NAJRAN. Al Akhdoud defeats Al Ittifaq 1-0 after A. Burcă scored just 1 goal (73′). Al Ittifaq lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
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 Andris Treimanis with the help of Haralds Gudermanis and Aleksejs Spasjoņņikovs. The 4th official was Turki Al-Hashlan. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.12 degrees Celsius or 71.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 27%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 9 Total 8
- 1 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 70 Attack 131
- 43 Dangerous attack 59
- 66 Ball safe 76
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Al Ittifaq had a strong ball possession 56% while Al Akhdoud was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Ittifaq was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Al Akhdoud succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Al Akhdoud shot 9 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Ittifaq shot 8 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Al Akhdoud received 2 yellow cards (Saleh Al Harthi and Florin Tănase). On the other side, Al Ittifaq received 1 yellow card (Mohammed Abdulrahamn Yousef).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Akhdoud will have 13 points like Al Khaleej and Abha to hold in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Al Ittifaq will stay with 23 points to sit in the 7th 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.
Al Ittifaq will host Al Wahda on the 24th of April with a 12-9 head to head in favor of Al Ittifaq (4 draws).
Al Akhdoud – Formation
Al Akhdoud
73'
60'
5'
Al Akhdoud started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Martin Ševela decided to play with the following team: Paulo Vítor , Hussain Hassan Mushaib Al Zabdani , Saeed Al-Rabiei , Solomon Kvirkvelia , Andrei Burcă , Florin Tănase , Juan Pedroza , Eid Al-Muwallad , Saleh Al Harthi , Saviour Godwin and Léandre Tawamba .
The home team had on the bench: Abdulrahman Khalid Al Rio, Alex Collado , Abdulaziz Saleh Al Hatila, Musleh Salah Musleh Al Shaikh, Mohammed Naif Saleh Al Jahif, Murad Mohammed Abdullah Khadari, Abdulaziz Rahma, Awdh Faraj and Hassan Al-Habib.
Al Akhdoud could not rely on the presence of Alex Collado (injured).
Substitutions
Al Akhdoud made 2 changes: Saleh Al Harthi for Awdh Faraj (60′) and Florin Tănase for Alex Collado (54′).
Player of the match: Andrei Burcă
The player that probably impressed the most for Al Akhdoud was Andrei Burcă.
His rating is with 1 goal, 52 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 4 crosses.
Al Ittifaq – Formation
Al Ettifaq
Al Ittifaq started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Steven Gerrard played with: Paulo Victor , Jack Hendry , Marcel Tisserand , Abdullah Khateeb , Mohammed Abdulrahamn Yousef , Jordan Henderson , Ali Abdullah Hazazi , Hamdan Al-Shamrani , Georginio Wijnaldum , Robin Quaison and Demarai Gray .
These were the players on the bench: Mohammed Al Dawsari, Saad Al-Mousa, Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi , Hamed Alghamdi , Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, Meshal Alaeli, Mohammed Mater Mahzari, Amin Al-Bukhari and Muhannad Yahya Saeed Al Saad.
Substitutions
Al Ittifaq made 2 changes: Hamdan Al-Shamrani for Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi (46′) and Ali Abdullah Hazazi for Hamed Alghamdi (83′).
Player of the match: Jordan Henderson
The most impressive player for Al Ittifaq was Jordan Henderson.
His rating is with 62 passes (79% accurate) and 7 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 11 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Al Raed – Al Wahda – 2-0
- Al Shabab – Al Taawon – 1-2
- Al Akhdoud – Al Ittifaq – 1-0
- Al Fateh – Al Tai – 0-1
