Al Ettifaq defeats Al Khaleej 2-0 on Thursday

AD DAMMAM. Al Ettifaq prevails over Al Khaleej with a 2-0 win with a goal from G. Wijnaldum (49') and a goal from D. Gray (61').

By
David Brown
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Al Ettifaq defeats Al Khaleej 2-0 on Thursday

AD DAMMAM. Al Ettifaq defeats Al Khaleej with a 2-0 win with a goal from G. Wijnaldum (49′) and a goal from D. Gray (61′).

The match was played at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Ad Dammam stadium in Ad Dammam on Thursday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Abdullah Al-Kharbosh assisted by Faisal Al Qahtani and Saad Al-Shubrami. The 4th official was Mohammed Al Beredi. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 25.09 degrees Celsius or 77.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Al Khaleej

0 - 2

Team 1

Al Ettifaq

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 7 Total 12
  • 2 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 4
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 79 Attack 95
  • 25 Dangerous attack 49
  • 82 Ball safe 79
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 9 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Al Khaleej was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Al Ettifaq that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Al Ettifaq was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Ettifaq won the match.​

Al Khaleej shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Ettifaq shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Al Khaleej received 2 yellow cards (Ivo Rodrigues and Mo Adams). Regarding the opposition, Al Ettifaq received 2 yellow cards (Abdullah Khateeb and Hamdan Al-Shamrani).

Match Timeline

M. Adams- sub ->Woo-young Jung
20'
49'
Georginio Wijnaldum(goal)Demarai Gray
M. Adams- Yellow
59'
61'
Demarai Gray(goal)Álvaro Medrán
Mohamed Sherif(VAR)
90'
67'
Hamdan Al Shamrani- Yellow
Abdullah Al Salem- sub ->Mo Adams
67'
74'
Abdullah Khateeb- sub ->Hamdan Al-Shamrani
Mansour Hamzi- sub ->Abdulelah
80'
Arif Al Haydar- sub ->Khaled Narey 
80'
Ivo Rodrigues- Yellow
82'
Fawaz Al Terais- sub ->Saeed Al Hamsal
80'
Mohamed Sherif(VAR)
90'
90'
Abdullah Khateeb- Yellow
90'
Haroune Camara- sub ->Demarai Gray
90'
Thamer Al Khaibri- sub ->Moussa Dembélé
90'
Mohammed Al Dosari- sub ->Majed Dawran

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Al Hilal
80
28
Al Nassr
71
29
Al Ahli
52
28
Al Taawoun
51
29
Al Ittihad
50
29
Al Ettifaq
41
29
Al Fateh
40
29
Damac
38
29
Al Shabab
38
29
Al Feiha
38
29
Al Khaleej
35
29
Al-Wehda
32
29
Al Raed
31
29
Al Riyadh
28
29
Al Akhdoud
27
29
Al Tai
26
29
Abha
25
29
Al Hazm
19
29

After playing this match, Al Khaleej stays with 22 points to hold in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Al Ettifaq will has 28 points to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Khaleej will play away against Al Hazm on the 21st of February with a 1-1 head to head statistic.

Al Ettifaq will host Al Hilal on the 21st of February with a 24-2 head to head record in favor of Al Hilal (10 draws).

Al Khaleej – Formation

Al Khaleej
G
Ibrahim Sehic 23.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.0
D
Mohammed Al Khabrani 3.Saudi Arabia
7.0
D
L. López 4.Argentina
7.0
D
Pedro Rebocho 5.Portugal
7.1
D
Saeed Al Hamsal 39.Saudi Arabia
6.8
80'
M
K. Narey 7.Togo
6.4
80'
M
Ivo Rodrigues 8.Portugal
7.0
82'
M
Fábio Martins 10.Portugal
7.1
M
Abdulelah Hawsawi 18.Saudi Arabia
6.6
80'
M
Woo-young Jung 55.South Korea
7.0
20'
F
Mohamed Sherif 9.Egypt
6.7
Substitutes
G
Marwan Al Haidari 96.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdullah Al Shanqiti 13.Saudi Arabia
D
Arif Al Haydar 25.Saudi Arabia
6.7
80'
D
Bandar Nasser 33.Saudi Arabia
M
Fawaz Al Terais 27.Saudi Arabia
6.6
80'
M
M. Adams 47.England
6.4
20' 59'
M
Naif Masoud 88.Saudi Arabia
F
Abdullah Al Salem 11.Saudi Arabia
6.4
67'
F
Mansour Hamzi 15.Saudi Arabia
7.0
80'

