Al Riyadh tops Dhamk 1-0 with a goal scored by A. Gray

RIYADH. Al Riyadh prevails over Dhamk 1-0 after A. Gray scored just 1 goal (51').

Al Riyadh tops Dhamk 1-0 with a goal scored by A. Gray

RIYADH. Al Riyadh beats Dhamk 1-0 after A. Gray scored just 1 goal (51′). Dhamk was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (65%).​

The match was played at the Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium stadium in Riyadh on Thursday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. In front of 299 spectators.​ The referee was Ahmad Al Rumaikhani assisted by Esaa Khibariy and Abdulaziz Ibrahim Al-Burayh. The 4th official was Sultan Al-Harbi. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.63 degrees Celsius or 70.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 34%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
  • 4 Total 12
  • 2 On Target 1
  • 2 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 5
  • 66 Attack 129
  • 22 Dangerous attack 80
  • 81 Ball safe 79
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 6
  • 3 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 17 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Dhamk had a strong ball possession 65% while Al Riyadh was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Dhamk was putting more pressure with 80 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Al Riyadh managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Al Riyadh shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Dhamk shot 12 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Al Riyadh received 2 yellow cards (Abdulelah Al Khaibari and Juanmi). On the other side, Dhamk received 2 yellow cards (Nicolae Stanciu  and Alhwsawi Sanousi Mohammed).

Match Timeline

12'
Sanousi Al Hawsawi- Yellow
D. Arslanagić- sub ->Mohammed Al Shwirekh
46'
A. Gray(goal)Yahia Al-Shehri
51'
60'
Abdulaziz Al-Bishi- sub ->Abdulaziz Making
60'
Assan Ceesay- sub ->Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani
Khalid Al Shuwayyi- sub ->Hussain Ali Alnwaiqi
70'
73'
Abdullah Al Qahtani- sub ->Ahmad Zain
78'
Nicolae Stanciu - Yellow
90'
77'
85'
Fahad Al Johani- sub ->Alhwsawi Sanousi Mohammed
85'
Ramzi Solan- sub ->Domagoj Antolić
Fahad Al Rashidi- sub ->Andre Gray
90'
Abdulelah Al Khaibari- Yellow
90'

Standings

After playing this match, Al Riyadh has 19 points like Al Feiha and Al Akhdoud to remain in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Dhamk will stays with 30 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Riyadh will play away against Al Ittihad on the 14th of February with a 4-0 head to head statistic in favor of Al Ittihad (0 draws).

Dhamk will host Al Shabab on the 14th of February with a 7-0 head to head in favor of Al Shabab (3 draws).

Al Riyadh – Formation

Al Riyadh
G
M. Campaña 25.Uruguay
7.3
D
Mohammed Al Shwirekh 4.Saudi Arabia
7.0
46'
D
Abdulelah Al Khaibari 8.Saudi Arabia
7.1
90'
D
Hussain Al Nowaiqi 27.Saudi Arabia
6.3
70'
D
Ahmad Asiri 29.Saudi Arabia
7.5
M
Knowledge Musona 11.Zimbabwe
6.6
M
Saleh Al Abbas 14.Saudi Arabia
6.3
M
D. Ndong 20.Gabon
7.0
M
B. Touré 60.Mali
7.3
M
Yahia Al Shehri 88.Saudi Arabia
7.3
77'
F
A. Gray 9.Jamaica
7.5
90' Goals51'
Substitutes
G
Rakan Najjar 1.Saudi Arabia
D
Khalid Al Shuwayyi 5.Saudi Arabia
6.8
70'
D
A. Toșca 6.Romania
D
D. Arslanagić 36.Belgium
7.0
46'
M
Mohammed Al Aqel 7.Saudi Arabia
M
Abdulhadi Al Harajin 15.Saudi Arabia
M
Ali Al Zaqan 26.Saudi Arabia
M
Fahad Al Rashidi 80.Saudi Arabia
90'
F
Juanmi 10.Spain
6.6
77' 90'

