NAJRAN. Al Akhdoud overcomes Al Tai 1-0 after F. Tănase scored just 1 goal (56′). Al Tai 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 Thursday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohammed Alharbi who was helped by Abdulaziz Ibrahim Al-Burayh and Moayad Al Musajjen. The 4th official was Ahmed Al Barakati. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.99 degrees Celsius or 67.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 16 Total 8
- 5 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 4
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 101 Attack 97
- 49 Dangerous attack 42
- 71 Ball safe 85
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
Fouls
- 16 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 1 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Al Tai had a superior ball possession 56% while Al Akhdoud was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Akhdoud had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Akhdoud won the match.
Al Akhdoud shot 16 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Tai shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Al Akhdoud received 2 yellow cards (Saeed Al-Rabiei and Eid Al-Muwallad). On the opposite side, Al Tai didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Akhdoud has 16 points like Al Khaleej and Al Riyadh to remain in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Al Tai will stays with 17 points like Al Shabab to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Akhdoud will host Al Shabab on the 20th of December with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Al Tai will play away against Dhamk on the 20th of December with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Dhamk (0 draws).
Al Akhdoud – Formation
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: Abdulaziz Rahma , Hussain Hassan Mushaib Al Zabdani , Solomon Kvirkvelia , Saeed Al-Rabiei , Andrei Burcă , Alex Collado , Juan Pedroza , Eid Al-Muwallad , Saviour Godwin , Florin Tănase and Léandre Tawamba .
The home team had on the bench: Abdulrahman Khalid Al Rio, Saleh Al Harthi, Abdulaziz Saleh Al Hatila, Musleh Salah Musleh Al Shaikh, Ahmed Mostafa, Naif Asiri, Murad Mohammed Abdullah Khadari, Awdh Faraj and Hassan Al-Habib.
Substitutions
Al Akhdoud made only 1 change substituting Florin Tănase for Awdh Khamis Faraj (81′).
Player of the match: Florin Tănase
The most impressive player for Al Akhdoud was Florin Tănase.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (63% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Al Tai – Formation
Al Tai started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
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 Marko Dugandzic .
They had on the bench: Victor Braga, Abdulaziz Al Harabi , Salem Al Toiawy , Abdulrahman Al-Harthi , Mohammed Al-Qunaian, Abdulmohsen Fallatah, Rakan Shamlan , Hassan Al-Amri and Adeeb Al Haizan .
Al Tai could not rely on the presence of Rakan Shamlan (injured).
Substitutions
Al Tai made 5 changes: Abdulfattah Asiri for Rakan Shamlan (30′), Marko Dugandzic for Adeeb Al Haizan (64′), Abdulaziz Majrashi for Abdulrahman Al-Harthi (64′), Ibrahim Alnakhli for Abdulaziz Al Harabi (78′) and Tariq Mohammed for Salem Al Toiawy (79′).
Player of the match: Ibrahim Alnakhli
The player that probably impressed the most for Al Tai was Ibrahim Alnakhli.
His rating is with 56 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.