Al Tai defeats Al Raed 4-3

HAIL. Al Tai had a close win over Al Raed.

November 26, 2023

HAIL. Al Tai had a close win over Al Raed. Al Tai was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa’ed Stadium stadium in Hail on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Abdulsamad Bakri with the support of Mohammad Al-Hanfoosh and Emad Mohammed Askar. The 4th official was Ahmed Al Barakati. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.16 degrees Celsius or 66.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.

Match Statistics

Al Tai

4 - 3

Al Raed

! 69 Ball Possession 31

Shots

16 Total 9
8 On Target 6
2 Off Target 2
6 Shots blocked 1

150 Attack 27
87 Dangerous attack 12
47 Ball safe 44

2 Penalties 1
8 Corners 3

Fouls

6 Total 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 1
0 Red Card 1

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Al Tai had a superior ball possession 69% while Al Raed was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Tai was putting more pressure with 87 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Tai won the match.

Al Tai shot 16 times, 8 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Raed shot 9 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Al Tai received 2 yellow cards (Andrei Cordea and Abdulfattah Asiri). On the opposite side, Al Raed received 2 yellow cards (Bander Whaeshi and Mansour Al Bishi).

Match Timeline

12'

Julio Tavarès(penalty)

Abdulfattah Asiri- Yellow

25'

27'

Yahya Sunbul(goal)

30'

Mansour Al-Bishi- Yellow

35'

Bander Whaeshi- sub ->Oumar Gonzalez

40'

Khalid Al-Subaie- sub ->Yahya Sunbul

B. Mensah(penalty)

45'

Mansour Al-Bishi(yellowredcard)

Tariq Abdullah- sub ->Salem Al Toiawy

46'

A. Cordea- sub ->Abdulaziz Majrashi

46'

Amir Sayoud- sub ->Júlio Tavares

M. Dugandžić- sub ->Adeeb Al Haizan

56'

V. Misidjan- sub ->Abdulfattah Asiri

56'

59'

Bander Whaeshi- Yellow

B. Mensah(VAR)

88'

72'

Karim El Berkaoui(goal)

74'

Nayef Hazazi- sub ->Karim El Berkaoui

75'

Feras Al-Ghamdi- sub ->Yahya Sunbul

Abdulrahman Al Harthi- sub ->Oumar Gonzalez

82'

A. Cordea- Yellow

82'

B. Mensah(VAR)

64'

90'

Abdullah Al-Fahad(own-goal)

B. Mensah(penalty)

90'

V. Misidjan(goal)Bernard Mensah

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Al Tai will have 14 points to hold in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Al Raed will stay with 9 points to sit in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Tai will host Al Ahli Jeddah on the 21st of February with a 10-1 head to head in favor of Al Ahli Jeddah (1 draw).

Al Raed will play away agasint Dhamk on the 26th of May with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Al Raed (0 draws).

Al Tai – Formation

Al Tai

Moataz Al Baqawi 44.Saudi Arabia

6.1

Abdulaziz Majrashi 3.Saudi Arabia

6.4

46'

E. Roco 5.Chile

7.0

Salem Al Toiawy 13.Saudi Arabia

6.4

46'

Ibrahim Al Nakhli 88.Saudi Arabia

7.0

Salman Al Muwashar 7.Saudi Arabia

7.1

R. Bauer 27.Germany

6.7

Alfa Semedo 30.Guinea-Bissau

6.8

B. Mensah 43.Ghana

9.9

45', 90'

Abdulfattah Asiri 45.Saudi Arabia

6.8

56'

25'

Adeeb Al Haizan 90.Saudi Arabia

7.1

56'

Substitutes

Victor Braga 1.Brazil

Abdulkarim Sultan 4.Saudi Arabia

Tariq Abdullah 8.Saudi Arabia

6.8

46'

Abdulaziz Al Harabi 6.Saudi Arabia

Abdulrahman Al Harthi 17.Saudi Arabia

6.4

82'

M. Dugandžić 9.Croatia

7.0

56'

V. Misidjan 10.Netherlands

7.8

56'

90'

A. Cordea 11.Romania

7.1

46'