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

The manager Odair Hellmann decided to play with the following team: Martín Campaña (7.3), Hussain Ali Alnwaiqi (6.3), Ahmad Asiri (7.5), Mohammed Al Shwirekh (7.0), Abdulelah Al Khaibari (7.1), Birama Touré (7.3), Didier Ndong (7.0), Yahia Al-Shehri (7.3), Knowledge Musona (6.6), Saleh Al Abbas (6.3) and Andre Gray (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Rakan Najjar, Khalid Bin Shuwayyi (6.8), Alin Toșca, Mohammed bin Saleh bin Mohammed Al-Aqel, Juanmi (6.6), Abdulhadi Al-Harajin, Ali Al-Zaqan, Dino Arslanagić (7.0) and Fahad Al Rashidi.

Al Riyadh could not rely on the presence of Dino Arslanagić (injured).

Substitutions

Al Riyadh made 4 changes: Mohammed Al Shwirekh for Dino Arslanagić (46′), Hussain Ali Alnwaiqi for Khalid Bin Shuwayyi (70′), Andre Gray for Fahad Al Rashidi (90′) and Yahia Al-Shehri for Juanmi (77′).

Player of the match: Andre Gray​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Riyadh was Andre Gray.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 14 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Dhamk – Formation

Damac
G
Mohammed Al Mahasnah 33.Saudi Arabia
6.4
D
Abdelkader Bedrane 3.Algeria
7.5
D
F. Chafaï 15.Algeria
7.1
D
Dhari Al Anazi 20.Saudi Arabia
7.3
D
Sanousi Al Hawsawi 21.Saudi Arabia
6.4
85' 12'
M
Tarek Hamed 8.Egypt
7.7
M
D. Antolić 17.Croatia
7.1
85'
M
Nicolae Stanciu  31.Romania
7.3
78'
F
Abdulaziz Makin 12.Saudi Arabia
7.0
60'
F
Abdulaziz Al Shahrani 14.Saudi Arabia
7.0
60'
F
Ahmed Al Zain 49.Saudi Arabia
7.7
73'
Substitutes
G
Abdulbasit Hawsawi 22.Saudi Arabia
D
Noor Al Rashidi 4.Saudi Arabia
M
Abdullah Al Qahtani 7.Saudi Arabia
6.7
73'
M
Abdulaziz Majrashi 23.Saudi Arabia
F
Assan Ceesay 9.Gambia
7.0
60'
F
Abdulaziz Al-Bishi 11.Saudi Arabia
7.3
60'
F
Ahmed Harisi 18.Saudi Arabia
F
Ramzi Solan 51.Saudi Arabia
7.0
85'
F
Fahad Al Johani 99.Saudi Arabia
6.8
85'

Dhamk started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Cosmin Marius Contra played with: Mohammed Al-Mahasneh (6.4), Alhwsawi Sanousi Mohammed (6.4), Abdelkader Bedrane (7.5), Farouk Chafaï (7.1), Dhari Al-Enezi (7.3), Domagoj Antolić (7.1), Tarek Hamed (7.7), Nicolae Stanciu  (7.3), Ahmad Zain (7.7), Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani (7.0) and Abdulaziz Making (7.0).

They had on the bench: Noor Al-Rashidi, Abdullah Al-Qahtani (6.7), Assan Ceesay (7.0), Abdulaziz Al-Bishi (7.3), Ahmed Mohamed Yahya Harisi, Hawswi, Abdulaziz Majrashi, Ramzi Solan (7.0) and Fahad Al-Johani (6.8).

Dhamk could not rely on the presence of Abdulaziz Al-Bishi (injured).

Substitutions

Dhamk made 5 changes: Ahmad Zain for Abdullah Al-Qahtani (73′), Abdulaziz Making for Abdulaziz Al-Bishi (60′), Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani for Assan Ceesay (60′), Domagoj Antolić for Ramzi Solan (85′) and Alhwsawi Sanousi Mohammed for Fahad Al-Johani (85′).

Player of the match: Tarek Hamed​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Dhamk was Tarek Hamed.

His rating is 7.7 with 92 passes (98% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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