NAJRAN. Al Akhdoud defeats Al Shabab 1-0 after S. Godwin scored just 1 goal (3′). Al Shabab was much superior in terms of ball possession (74%).
Al Akhdoud remained in 10 after Andrei Burcă received a red card in the 70′. Nonetheless, Al Akhdoud still managed to win this match competing only in players. On the other side, also Nawaf Alsadi received a red card (54′). This red card was one of the reason why Al Shabab lost the match.
The match was played at the Prince Hathloul Bin Abdul Aziz Sport City Stadium (Najran) stadium in Najran on Friday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. In front of 1,449 spectators. The referee was Florin Andrei assisted by Sebastian Eugen Gheorghe and Mihai Marius Marica. The 4th official was Turki Al-Hashlan. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 26.5 degrees Celsius or 79.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 32%.
Match Statistics
- ! 26 Ball Possession 74
Shots
- 7 Total 9
- 2 On Target 0
- 4 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 6
- 80 Attack 115
- 31 Dangerous attack 66
- 74 Ball safe 84
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 8
Fouls
- 14 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 1
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Al Shabab had a superior ball possession 74% while Al Akhdoud was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Shabab was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 0 were on target. Nonetheless, Al Akhdoud found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Al Akhdoud shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Al Shabab shot 9 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Al Akhdoud received 2 yellow cards (Florin Tănase and Solomon Kvirkvelia). On the other side, Al Shabab didn’t receive any yellow card.
(Al Akhdoud) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (70′).
Also, Al Shabab didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Nawaf Alsadi (Al Shabab) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (54′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Al Akhdoud has 19 points like Al Feiha to hold in the 12th place. On the other side, Al Shabab will stays with 18 points to remain in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Akhdoud will play away with Al Fateh on the 27th of December with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Al Fateh (0 draws).
Al Shabab will host Al Wahda on the 27th of December with a 16-5 head to head in favor of Al Shabab (6 draws).
Al Akhdoud – Formation
Al Akhdoud
70'
45'
13'
3'
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: Paulo Vítor , 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: Saleh Al Harthi , Abdulaziz Saleh Al Hatila, Musleh Salah Musleh Al Shaikh, Ahmed Mostafa, Naif Asiri, Murad Mohammed Abdullah Khadari, Abdulaziz Rahma, Awdh Faraj and Hassan Al-Habib.
Al Akhdoud could not rely on the presence of Saleh Al Harthi (injured).
Substitutions
Al Akhdoud made 2 changes: Saviour Godwin for Saleh Al Harthi (13′) and Saleh Al Harthi for Awdh Faraj (75′).
Player of the match: Solomon Kvirkvelia
The most impressive player for Al Akhdoud was Solomon Kvirkvelia even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 18 passes (44% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3.
Al Shabab – Formation
Al Shabab
Al Shabab started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Igor Bišćan played with: Seung-gyu Kim , Hamad Al Yami, Nader Abdullah Al Sharari , Iago Santos , Romain Saïss, Moteb Al-Harbi , Husain Al-Monassar , Gustavo Cuéllar , Nawaf Alsadi , Hattan Bahebri and Yannick Carrasco , Abdullah Radif .
These were the players on the bench: Khalid Al-Asiri, Fahad Al-Muwallad , Majed Omar Kanabah , Hussain Al-Sibyani, Mohammed Issa , Habib Diallo and Mohammed Al-Absi.
Al Shabab could not rely on the presence of Mohammed Issa (injured).
Substitutions
Al Shabab made 4 changes: Hamad Al Yami for Mohammed Issa (6′), Mohammed Issa for Fahad Al-Muwallad (46′), Gustavo Cuéllar for Majed Omar Kanabah (83′) and Hattan Bahebri for Habib Diallo (74′).
Player of the match: Iago Santos
The most impressive player for Al Shabab was Iago Santos.
His rating is with 109 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 15.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Al Hazm – Al Ahli – 0-4
- Al Nassr – Al Ittifaq – 3-1
- Al Akhdoud – Al Shabab – 1-0