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 (7.0), Saeed Al Hamsal (6.8), Mohammed Al Khabrani (7.0), L. López (7.0), Pedro Rebocho (7.1), Khaled Narey  (6.4), Abdulelah (6.6), Woo-young Jung (7.0), Ivo Rodrigues (7.0), Fábio Martins (7.1) and Mohamed Sherif (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Abdullah Al Salem (6.4), Abdullah Al Shanqiti, Mansour Hamzi (7.0), Arif Al-Haydar (6.7), Fawaz Al Terais (6.6), Bandar Nasser, Mo Adams (6.4), Naif Masoud and Marwan Al Haidari.

Al Khaleej could not rely on the presence of Mo Adams (injured).

Substitutions

Al Khaleej made 5 changes: Woo-young Jung for Mo Adams (20′), Saeed Al Hamsal for Fawaz Al Terais (80′), Mo Adams for Abdullah Al Salem (67′), Abdulelah for Mansour Hamzi (80′) and Khaled Narey  for Arif Al-Haydar (80′).

Player of the match: Pedro Rebocho​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Khaleej was Pedro Rebocho.

His rating is 7.1 with 54 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 5 crosses.

Al Ettifaq – Formation

Al Ettifaq
G
Paulo Victor 48.Brazil
7.1
D
J. Hendry 4.Scotland
7.7
D
Hamdan Al Shamrani 13.Saudi Arabia
7.0
74' 67'
D
Mohammed Abdulrahman 29.Saudi Arabia
7.5
D
Abdullah Madu 76.Saudi Arabia
6.7
M
Álvaro Medrán 14.Spain
8.5
M
Georginio Wijnaldum 25.Netherlands
7.3
Goals49'
M
Majed Dawran 41.Saudi Arabia
7.0
90'
F
M. Dembélé 9.France
6.6
90'
F
Demarai Gray 19.Jamaica
9.1
90' Goals61'
F
K. Toko-Ekambi 97.Cameroon
6.8
Substitutes
G
Amin Al Bukhari 21.Saudi Arabia
D
Mohammed Al Dosari 3.Saudi Arabia
90'
D
Meshal Al Alaeli 17.Saudi Arabia
D
Radhi Al Otaibi 61.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdullah Khateeb 70.Saudi Arabia
6.8
74' 90'
M
Muhannad Al Saad 30.Saudi Arabia
F
Thamer Al Khaibri 20.Saudi Arabia
90'
F
Abdulrahman Al-Oboud 24.Saudi Arabia
F
Haroune Camara 90.Saudi Arabia
90'

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

Steven Gerrard played with: Paulo Victor (7.1), Mohammed Abdulrahamn Yousef (7.5), Jack Hendry (7.7), Abdullah Madu (6.7), Hamdan Al-Shamrani (7.0), Georginio Wijnaldum (7.3), Álvaro Medrán (8.5), Majed Dawran (7.0), K. Toko-Ekambi (6.8), Moussa Dembélé (6.6) and Demarai Gray (9.1).

These were the players on the bench: Mohammed Al Dawsari, Meshal Alaeli, Thamer Fathi Al Khaibri, Amin Al-Bukhari, Abdulrahman Alobud, Muhannad Yahya Saeed Al Saad, Radhi Al Otaibi, Abdullah Khateeb (6.8) and Haroune Camara.

Substitutions

Al Ettifaq made 4 changes: Demarai Gray for Haroune Camara (90′), Moussa Dembélé for Thamer Fathi Al Khaibri (90′), Hamdan Al-Shamrani for Abdullah Khateeb (74′) and Majed Dawran for Mohammed Al Dawsari (90′).

Player of the match: Demarai Gray​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ettifaq was Demarai Gray.

His rating is 9.1 with 1 goal, 27 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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