. Al Tai snatched a late win Al Fateh 1-0 after B. Mensah scored a penalty (87′). Al Fateh lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Al Fateh Club Stadium stadium in on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Faisal Alblwi. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.42 degrees Celsius or 72.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 31%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Fateh had a superior ball possession 56% while Al Tai was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Fateh had a more offensive attitude with 68 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Al Tai was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Al Fateh shot 16 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Al Tai shot 10 times, 8 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Al Fateh received 4 yellow cards (Mourad Batna, Jason Denayer, Salem Alnajdi and Mukhtar Ali). On the opposite side, Al Tai received 4 yellow cards (Abdulaziz Al Harabi, Bernard Mensah, Robert Bauer and Ibrahim Alnakhli).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Fateh will stay with 24 points to remain in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Al Tai will have 17 points to hold in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Fateh will play away against Al Wahda on the 3rd of April with a 9-6 head to head record in favor of Al Fateh (4 draws).
Al Tai will host Al Ahli Jeddah on the 21st of February with a 10-1 head to head statistic in favor of Al Ahli Jeddah (1 draw).
Al Fateh – Formation
Al Fateh
63'
85'
Al Fateh adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Slaven Bilić decided to play with the following team: Jacob Rinne , Saeed Baattia , Jason Denayer , Marwane Saadane , Tawfiq Buhumaid , Sofiane Bendebka , Mukhtar Ali , Lucas Zelarayán , Mourad Batna , Abdullah Al-Mogren and Abbas Sadiq Alhassan .
The home team had on the bench: Ali Alzubaidi , Fahd Mohammed Al-Harbi, Mohammed Al-Fuhaid , Hassan Al-Mohammed, Mohammed Al Saeed , Mustafa Malaika, Ali Al Masoud , Salem Alnajdi and Qasim Al-Oujami.
Al Fateh could not rely on the presence of Mohammed Al Saeed (injured) and Ali Alzubaidi (injured).
Substitutions
Al Fateh made 5 changes: Mourad Batna for Mohammed Al Saeed (57′), Tawfiq Buhumaid for Salem Alnajdi (46′), Saeed Baattia for Ali Alzubaidi (63′), Sofiane Bendebka for Mohammed Al-Fuhaid (88′) and Salem Alnajdi for Ali Al Masoud (88′).
Player of the match: Jacob Rinne
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Fateh was the goalkeeper: Jacob Rinne. His rating is 8.67. He performed 7 saves.
Al Tai – Formation
Al Tai
87'
Also Al Tai adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Laurențiu Aurelian Reghecampf played with: Moataz Al-Baqaawi , Tariq Mohammed , Ibrahim Alnakhli , Robert Bauer , Enzo Roco , Abdulaziz Majrashi , Abdulfattah Asiri , Alfa Semedo , Bernard Mensah , Salman Mohammed Mohammed Al-Mowasher and Adeeb Al Haizan .
They had on the bench: Victor Braga, Abdulkarim Al Sulaima , Abdulaziz Al Harabi , Andrei Cordea , Salem Al Toiawy, Abdulrahman Al-Harthi, Nawaf Al Qamiri, Rakan Shamlan and Hassan Al-Amri.
Substitutions
Al Tai made 4 changes: Adeeb Al Haizan for Andrei Cordea (65′), Abdulfattah Asiri for Rakan Shamlan (75′), Tariq Mohammed for Abdulkarim Al Sulaima (90′) and Salman Mohammed Mohammed Al-Mowasher for Abdulaziz Al Harabi (90′).
Player of the match: Bernard Mensah
The most impressive player for Al Tai was Bernard Mensah.
His rating is with 1 goal, 43 passes (96% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 14.
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
