MAHALAH. Al Taawoun managed to capture a draw against Abha with a late goal from A. El scored in the (90′) after Abha got a lead with an own goal from W. Al-Ahmed (90′). Al Taawoun was much better in terms of ball possession (62%)
The match was played at the Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium stadium in Mahalah on Thursday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Faisal Alblwi who was helped by Omar Al Jamel and Moayad Al Musajjen. The 4th official was Khald Alahmari. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.75 degrees Celsius or 67.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 2 Total 16
- 0 On Target 5
- 2 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 6
- 59 Attack 143
- 26 Dangerous attack 46
- 84 Ball safe 90
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 6
Fouls
- 13 Total 20
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Al Taawoun was in firm control of the ball 62% while Abha was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Taawoun had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Al Taawoun to win the match.
Abha shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Al Taawoun shot 16 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Abha received 3 yellow cards (Hassan Al-Ali, Meshal Ibrahim Al Mutairi and Fahad Mohammed Al-Jumaiya). Regarding the opposition, Al Taawoun received 2 yellow cards (Flávio and Ibrahim Al Shuayl).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Abha has 15 points to hold in the 17th place. On the other side, Al Taawoun will has 35 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Abha will play away against Al Feiha on the 21st of February with a 2-2 head to head statistic.
Al Taawoun will host Al Akhdoud on the 21st of February with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Al Taawoun (0 draws).
Abha – Formation
Abha
88'
45'
Abha started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Pitso John Mosimane decided to play with the following team: Ciprian Tatarusanu , Fahad Mohammed Al-Jumaiya , Ziyad Al-Sahafi , Marcel Tisserand , Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi , Meshal Ibrahim Al Mutairi , Zakaria Al-Sudani , Uros Matic , Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri , Hassan Al-Ali and Saad Bguir .
The home team had on the bench: Abdullah Al Shammari, Mohammed Naji , Grzegorz Krychowiak , Fabián Noguera, Luka Djordjevic , Mohammed Al-Oufi, Ahmad Jaber, Abdulelah Al-Shammeri and Saad Al-Salouli .
Abha could not rely on the presence of Saad Al-Salouli (injured).
Substitutions
Abha made 4 changes: Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri for Luka Djordjevic (79′), Hassan Al-Ali for Saad Al-Salouli (88′), Fahad Mohammed Al-Jumaiya for Mohammed Naji (88′) and Saad Bguir for Grzegorz Krychowiak (72′).
Player of the match: Fahad Mohammed Al-Jumaiya
The most impressive player for Abha was Fahad Mohammed Al-Jumaiya.
His rating is with 32 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 18. He performed 3 crosses.
Al Taawoun – Formation
Al Taawoun
90'
Al Taawoun started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Péricles Raimundo Oliveira Chamusca played with: Mailson , Fahad Khalid Al Abdulrazzaq , Andrei Girotto , Waleed Al-Ahmed , Ibrahim Al Shuayl , Mateus , Ashraf El Mahdioui , Flávio , Musa Barrow , Cristian Guanca and Joao Pedro .
These were the players on the bench: Mohammed Mater Mahzari, Sattam Al Roqi, Abdulmalek Al-Shammary, Ahmed Ashraf, Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi , Mohammed Aldhulayfi, Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn, Abdulfattah Adam and Awn Al Saluli.
Substitutions
Al Taawoun made 2 changes: Joao Pedro for Abdulfattah Adam (74′) and Cristian Guanca for Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi (74′).
Player of the match: Ashraf El Mahdioui
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Taawoun was Ashraf El Mahdioui.
His rating is with 1 goal, 80 passes (96% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Al Khaleej – Al Ettifaq – 0-2
- Abha – Al Taawoun – 1-1
