Al Taawoun conquers Al Akhdoud 3-1

BURAYDAH. Al Taawoun prevails over Al Akhdoud 3-1.

February 24, 2024

BURAYDAH. Al Taawoun overcomes Al Akhdoud 3-1. Al Taawoun got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Musa Barrow (7′) and Abdulfattah Adam (10′). Al Akhdoud tried to recover with a goal from Saeed Al-Rabiei (57′). Nevertheless, the encounter was closed by a goal (86′) scored by Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi for Al Taawoun. Al Taawoun was truly better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium stadium in Buraydah on Friday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Sebastían Zunino with the help of Pablo González and Pablo Acevedo. The 4th official was Mohammed Salem Al-Daqqash. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was hot at 27.95 degrees Celsius or 82.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 21%.

Match Statistics

Al Taawoun

3 - 1

Al Akhdoud

! 61 Ball Possession 39

Shots

12 Total 9
7 On Target 3
5 Off Target 4
1 Shots blocked 2

101 Attack 78
26 Dangerous attack 36
105 Ball safe 71

0 Penalties 0
2 Corners 3

Fouls

7 Total 6
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Al Taawoun was in firm control of the ball 61% while Al Akhdoud was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Akhdoud had a more offensive attitude with 36 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Al Taawoun was able to find the solution to win this match.

Al Taawoun shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Akhdoud shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Al Taawoun received 2 yellow cards (Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn and Flávio). Talking about the opposition, Al Akhdoud received 2 yellow cards (Florin Tănase and Paulo Vítor).

Match Timeline

Musa Barrow(goal)Ashraf El Mahdioui

Abdulfattah Adam(goal)Mateus

10'

30'

Paulo Vítor- Yellow

Flávio- Yellow

38'

46'

Hassan Al Habib- sub ->Eid Al-Muwallad

46'

Saleh Al Harthi- sub ->Hamed Al-Mansour

57'

Saeed Al Rubaie(goal)Andrei Burcă

68'

F. Tănase- Yellow

Awn Al-Saluli- sub ->Abdulfattah Adam

81'

Fahad Al-Abdulraziq- sub ->Aloyayari Abdulmalik

82'

Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi- sub ->Mateus

82'

Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn- sub ->Cristian Guanca

82'

Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn- Yellow

83'

Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi(goal)Musa Barrow

86'

Mohammed Mahzari- sub ->Flávio

90'

Abdulaziz Al Hatila- sub ->Alex Collado

90'

Mohammed Al Jahif- sub ->Léandre Tawamba

90'

Mourad Khodari- sub ->Florin Tănase

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, Al Taawoun has 38 points to remain in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Al Akhdoud will stays with 23 points to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Taawoun will play away with Al Wahda on the 6th of March with a 11-4 head to head statistic in favor of Al Taawoun (4 draws).

Al Akhdoud will host Al Riyadh on the 6th of March with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Al Akhdoud (0 draws).

Al Taawoun – Formation

Al Taawoun

Mailson 1.Brazil

6.7

Andrei Girotto 4.Brazil

7.7

Abdulmalik Al Oyayari 15.Saudi Arabia

7.1

82'

Waleed Al-Ahmad 23.Saudi Arabia

7.0

Ibrahim Al-Shuail 26.Saudi Arabia

6.6

Mateus 16.Brazil

8.1

82'

Aschraf El Mahdioui 18.Netherlands

7.9

Cristian Guanca 19.Argentina

7.1

82'

Flávio 24.Brazil

7.1

90'

38'

Musa Barrow 99.Gambia

8.8

Abdulfattah Adam 88.Saudi Arabia

7.5

81'

10'

Substitutes

Saleh Al-Ohaymid 28.Saudi Arabia

Abdulmalik Al-Shammari 9.Saudi Arabia

Fahad Al-Abdulraziq 11.Saudi Arabia

6.4

82'

Awn Al-Saluli 93.Saudi Arabia

6.4

81'

Mohammed Mahzari 5.Saudi Arabia

90'

