DAMMAM. Al Khaleej was after all too good for Al Feiha with the goal of Jung Woo-Young (21′), Khaled Narey  (32′ pen) and Sami Al-Khaibary (82′ own). Al Khaleej was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium stadium in Dammam on Thursday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Faisal Alblwi with the collaboration of Fahad Al Amri and . The 4th official was Sultan Al-Harbi. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.08 degrees Celsius or 71.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Al Khaleej

3 - 0

Al Feiha

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 16 Total 5
  • 8 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 0
  • 114 Attack 80
  • 47 Dangerous attack 29
  • 80 Ball safe 56
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 7 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Al Khaleej had a superior ball possession 62% while Al Feiha was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Khaleej was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Khaleej won the match​.

Al Khaleej shot 16 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Feiha shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Al Khaleej received 1 yellow card (L. López). On the other side, Al Feiha received 4 yellow cards (Mohammed Al Baqawi, Sami Al-Khaibary, Mokher Al-Rashidi and Mohanad Alqaydhi).

Match Timeline

Woo-young Jung(goal)
21'
L. López- Yellow
25'
31'
Makhir Al Rashidi- Yellow
K. Narey(penalty)
32'
Fábio Martins(VAR)
30'
42'
Muhannad Al Qaydhi- Yellow
54'
Mohammed Al Baqawi- Yellow
55'
Sami Al Khaibari- Yellow
Mansour Hamzi- sub ->Abdulelah
72'
80'
Nawaf Al Harthi- sub ->Mohammed Al Baqawi
80'
Osama Al Khalaf- sub ->Gojko Cimirot
82'
Sami Al Khaibari(own-goal)
Abdullah Al Salem- sub ->Mohamed Sherif
85'
Khaled Al Sumairi- sub ->L. López
88'
Arif Al Haydar- sub ->Saeed Al Hamsal
89'
Fawaz Al Terais- sub ->Fábio Martins
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Al Hilal
89
31
Al Nassr
77
31
Al Ahli
58
31
Al Taawoun
52
31
Al Ittihad
50
31
Al Ettifaq
44
31
Al Fateh
42
31
Al Feiha
42
31
Al Shabab
41
31
Damac
39
31
Al Khaleej
36
31
Al-Wehda
35
31
Al Raed
32
31
Al Riyadh
30
31
Abha
29
31
Al Akhdoud
28
31
Al Tai
28
31
Al Hazm
20
31

After this match, Al Khaleej has 22 points like Al Wahda to remain in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Al Feiha will stays with 19 points to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Khaleej will play away with Al Ahli Jeddah on the 27th of December with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Al Ahli Jeddah (5 draws).

Al Feiha will host Al Hilal on the 27th of December with a 6-2 head to head in favor of Al Hilal (4 draws).

Al Khaleej – Formation

Al Khaleej
G
Ibrahim Sehic 23.Bosnia and Herzegovina
8.1
D
Mohammed Al Khabrani 3.Saudi Arabia
7.0
D
L. López 4.Argentina
7.3
88' 25'
D
Pedro Rebocho 5.Portugal
8.1
D
Saeed Al Hamsal 39.Saudi Arabia
7.0
89'
M
K. Narey 7.Togo
8.1
32'
M
Ivo Rodrigues 8.Portugal
7.1
M
Fábio Martins 10.Portugal
7.7
89'
M
Abdulelah Hawsawi 18.Saudi Arabia
7.5
72'
M
Woo-young Jung 55.South Korea
8.4
21'
F
Mohamed Sherif 9.Egypt
6.8
85'
Substitutes
G
Marwan Al Haidari 96.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdullah Al Shanqiti 13.Saudi Arabia
D
Arif Al Haydar 25.Saudi Arabia
89'
M
Khaled Al Sumairi 6.Saudi Arabia
88'
M
Hassan Al Majhad 17.Saudi Arabia
M
Fawaz Al Terais 27.Saudi Arabia
89'
M
Hamad Al Abdan 99.Saudi Arabia
F
Abdullah Al Salem 11.Saudi Arabia
6.4
85'
F
Mansour Hamzi 15.Saudi Arabia
6.8
72'

