Al Riyadh recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Al Taawon 2-1

BURAYDAH. Al Riyadh managed to turn the tables against Al Taawon to win 2-1.

By
Luke Meyer
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Al Riyadh recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Al Taawon 2-1

BURAYDAH. Al Riyadh succeeded in reverse the score against Al Taawon to win 2-1. It was Al Taawon to strike first with an early goal of Joao Pedro at the 4′. Then it was a goal in the 72′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Birama Touré gave the win to Al Riyadh in the 90′ minute with a penalty. Al Taawon lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

Al Riyadh remained in 10 after Mohammed Al Shwirekh received a red card in the 90′. On the other side, also Abdulfattah Adam received a red card (62′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Al Taawon lost the match.

Musa Barrow didn’t score a decisive penalty (56′). That would have allowed Al Taawon to draw the match.​

The match was played at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium stadium in Buraydah on Friday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Shukri Al Hanfosh assisted by Ali Al Ali and Mohammed Al Armati. The 4th official was Mohammed Abu Shaqarah. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 20.35 degrees Celsius or 68.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Al Taawoun

1 - 2

Team 1

Al Riyadh

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 22 Total 12
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 10 Off Target 6
  • 6 Shots blocked 3
  • 126 Attack 85
  • 38 Dangerous attack 30
  • 62 Ball safe 76
  • 1 Penalties 2
  • 6 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 13
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 1
Other
  • 1 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Al Taawon was in firm control of the ball 60% while Al Riyadh was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Taawon was putting more pressure with 38 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyway, Al Riyadh was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Al Taawon shot 22 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Riyadh shot 12 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Al Taawon didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Al Riyadh received 3 yellow cards (Hussain Ali Alnwaiqi, Khalid Bin Shuwayyi and Mohammed Al Shwirekh).

(Al Taawon) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (62′).

Also, Al Riyadh didn’t end the match with 11 players after Mohammed Al Shwirekh (Al Riyadh) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (90′).

Match Timeline

João Pedro(goal)Álvaro Medrán
4'
46'
Abdulhadi Al Harajin- sub ->Juanmi
Musa Barrow- missed penaltyMusa Barrow
56'
Abdulfattah Adam- Red
62'
Abdulfattah Adam(VAR_CARD)
61'
66'
A. Gray- sub ->Abdullah Ibrahim Rashid Al Omar Al Dossari
72'
Saleh Al Abbas(goal)
Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn- sub ->Musa Barrow
79'
83'
Khalid Al Shuwayyi- Yellow
85'
Hussain Al Nowaiqi- sub ->Khalid Bin Shuwayyi
90'
Hussain Al Nowaiqi- Yellow
90'
Abdulhadi Al Harajin- missed penalty
90'
Humood Al Dossari(VAR)
90'
B. Touré(penalty)
90'
Mohammed Al Shwirekh- Red
90'
Mohammed Al Shwirekh- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Al Hilal
80
28
Al Nassr
71
29
Al Ahli
52
28
Al Taawoun
51
29
Al Ittihad
50
29
Al Ettifaq
41
29
Al Fateh
40
29
Damac
38
29
Al Shabab
38
29
Al Feiha
38
29
Al Khaleej
35
29
Al-Wehda
32
29
Al Raed
31
29
Al Riyadh
28
29
Al Akhdoud
27
29
Al Tai
26
29
Abha
25
29
Al Hazm
19
29

After this encounter, Al Taawon will stay with 25 points like Al Ittihad to hold in the 5th place. On the other side, Al Riyadh will have 15 points to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Taawon will play away with Dhamk on the 1st of May with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Al Taawon (3 draws).

Al Riyadh will host Al Ahli Jeddah on the 1st of May with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Al Ahli Jeddah (0 draws).