Sattam Al-Roqi 7.Saudi Arabia

Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn 29.Saudi Arabia

6.6

82'

83'

Saleh Abu Al Shamat 55.Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi 22.Saudi Arabia

7.7

82'

86'

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

The manager Péricles Raimundo Oliveira Chamusca decided to play with the following team: Mailson (6.7), Aloyayari Abdulmalik (7.1), Andrei Girotto (7.7), Waleed Al-Ahmed (7.0), Ibrahim Al Shuayl (6.6), Ashraf El Mahdioui (7.9), Flávio (7.1), Mateus (8.1), Cristian Guanca (7.1), Musa Barrow (8.8) and Abdulfattah Adam (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Mohammed Mater Mahzari, Sattam Al Roqi, Abdulmalek Al-Shammary, Fahad Khalid Al Abdulrazzaq (6.4), Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi (7.7), Saleh Al Ohaymid, Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn (6.6), Waheb Saleh and Awn Al Saluli (6.4).

Substitutions

Al Taawoun made 5 changes: Aloyayari Abdulmalik for Fahad Khalid Al Abdulrazzaq (82′), Abdulfattah Adam for Awn Al Saluli (81′), Mateus for Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi (82′), Cristian Guanca for Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn (82′) and Flávio for Mohammed Mater Mahzari (90′).

Player of the match: Musa Barrow

The most impressive player for Al Taawoun was Musa Barrow.

His rating is 8.8 with 1 goal, 44 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Al Akhdoud – Formation

Al Akhdoud

Paulo Vítor 1.Brazil

6.6

30'

A. Burcă 3.Romania

6.7

Saeed Al Rubaie 4.Saudi Arabia

7.5

57'

S. Kvirkvelia 5.Georgia

6.7

Hussain Al Zabdani 8.Saudi Arabia

6.0

Hamad Al Mansour 20.Saudi Arabia

6.3

46'

Eid Al Muwallad 6.Saudi Arabia

5.8

46'

F. Tănase 10.Romania

6.1

90'

68'

Álex Collado 11.Spain

7.3

90'

S. Pedroza 18.Colombia

6.8

L. Tawamba 9.Cameroon

6.4

90'

Substitutes

Abdulaziz Al Awardi 25.Saudi Arabia

Abdulrahman Al Rio 2.Saudi Arabia

Saleh Al Harthi 7.Saudi Arabia

7.5

46'

Abdulaziz Al Hatila 12.Saudi Arabia

90'

Musleh Al Shaikh 13.Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Al Jahif 21.Saudi Arabia

90'

Awadh Khamis 27.Saudi Arabia

Hassan Al Habib 77.Saudi Arabia

7.0

46'

Mourad Khodari 24.Saudi Arabia

90'

Al Akhdoud started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Martin Ševela played with: Paulo Vítor (6.6), Hussain Hassan Mushaib Al Zabdani (6.0), Saeed Al-Rabiei (7.5), Saeed Al Rubaie, Solomon Kvirkvelia (6.7), Andrei Burcă (6.7), Hamed Al-Mansour (6.3), Alex Collado (7.3), Juan Pedroza (6.8), Eid Al-Muwallad (5.8) and Florin Tănase (6.1), Léandre Tawamba (6.4).

They had on the bench: Abdulrahman Khalid Al Rio, Saleh Al Harthi (7.5), Abdulaziz Saleh Al Hatila, Musleh Salah Musleh Al Shaikh, Mohammed Naif Saleh Al Jahif, Murad Mohammed Abdullah Khadari, Abdulaziz Rahma, Awdh Faraj and Hassan Al-Habib (7.0).

Substitutions

Al Akhdoud made 5 changes: Hamed Al-Mansour for Saleh Al Harthi (46′), Eid Al-Muwallad for Hassan Al-Habib (46′), Florin Tănase for Murad Mohammed Abdullah Khadari (90′), Léandre Tawamba for Mohammed Naif Saleh Al Jahif (90′) and Alex Collado for Abdulaziz Saleh Al Hatila (90′).