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

The manager Pedro Emanuel dos Santos Martins Silva decided to play with the following team: I. Šehić (8.1), Saeed Al Hamsal (7.0), Mohammed Al Khabrani (7.0), L. López (7.3), Pedro Rebocho (8.1), Khaled Narey  (8.1), Abdulelah (7.5), Jung Woo-Young (8.4), Ivo Rodrigues (7.1), Fábio Martins (7.7) and Mohamed Sherif (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Khaled Al Sumairi, Abdullah Al Salem (6.4), Abdullah Al Shanqiti, Mansour Hamzi (6.8), Hassan Al Majhad, Arif Al-Haydar, Fawaz Al Terais, Marwan Al Haidari and Hamad Al Abdan.

Substitutions

Al Khaleej made 5 changes: Abdulelah for Mansour Hamzi (72′), L. López for Khaled Al Sumairi (88′), Fábio Martins for Fawaz Al Terais (89′), Saeed Al Hamsal for Arif Al-Haydar (89′) and Mohamed Sherif for Abdullah Al Salem (85′).

Player of the match: Jung Woo-Young​

The most impressive player for Al Khaleej was Jung Woo-Young.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 93 passes (96% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 6.

Al Feiha – Formation

Al Feiha
G
V. Stojković 88.Serbia
7.1
D
Makhir Al Rashidi 2.Saudi Arabia
6.4
31'
D
Sami Al Khaibari 4.Saudi Arabia
6.6
55'
D
Hussain Al Shuwaysh 33.Saudi Arabia
6.4
M
Saud Zaydan 6.Saudi Arabia
7.0
M
H. Onyekuru 7.Nigeria
7.0
M
Gojko Cimirot 13.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.3
80'
M
Mohammed Al Baqawi 22.Saudi Arabia
6.8
80' 54'
M
Sultan Mandash 27.Saudi Arabia
6.8
M
Muhannad Al Qaydhi 98.Saudi Arabia
6.3
42'
F
F. Sakala 17.Zambia
7.3
Substitutes
G
Ahmed Al-Kassar 28.Saudi Arabia
D
Yousef Haqawi 12.Saudi Arabia
D
Mohammed Al Dowaish 40.Saudi Arabia
D
Khaled Al Rammah 75.Saudi Arabia
D
Osama Al Khalaf 80.Saudi Arabia
6.7
80'
M
Khalid Kaabi 11.Saudi Arabia
M
Nawaf Al Harthi 29.Saudi Arabia
6.4
80'
M
Abdulrahman Al Anazi 70.Saudi Arabia
F
Ali Al Jubaya 49.Saudi Arabia

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

Vuk Rašović played with: Vladimir Stojković (7.1), Mokher Al-Rashidi (6.4), Sami Al-Khaibary (6.6), Hussain Al-Showaish (6.4), Mohammed Al Baqawi (6.8), Gojko Cimirot (7.3), Saud Zidan (7.0), Mohanad Alqaydhi (6.3), Sultan Mandash (6.8), Fashion Sakala (7.3) and Henry Onyekuru (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Khalid Al-Kaabi, Yousef Hussain Haqawi, Ahmed Al-Kassar, Nawwaf Al Harthi (6.4), Mohammed Ali Abdulaziz Al Dowaish, Ali Fahd Al Jubaya, Abdulrhman, Khalid Imad Abdullah Al Rammah and Osama Al Khalaf (6.7).

Substitutions

Al Feiha made 2 changes: Mohammed Al Baqawi for Nawwaf Al Harthi (80′) and Gojko Cimirot for Osama Al Khalaf (80′).

Player of the match: Gojko Cimirot​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Feiha was Gojko Cimirot.

His rating is 7.3 with 45 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Pro League.​