Dhamk prevails over Al Tai 3-0

MAHALAH. Dhamk was eventually too much to handle for Al Tai.

December 22, 2023

MAHALAH. Dhamk was ultimately too strong for Al Tai with the goal of Farouk Chafaï (57′), Abdelkader Bedrane (85′) and Nicolae Stanciu (90′).

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 Sultan Al Okairy assisted by Omar Al Jamel and Ali Al Ali. The 4th official was Raed Al Zahrani. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 19.04 degrees Celsius or 66.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.

Match Statistics

Damac

3 - 0

Al Tai

47 Ball Possession 53

Shots

25 Total 7
9 On Target 2
9 Off Target 3
7 Shots blocked 2

80 Attack 70
40 Dangerous attack 32
73 Ball safe 78

0 Penalties 0
8 Corners 5
5 Off Sides 4

Fouls

7 Total 18
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Double Yellow 1
0 Red Card 1

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Dhamk was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Al Tai that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Dhamk was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Dhamk won the match.

Dhamk shot 25 times, 9 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Al Tai shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Dhamk received 1 yellow card (Assan Ceesay). On the other side, Al Tai received 5 yellow cards (Salem Al Toiawy, Salman Mohammed Mohammed Al-Mowasher, Bernard Mensah, Abdulaziz Majrashi and Marko Dugandzic).

Match Timeline

55'

Abdulaziz Majrashi- Yellow

G. Nkoudou(VAR)

55'

F. Chafaï(goal)

57'

Abdulrahman Al Obaid- sub ->Dhari Al-Enezi

57'

61'

Rakan Shamlan- sub ->Abdulaziz Majrashi

63'

M. Dugandžić- Yellow

Abdulaziz Makin- sub ->Georges-Kevin N\'Koudou

70'

74'

B. Mensah- Yellow

78'

Salem Al Toiawy- Yellow

79'

Hazza Al Hazza- sub ->Marko Dugandzic

79'

Salman Al Muwashar- sub ->Virgil Misidjan

Assan Ceesay- sub ->Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani

83'

Ramzi Solan- sub ->Sultan Faqihi

83'

Abdelkader Bedrane(goal)Nicolae Stanciu

85'

88'

Salman Al Muwashar- Yellow

89'

Abdulrahman Al Harthi- sub ->Salem Al Toiawy

90'

B. Mensah(yellowredcard)

Assan Ceesay- Yellow

90'

Nicolae Stanciu (goal)Ahmad Zain

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Dhamk has 30 points to hold in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Al Tai will stays with 17 points to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Dhamk will play away against Al Riyadh on the 27th of December with a 0-0 head to head.

Al Tai will host Al Ittihad on the 27th of December with a 10-2 head to head stats in favor of Al Ittihad (0 draws).

Dhamk – Formation

Damac

Mohammed Al Mahasnah 33.Saudi Arabia

7.1

Abdelkader Bedrane 3.Algeria

8.2

85'

F. Chafaï 15.Algeria

8.7

57'

Dhari Al Anazi 20.Saudi Arabia

7.3

57'

Sultan Faqihi 41.Saudi Arabia

7.0

83'

Tarek Hamed 8.Egypt

7.3

D. Antolić 17.Croatia

7.1

Nicolae Stanciu 31.Romania

8.9

90'

G. Nkoudou 10.Cameroon

7.9

70'

Abdulaziz Al Shahrani 14.Saudi Arabia

7.1

83'

Ahmed Al Zain 49.Saudi Arabia

8.4

Substitutes

Moustapha Zeghba 30.Algeria

Abdulrahman Al Obaid 2.Saudi Arabia

7.0

57'

Noor Al Rashidi 4.Saudi Arabia

Abdulaziz Makin 12.Saudi Arabia

7.0

70'

Bader Munshi 16.Saudi Arabia

Abdulaziz Majrashi 23.Saudi Arabia

Assan Ceesay 9.Gambia

6.4

83'

