Dhamk defeats Al Ittihad 3-1

MAHALAH. Dhamk defeats Al Ittihad 3-1.

December 8, 2023

MAHALAH. Dhamk conquers Al Ittihad 3-1.

The match was played at the Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium stadium in Mahalah on Thursday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Hector Martinez with the assistance of Walter Enrique López Ramos and Christian Jesús Ramírez Soto. The 4th official was Mohammed Salem Al-Daqqash. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.01 degrees Celsius or 66.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 22%.

Match Timeline

G. Nkoudou(goal)Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani

12'

15'

Muhannad Al Shanqiti- sub ->Luiz Felipe

Sanousi Al Hawsawi- Yellow

22'

Sultan Faqihi- sub ->Alhwsawi Sanousi Mohammed

26'

45'

Abderrazak Hamdallah(penalty)

45'

Marwan Al Sahafi(VAR)

G. Nkoudou(goal)

45'

46'

Marcelo Grohe(own-goal)

63'

Fabinho- sub ->N\'Golo Kanté

63'

Farhah Al Shamrani- sub ->Marwan Al Sahafi

Assan Ceesay- sub ->Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani

65'

68'

Abderrazak Hamdallah- Yellow

72'

75'

Farhah Al Shamrani- Yellow

Bader Munshi- sub ->Domagoj Antolić

86'

Ramzi Solan- sub ->Ahmad Zain

86'

90'

Hassan Kadesh- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Dhamk has 24 points like Al Fateh and Al Ittifaq to sit in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Al Ittihad will stays with 28 points like Al Taawon to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Dhamk will play away against Al Raed on the 13th of December with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Al Raed (0 draws).

Al Ittihad will host Al Nassr on the 13th of December with a 14-12 head to head statistic in favor of Al Ittihad (12 draws).

Dhamk – Formation

Damac

Mohammed Al Mahasnah 33.Saudi Arabia

7.0

Abdelkader Bedrane 3.Algeria

7.0

F. Chafaï 15.Algeria

6.8

Dhari Al Anazi 20.Saudi Arabia

7.0

Sanousi Al Hawsawi 21.Saudi Arabia

6.7

26'

22'

Tarek Hamed 8.Egypt

7.3

D. Antolić 17.Croatia

7.0

86'

Nicolae Stanciu 31.Romania

7.5

G. Nkoudou 10.Cameroon

9.9

12', 45'

Abdulaziz Al Shahrani 14.Saudi Arabia

7.1

65'

Ahmed Al Zain 49.Saudi Arabia

6.8

86'

Substitutes

Moustapha Zeghba 30.Algeria

Abdulrahman Al Obaid 2.Saudi Arabia

Noor Al Rashidi 4.Saudi Arabia

Abdulaziz Makin 12.Saudi Arabia

Sultan Faqihi 41.Saudi Arabia

7.9

26'

Bader Munshi 16.Saudi Arabia

7.0

86'

Abdulaziz Majrashi 23.Saudi Arabia

Assan Ceesay 9.Gambia

7.0

65'

Ramzi Solan 51.Saudi Arabia

6.6

86'

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

The manager Cosmin Marius Contra decided to play with the following team: Mohammed Al-Mahasneh (7.0), Alhwsawi Sanousi Mohammed (6.7), Farouk Chafaï (6.8), Abdelkader Bedrane (7.0), Dhari Al-Enezi (7.0), Domagoj Antolić (7.0), Tarek Hamed (7.3), Nicolae Stanciu (7.5), Ahmad Zain (6.8), Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani (7.1) and Georges-Kevin N’Koudou (9.9).

The home team had on the bench: Abdulrahman Al-Obaid, Noor Al-Rashidi, Assan Ceesay (7.0), Abdulaziz Making, Bader Munshi (7.0), Abdulaziz Majrashi, Moustapha Zeghba, Sultan Faqihi (7.9) and Ramzi Solan (6.6).

Dhamk could not rely on the presence of Sultan Faqihi (injured).

Substitutions

Dhamk made 4 changes: Alhwsawi Sanousi Mohammed for Sultan Faqihi (26′), Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani for Assan Ceesay (65′), Domagoj Antolić for Bader Munshi (86′) and Ahmad Zain for Ramzi Solan (86′).

Player of the match: Georges-Kevin N’Koudou

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Dhamk was Georges-Kevin N’Koudou.

His rating is 9.9 with 2 goals, 35 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.

Al Ittihad – Formation

Al Ittihad

Marcelo Grohe 34.Brazil

6.3

Omar Hawsawi 4.Saudi Arabia

6.4

Luiz Felipe 5.Italy

6.4

15'

Hassan Kadesh 15.Saudi Arabia

7.0

90'

N. Kanté 7.France

6.6

63'

Igor Coronado 10.Brazil

7.9

Zakaria Al Hawsawi 12.Saudi Arabia

6.1

Faisal Al Ghamdi 16.Saudi Arabia

7.3

Marwan Al Sahafi 17.Saudi Arabia

6.3

63'

Saleh Al Amri 77.Saudi Arabia

6.8

72'

Abderrazak Hamdallah 99.Morocco

7.5

68'

45'

Substitutes

Abdullah Al Muaiouf 1.Saudi Arabia

Osama Al Mermesh 88.Saudi Arabia

Muhannad Al Shanqiti 13.Saudi Arabia

6.4

15'

Fabinho 8.Brazil

6.7

63'

Farhah Al Shamrani 29.Saudi Arabia

6.4

63'

75'

Talal Haji 52.Saudi Arabia

Haroune Camara 70.Saudi Arabia

6.4

72'

Al Ittihad started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Marcelo Daniel Gallardo played with: Marcelo Grohe (6.3), Luiz Felipe (6.4), Omar Hawsawi (6.4), Hassan Kadesh (7.0), Marwan Al Sahafi (6.3), N’Golo Kanté (6.6), Faisal Al-Ghamdi (7.3), Zakaria Al Hawsawi (6.1), Saleh Al-Amri (6.8), Igor Coronado (7.9) and Abderrazak Hamdallah (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Abdullah Al-Mayouf, Fabinho (6.7), Muhannad Alshanqeeti (6.4), Farhah Ali Alshamrani (6.4), Talal Abubakr Haji, Haroune Camara (6.4) and Osama Al-Mermesh.

Al Ittihad could not rely on the presence of Muhannad Alshanqeeti (injured).

Substitutions

Al Ittihad made 4 changes: Luiz Felipe for Muhannad Alshanqeeti (15′), N’Golo Kanté for Fabinho (63′), Marwan Al Sahafi for Farhah Ali Alshamrani (63′) and Saleh Al-Amri for Haroune Camara (72′).