82'

Hassan Al Amri 77.Saudi Arabia

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

The manager Laurențiu Aurelian Reghecampf decided to play with the following team: Moataz Al-Baqaawi (6.1), Salem Al Toiawy (6.4), Ibrahim Alnakhli (7.0), Enzo Roco (7.0), Abdulaziz Majrashi (6.4), Alfa Semedo (6.8), Robert Bauer (6.7), Bernard Mensah (9.9), Abdulfattah Asiri (6.8), Adeeb Al Haizan (7.1) and Salman Mohammed Mohammed Al-Mowasher (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Victor Braga, Abdulkarim Al Sulaima, Abdulaziz Al Harabi, Tariq Mohammed (6.8), Marko Dugandzic (7.0), Virgil Misidjan (7.8), Andrei Cordea (7.1), Abdulrahman Al-Harthi (6.4) and Hassan Al-Amri.

Al Tai could not rely on the presence of Abdulrahman Al-Harthi (injured).

Substitutions

Al Tai made 5 changes: Adeeb Al Haizan for Marko Dugandzic (56′), Abdulfattah Asiri for Virgil Misidjan (56′), Salem Al Toiawy for Tariq Mohammed (46′), Abdulaziz Majrashi for Andrei Cordea (46′) and Oumar Gonzalez for Abdulrahman Al-Harthi (82′).

Player of the match: Bernard Mensah

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Tai was Bernard Mensah.

His rating is (9.9) with 2 goals, 91 passes (91% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.

Al Raed – Formation

Al Raed

André Moreira 1.Portugal

7.5

Mamadou Loum 5.Senegal

6.7

Abdullah Al-Fahad 19.Saudi Arabia

5.7

O. Gonzalez 21.Cameroon

7.0

35'

Mohammed Al-Dawsari 32.Saudi Arabia

6.0

Mathias Normann 8.Norway

7.0

Mohammed Fouzair 10.Morocco

7.3

Mansour Al-Bishi 14.Saudi Arabia

5.4

30'

Yahya Sunbul 45.Saudi Arabia

7.9

75'

27'

Karim El Berkaoui 11.Morocco

8.1

74'

72'

Julio Tavarès 17.Cape Verde

7.1

46'

12'

Substitutes

Ahmad Al-Harbi 23.Saudi Arabia

Bander Whaeshi 2.Saudi Arabia

6.4

35'

59'

Abdullah Al-Yousif 43.Saudi Arabia

Mubarak Al Rajeh 94.Saudi Arabia

Amir Sayoud 7.Algeria

6.6

46'

Nayef Hazazi 18.Saudi Arabia

6.3

74'

Khalid Al-Subaie 24.Saudi Arabia

6.4

40'

Rakan Al-Dosari 20.Saudi Arabia

Feras Al-Ghamdi 49.Saudi Arabia

6.4

75'

Al Raed started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Igor Jovičević played with: André Moreira (7.5), Mohammed Al-Dosari (6.0), Oumar Gonzalez (7.0), Mamadou Loum (6.7), Abdullah Al-Fahad (5.7), Mohamed Fouzair (7.3), Mathias Normann (7.0), Mansour Al Bishi (5.4), Yahya Sunbul (7.9), Karim El Berkaoui (8.1) and Júlio Tavares (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Bander Whaeshi (6.4), Amir Saâyoud (6.6), Naif Hazzazi (6.3), Rakan Aldosari, Ahmad Al Harbi, Mohammed Alsubaie (6.4), Abdullah Al Yousif, Firas Al-Ghamdi (6.4) and Mubarak Abdul Rahman Al Rajeh.

Al Raed could not rely on the presence of Mohammed Alsubaie (injured), Bander Whaeshi (injured) and Firas Al-Ghamdi (injured).

Substitutions

Al Raed made 5 changes: Yahya Sunbul for Mohammed Alsubaie (40′), Oumar Gonzalez for Bander Whaeshi (35′), Júlio Tavares for Amir Saâyoud (46′), Yahya Sunbul for Firas Al-Ghamdi (75′) and Karim El Berkaoui for Naif Hazzazi (74′).