MAKKAH. Al Tai succeeded in capture a draw against Al-Wehda with a late goal from A. Cordea scored in the (90′) after Al-Wehda got a lead with a goal from J. El (72′). Al-Wehda was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the King Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium stadium in Makkah on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Khalid Saleh with the support of Mohammed Maki Al Abakry and Abdulrahim Habeeb Alshammari. The 4th official was Mohammed Abu Shaqarah. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 22.04 degrees Celsius or 71.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al-Wehda was in firm control of the ball 57% while Al Tai was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al-Wehda was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Al-Wehda to win the match.
Al-Wehda shot 10 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Al Tai shot 15 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Al-Wehda received 2 yellow cards (Waleed Bakshwn and Ala Al Hajji). Regarding the opposition, Al Tai received 1 yellow card (Safwan Saud S).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al-Wehda has 26 points to hold in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Al Tai will has 18 points to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al-Wehda will play away with Al Ittihad on the 21st of February with a 20-4 head to head record in favor of Al Ittihad (6 draws).
Al Tai will host Al Ahli Jeddah on the 21st of February with a 10-1 head to head statistic in favor of Al Ahli Jeddah (1 draw).
Al-Wehda – Formation
Al-Wehda
90'
72'
77'
Al-Wehda started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Giorgios Donis decided to play with the following team: Munir , Ali Makki , Abdullah Al Hafith , J. El Yamiq , Abdulelah Al Bukhari , Waleed Bakshwn , F. Fajr , Yahya Naji , Ala Al Hajji , Vito van Crooij and O. Ighalo .
The home team had on the bench: Sultan Al Akouz , Abdulquddus Atiah, Nawaf bin Saleh Al Azizi, Jaber Nasser Asiri, Craig Goodwin , Abdulaziz Noor , Islam Hawsawi , Naif Kireiri and Hazzaa Ahmed Al Ghamdi.
Substitutions
Al-Wehda made 4 changes: Ala Al Hajji for Craig Goodwin (64′), Yahya Naji for Abdulaziz Noor (63′), Vito van Crooij for Sultan Al Akouz (90′) and Abdulelah Al Bukhari for Islam Hawsawi (90′).
Player of the match: J. El Yamiq
The player that probably impressed the most for Al-Wehda was J. El Yamiq.
His rating is with 1 goal, 48 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10.
Al Tai – Formation
Al Tai
Al Tai started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Laurențiu Aurelian Reghecampf played with: Moataz Al-Baqaawi , Ibrahim Alnakhli , Robert Bauer , Enzo Roco , Safwan Saud S , Jamal Bajandouh , Andrei Cordea , Alfa Semedo , Bernard Mensah , Salman Mohammed Mohammed Al-Mowasher and Marko Dugandzic .
These were the players on the bench: Victor Braga, Abdulaziz Majrashi, Tariq Mohammed, Virgil Misidjan , Salem Al Toiawy, Abdulrahman Al-Harthi, Rakan Shamlan , Hassan Al-Amri and Adeeb Al Haizan .
Substitutions
Al Tai made 3 changes: Salman Mohammed Mohammed Al-Mowasher for Virgil Misidjan (62′), Jamal Bajandouh for Rakan Shamlan (69′) and Safwan Saud S for Adeeb Al Haizan (82′).
Player of the match: Andrei Cordea
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Tai was Andrei Cordea.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (74% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 11 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