90'

Ahmed Harisi 18.Saudi Arabia

Ramzi Solan 51.Saudi Arabia

6.4

83'

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 (7.1), Sultan Faqihi (7.0), Farouk Chafaï (8.7), Abdelkader Bedrane (8.2), Dhari Al-Enezi (7.3), Domagoj Antolić (7.1), Tarek Hamed (7.3), Nicolae Stanciu (8.9), Ahmad Zain (8.4), Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani (7.1) and Georges-Kevin N’Koudou (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Abdulrahman Al-Obaid (7.0), Noor Al-Rashidi, Assan Ceesay (6.4), Abdulaziz Making (7.0), Bader Munshi, Ahmed Mohamed Yahya Harisi, Abdulaziz Majrashi, Moustapha Zeghba and Ramzi Solan (6.4).

Dhamk could not rely on the presence of Abdulrahman Al-Obaid (injured) and Ramzi Solan (injured).

Substitutions

Dhamk made 4 changes: Dhari Al-Enezi for Abdulrahman Al-Obaid (57′), Georges-Kevin N’Koudou for Abdulaziz Making (70′), Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani for Assan Ceesay (83′) and Sultan Faqihi for Ramzi Solan (83′).

Player of the match: Nicolae Stanciu

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Dhamk was Nicolae Stanciu .

His rating is 8.9 with 1 goal, 36 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He performed 11 crosses.

Al Tai – Formation

Al Tai

Victor Braga 1.Brazil

8.1

Abdulaziz Majrashi 3.Saudi Arabia

6.4

61'

55'

E. Roco 5.Chile

7.0

Salem Al Toiawy 13.Saudi Arabia

6.4

89'

78'

Ibrahim Al Nakhli 88.Saudi Arabia

6.6

V. Misidjan 10.Netherlands

6.6

79'

A. Cordea 11.Romania

7.0

R. Bauer 27.Germany

6.8

Alfa Semedo 30.Guinea-Bissau

7.0

B. Mensah 43.Ghana

6.8

74'

M. Dugandžić 9.Croatia

6.3

79'

63'

Substitutes

Moataz Al Baqawi 44.Saudi Arabia

Tariq Abdullah 8.Saudi Arabia

Abdulmohsen Fallatah 50.Saudi Arabia

Abdulaziz Al Harabi 6.Saudi Arabia

Salman Al Muwashar 7.Saudi Arabia

6.4

79'

88'

Abdulrahman Al Harthi 17.Saudi Arabia

6.4

89'

Rakan Shamlan 70.Saudi Arabia

6.8

61'

Hassan Al Amri 77.Saudi Arabia

Hazza Al Hazza 99.Saudi Arabia

6.6

79'

Al Tai started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

Laurențiu Aurelian Reghecampf played with: Victor Braga (8.1), Salem Al Toiawy (6.4), Ibrahim Alnakhli (6.6), Enzo Roco (7.0), Abdulaziz Majrashi (6.4), Andrei Cordea (7.0), Alfa Semedo (7.0), Robert Bauer (6.8), Bernard Mensah (6.8), Virgil Misidjan (6.6) and Marko Dugandzic (6.3).

They had on the bench: Abdulaziz Al Harabi, Salman Mohammed Mohammed Al-Mowasher (6.4), Tariq Mohammed, Abdulrahman Al-Harthi (6.4), Moataz Al-Baqaawi, Abdulmohsen Fallatah, Rakan Shamlan (6.8), Hassan Al-Amri and Hazzaa Al-Hazzaa (6.6).

Substitutions

Al Tai made 4 changes: Abdulaziz Majrashi for Rakan Shamlan (61′), Salem Al Toiawy for Abdulrahman Al-Harthi (89′), Marko Dugandzic for Hazzaa Al-Hazzaa (79′) and Virgil Misidjan for Salman Mohammed Mohammed Al-Mowasher (79′).