BURAYDAH. Al Ittifaq was able to clinch a draw against Al Raed with a late goal from F. Kiss scored in the (90′) after Al Raed got a lead with a goal from K. El (75′). Al Raed was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%)
The match was played at the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz City stadium in Buraydah on Saturday and it started at 6:20 pm local time. The referee was Mohammed Al Qarni who had the assistance of Faisal Al Qahtani and Mohammed Ahmed Wazi. The 4th official was Khalid Al Juhani. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.3 degrees Celsius or 61.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 25%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 4 Total 9
- 3 On Target 4
- 1 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 130 Attack 106
- 72 Dangerous attack 61
- 115 Ball safe 108
- 0 Penalties 1
- 3 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 19 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Al Raed was in firm control of the ball 59% while Al Ittifaq was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Raed had a more offensive attitude with 72 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Al Raed to win the match.
Al Raed shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Ittifaq shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Al Raed received 2 yellow cards (M. Fouzair and Abdullah Al Fahad). On the opposite side, Al Ittifaq received 2 yellow cards (Ibrahim Mahnashi and Fahad Zahim).
Also, Al Ittifaq didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi (Al Ittifaq) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (48′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Raed will have 25 points like Al Feiha and Abha to hold in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Al Ittifaq will have 20 points to sit in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Raed will play away against Al Batin on the 19th of March with a 6-3 head to head stats in favor of Al Raed (1 draw).
Al Ittifaq will play away agasint Dhamk on the 17th of March with a 2-2 head to head.
Al Raed – Formation
Al Raed
62'
90'
75'
Al Raed started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Pablo Javier Machín Díez decided to play with the following team: Ahmad Al Harbi, Mohammed Salem, Mansour Al Harbi, Mohammed Al Doseri, Abdullah Al Fahad, Eduardo Henrique, M. Fouzair, Ahmed Zain, Sultan Farhan, Éder and K. El Berkaoui.
The home team had on the bench: Abdullah Majrashi, Yahya Sunbul, C. Atsu, Yehya Al-Shehri, Awdh Faraj, Abdulmohsen Qahtani, Aqeel Al Sahbi, Mshari Sanyoor and Khalid Al-Khathlan.
Substitutions
Al Raed made 4 changes: M. Fouzair for Abdulmohsen Qahtani (61′), Mohammed Salem for Aqeel Al Sahbi (62′), Ahmed Zain for C. Atsu (78′) and Mansour Al Harbi for Khalid Al-Khathlan (78′).
Al Ittifaq – Formation
Al Ettifaq
48'
Al Ittifaq started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Vladan Milojević played with: R. M’Bolhi, Fahad Zahim, A. Abdellaoui, Saeed Al Rubaie, Sanousi Al Hawsawi, F. Kiss, Hamed Al Ghamdi, Ibrahim Mahnashi, A. Younes, Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi and Abdullah Al Salem.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Majed Al Najrani, Fahad Al-Dossari, Faisal Al-Ghamdi, A. Oumar, Ali Abdullah Hazzazi, Ahmed Al Ghamdi, Abdullah Al-Owaisher, Abdullah Khateeb and Saad Al Salouli.
Substitutions
Al Ittifaq made 3 changes: A. Younes for Saad Al Salouli (71′), Abdullah Al Salem for Ali Abdullah Hazzazi (81′) and Hamed Al Ghamdi for Ahmed Al Ghamdi (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Al Ahli Jeddah – Al Taawon – 1-1
- Al Faisaly – Dhamk – 3-0
- Al Hazm – Al Shabab – 1-2
- Al Raed – Al Ittifaq – 1-1
