Al Khaleej beats Abha 3-1

AD DAMMAM. Al Khaleej prevails over Abha 3-1.

December 9, 2023

AD DAMMAM. Al Khaleej conquers Abha 3-1. Al Khaleej was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Fábio Martins (16′), Mohamed Sherif (45′) and Ivo Rodrigues (59′). Abha reduced the distance with a goal (80′) by Zakaria Al-Sudani, but there was not much to do for them.

The match was played at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Ad Dammam stadium in Ad Dammam on Friday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Abdullah Al-Harbi who had the assistance of Omar Al Jamel and Emad Mohammed Askar. The 4th official was Mohammed Hamad Al Ghamdi. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.71 degrees Celsius or 76.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 33%.

Match Timeline

Fábio Martins(goal)Khaled Narey

16'

Fábio Martins- Yellow

38'

Ivo Rodrigues- Yellow

39'

Mohamed Sherif(goal)Ivo Rodrigues

45'

Pedro Rebocho- Yellow

46'

Ivo Rodrigues(goal)

59'

Grzegorz Krychowiak- sub ->Saad Bguir

59'

Abdulelah Al-Shammeri- sub ->François Kamano

Fábio Martins(yellowredcard)

64'

67'

Marwan Al Haidari- Yellow

77'

80'

Zakaria Al-Sudani(goal)Abdulelah Al-Shammeri

Abdullah Al Shanqiti- sub ->Saeed Al Hamsal

81'

Abdullah Al Salem- sub ->Mohamed Sherif

81'

Zakaria Al-Sudani(VAR)

85'

Saad Al-Salouli- sub ->Uros Matic

Abdulelah Hawsawi- sub ->Mansour Hamzi

90'

Khaled Al Sumairi- sub ->Ivo Rodrigues

90'

Fawaz Al Terais- sub ->Khaled Narey

90'

Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Al Khaleej has 16 points like Al Riyadh to hold in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Abha will stays with 13 points like Al Akhdoud to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Khaleej will play away with Al Riyadh on the 13th of December with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Abha will host Al Hazm on the 13th of December with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Al Hazm (1 draw).

Al Khaleej – Formation

Al Khaleej

Marwan Al Haidari 96.Saudi Arabia

7.0

77'

Mohammed Al Khabrani 3.Saudi Arabia

6.7

L. López 4.Argentina

7.3

Pedro Rebocho 5.Portugal

7.5

46'

Saeed Al Hamsal 39.Saudi Arabia

7.0

81'

K. Narey 7.Togo

7.1

90'

Ivo Rodrigues 8.Portugal

8.2

90'

39'

59'

Fábio Martins 10.Portugal

6.7

38'

16'

Mansour Hamzi 15.Saudi Arabia

6.7

90'

Woo-young Jung 55.South Korea

7.1

Mohamed Sherif 9.Egypt

7.5

81'

45'

Substitutes

Raed Ozaybi 22.Saudi Arabia

Abdullah Al Shanqiti 13.Saudi Arabia

6.8

81'

Arif Al Haydar 25.Saudi Arabia

Bandar Nasser 33.Saudi Arabia

Khaled Al Sumairi 6.Saudi Arabia

90'

Hassan Al Majhad 17.Saudi Arabia

Abdulelah Hawsawi 18.Saudi Arabia

6.4

90'

Fawaz Al Terais 27.Saudi Arabia

90'

Abdullah Al Salem 11.Saudi Arabia

6.4

81'

Al Khaleej started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Pedro Emanuel dos Santos Martins Silva decided to play with the following team: Marwan Al Haidari (7.0), Saeed Al Hamsal (7.0), Mohammed Al Khabrani (6.7), L. López (7.3), Pedro Rebocho (7.5), Khaled Narey (7.1), Jung Woo-Young (7.1), Ivo Rodrigues (8.2), Mansour Hamzi (6.7), Mohamed Sherif (7.5) and Fábio Martins (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Khaled Al Sumairi, Abdullah Al Salem (6.4), Abdullah Al Shanqiti (6.8), Hassan Al Majhad, Abdulelah (6.4), Raed Ozaybi, Arif Al-Haydar, Fawaz Al Terais and Bandar Nasser.

Substitutions

Al Khaleej made 5 changes: Mansour Hamzi for Abdulelah (90′), Saeed Al Hamsal for Abdullah Al Shanqiti (81′), Mohamed Sherif for Abdullah Al Salem (81′), Khaled Narey for Fawaz Al Terais (90′) and Ivo Rodrigues for Khaled Al Sumairi (90′).

Player of the match: Ivo Rodrigues

The most impressive player for Al Khaleej was Ivo Rodrigues.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 40 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Abha – Formation

Abha

Ciprian Tătărușanu 16.Romania

6.0

Saleh Al-Qumayzi 17.Saudi Arabia

7.0

Fabián Noguera 18.Argentina

6.8

Ziyad Al-Sahafi 30.Saudi Arabia

6.7

Uros Matic 8.Serbia

7.0

85'

François Kamano 11.Guinea

6.4

59'

Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri 13.Saudi Arabia

6.3

90'

Fahad Mohammed Al-Jumaiya 14.Saudi Arabia

6.6

67'

Zakaria Al-Sudani 21.Saudi Arabia

7.9

80'

K. Toko-Ekambi 7.Cameroon

7.0

Saad Bguir 10.Tunisia

7.0

59'

Substitutes

Abdulrahman Al-Bouq 12.Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Naji 3.Saudi Arabia

Saad Natiq 4.Iraq

Saad Al-Salouli 88.Saudi Arabia

6.4

85'

Grzegorz Krychowiak 5.Poland

7.3

59'

Mohammed Al-Qahtani 29.Saudi Arabia

Abdulelah Al-Shammeri 80.Saudi Arabia

7.5

59'

Hassan Al-Ali 9.Saudi Arabia

Ahmad Jaber 71.Saudi Arabia

6.4

67'

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

Youssef Manai played with: Ciprian Tatarusanu (6.0), Saleh Al-Qumayzi (7.0), Fabián Noguera (6.8), Ziyad Al-Sahafi (6.7), Fahad Mohammed Al-Jumaiya (6.6), Zakaria Al-Sudani (7.9), Uros Matic (7.0), Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri (6.3), Saad Bguir (7.0), Karl Toko Ekambi (7.0) and François Kamano (6.4).

They had on the bench: Mohammed Naji, Saad Natiq, Grzegorz Krychowiak (7.3), Hassan Al-Ali, Abdulrahman Al-Bouq, Mohammed Al-Qahtani, Ahmad Jaber (6.4), Abdulelah Al-Shammeri (7.5), Saad Al-Salouli (6.4) and Mohammed Saad Al Qahtani.

Substitutions

Abha made 4 changes: Saad Bguir for Grzegorz Krychowiak (59′), François Kamano for Abdulelah Al-Shammeri (59′), Fahad Mohammed Al-Jumaiya for Ahmad Jaber (67′) and Uros Matic for Saad Al-Salouli (85′).