antonio Jose De Carvalho.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 68 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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