Al Taawon – Formation

Al Taawoun
G
Mailson 1.Brazil
6.6
D
Andrei Girotto 4.Brazil
7.9
D
Fahad Al-Abdulraziq 11.Saudi Arabia
6.4
D
Muath Fagihy 42.Saudi Arabia
7.3
D
Awn Al-Saluli 93.Saudi Arabia
6.8
M
Álvaro Medrán 10.Spain
7.9
M
Aschraf El Mahdioui  18.Netherlands
7.5
M
Flávio 24.Brazil
7.1
F
João Pedro 30.Brazil
8.4
Goals4'
F
Abdulfattah Adam 88.Saudi Arabia
6.1
62'
F
Musa Barrow 99.Gambia
6.3
79'
Substitutes
G
Saleh Al-Ohaymid 28.Saudi Arabia
D
Mohammed Al-Ghamdi 6.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdulmalik Al-Shammari 9.Saudi Arabia
M
Sattam Al-Roqi 7.Saudi Arabia
M
Ahmed Ashraf 17.Saudi Arabia
M
Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn 29.Saudi Arabia
6.8
79'
M
Iyad Luay Ali Madani 32.Saudi Arabia
M
R. Altulayhi 91.Saudi Arabia
F
Nawaf Al-Rashwodi 20.Saudi Arabia

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

The manager Péricles Raimundo Oliveira Chamusca decided to play with the following team: Mailson (6.6), Fahad Khalid Al Abdulrazzaq (6.4), Awn Al Saluli (6.8), Andrei Girotto (7.9), Muath Muath (7.3), Flávio (7.1), Ashraf El Mahdioui (7.5), Álvaro Medrán (7.9), Abdulfattah Adam (6.1), Joao Pedro (8.4) and Musa Barrow (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Mohamed Al-Ghamdi, Sattam Al Roqi, Abdulmalek Al-Shammary, Ahmed Ashraf, Nawaf Al-Rashwodi, Saleh Al Ohaymid, Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn (6.8), Iyad Luay Ali Madani and Rakan Rajeh Altulayhi.

Substitutions

Al Taawon made only 1 change substituting Musa Barrow for Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn (79′)​.

Player of the match: Joao Pedro​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Taawon was Joao Pedro.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 15 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 11.

Al Riyadh – Formation

Al Riyadh
G
M. Campaña 25.Uruguay
8.5
D
Mohammed Al Shwirekh 4.Saudi Arabia
6.8
90' 90'
D
Khalid Al Shuwayyi 5.Saudi Arabia
7.1
85' 83'
D
Abdulelah Al Khaibari 8.Saudi Arabia
7.3
D
D. Arslanagić 36.Belgium
6.4
M
Abdullah Al Dosari 12.Saudi Arabia
66'
M
Juanmi 10.Spain
6.8
46'
M
Mohammed Al-Dosari 12.Saudi Arabia
6.7
M
B. Touré 60.Mali
7.3
Goals90'
M
Fahad Al Rashidi 80.Saudi Arabia
7.0
M
Yahia Al Shehri 88.Saudi Arabia
7.5
F
Saleh Al Abbas 14.Saudi Arabia
7.3
Goals72'
Substitutes
G
Rakan Najjar 1.Saudi Arabia
D
A. Toșca 6.Romania
D
Hussain Al Nowaiqi 27.Saudi Arabia
6.8
85' 90'
D
Ahmad Asiri 29.Saudi Arabia
M
Abdulhadi Al Harajin 15.Saudi Arabia
7.7
46'
M
Mohammed Al Aqeel 18.Saudi Arabia
M
Ali Al Zaqan 26.Saudi Arabia
M
Bader Al Mutairi 28.Saudi Arabia
F
A. Gray 9.Jamaica
6.4
66'

Al Riyadh started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Odair Hellmann played with: Martín Campaña (8.5), Khalid Bin Shuwayyi (7.1), Dino Arslanagić (6.4), Mohammed Al Shwirekh (6.8), Abdulelah Al Khaibari (7.3), Birama Touré (7.3), Fahad Al Rashidi (7.0), Mohammed Al-Dosari (6.7), Yahia Al-Shehri (7.5), Juanmi (6.8) and Abdullah Ibrahim Rashid Al Omar Al Dossari, Saleh Al Abbas (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Rakan Najjar, Alin Toșca, Andre Gray (6.4), Abdulhadi Al-Harajin (7.7), Mohamed Al Oqil, Ali Al-Zaqan, Hussain Ali Alnwaiqi (6.8), Bader Al Mutairi and Ahmad Asiri.

Substitutions

Al Riyadh made 3 changes: Juanmi for Abdulhadi Al-Harajin (46′), Abdullah Ibrahim Rashid Al Omar Al Dossari for Andre Gray (66′) and Khalid Bin Shuwayyi for Hussain Ali Alnwaiqi (85′).

Player of the match: Martín Campaña​

The most impressive player for Al Riyadh was the goalkeeper: Martín Campaña. His rating is 8.47. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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