Al Ittihad recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Al-Wehda 2-1 with A. Hamdallah scoring 2 goals

JEDDAH. Al Ittihad managed to find the solution against Al-Wehda to win 2-1. A. Hamdallah was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals.

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David Brown
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Al Ittihad recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Al-Wehda 2-1 with A. Hamdallah scoring 2 goals

JEDDAH. Al Ittihad managed to find the solution against Al-Wehda to win 2-1. A. Hamdallah was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Al-Wehda to strike first with a goal of O. Ighalo at the 35′. Then it was a penalty in the 84′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Abderrazak Hamdallah gave the win to Al Ittihad in the 90′ minute scoring a double. Al Ittihad was much better in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Al Ittihad remained in players after Saad Al-Mousa received a red card in the 90′. On the other side, also Giorgios Donis received a red card (38′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Al-Wehda lost the match.

Karim Benzema squandered a penalty (45′) for Al Ittihad.​

The match was played at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 38,221 spectators.​ The referee was Kevin Ortega with the assistance of Michael Orué and Jesús Sánchez. The 4th official was Raed Al Zahrani. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 26.77 degrees Celsius or 80.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Al Ittihad

2 - 1

Team 1

Al-Wehda

  • ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
  • 23 Total 8
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 9 Off Target 2
  • 7 Shots blocked 3
  • 164 Attack 64
  • 97 Dangerous attack 22
  • 54 Ball safe 85
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 12 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 15 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Al Ittihad had a strong ball possession 65% while Al-Wehda was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Ittihad was putting more pressure with 97 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Ittihad won the match​.

Al Ittihad shot 23 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al-Wehda shot 8 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Al Ittihad received 1 yellow card (Abderrazak Hamdallah). Regarding the opposition, Al-Wehda received 4 yellow cards (Ali Makki, J. El Yamiq, Abdulaziz Noor and Abdulelah Al Bukhari).

(Al Ittihad) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).

Also, Al-Wehda didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Giorgios Donis (Al-Wehda) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (38′).

Match Timeline

35'
O. Ighalo(goal)Craig Goodwin
K. Benzema(VAR)
30'
37'
Abdulelah Al Bukhari- Yellow
45'
Ali Makki- Yellow
K. Benzema- missed penaltyKarim Benzema
45'
Abderrazak Hamdallah(VAR)
45'
46'
Islam Hawsawi- sub ->Abdulelah Al Bukhari
Ahmed Al Ghamdi- sub ->Sultan Farhan
58'
58'
Abdulaziz Noor- Yellow
61'
Anselmo- sub ->Craig Goodwin
61'
Yahya Naji- sub ->Abdulaziz Noor
75'
Ala Al Hajji- sub ->Vito van Crooij
80'
Hazzaa Ahmed Al Ghamdi- sub ->Waleed Bakshwn
Ahmed Hegazy (VAR)
81'
82'
Jawad El Yamiq- Yellow
Abderrazak Hamdallah(penalty)
84'
Saleh Al Amri- sub ->Marwan Al Sahafi
87'
Saad Al Mosa- Red
90'
Abderrazak Hamdallah(goal)Karim Benzema
90'
Abderrazak Hamdallah- Yellow
90'
Suwailem Al Manhali- sub ->Romarinho
90'

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 this match, Al Ittihad has 37 points to hold in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Al-Wehda will stays with 26 points to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Ittihad will play away against Al Hilal on the 6th of March with a 19-6 head to head stats in favor of Al Hilal (13 draws).

Al-Wehda will host Al Taawoun on the 29th of February with a 11-4 head to head record in favor of Al Taawoun (4 draws).

Al Ittihad – Formation

Al Ittihad
G
Abdullah Al Muaiouf 1.Saudi Arabia
6.8
D
Omar Hawsawi 4.Saudi Arabia
D
Zakaria Al Hawsawi 12.Saudi Arabia
7.5
D
Marwan Al Sahafi 17.Saudi Arabia
7.1
87'
D
Ahmed Hegazy  26.Egypt
7.5
D
Saad Al Mosa 30.Saudi Arabia
6.7
90'
M
Sultan Farhan 6.Saudi Arabia
6.7
58'
M
N. Kanté 7.France
7.5
M
Fabinho 8.Brazil
7.3
M
Romarinho 90.Brazil
7.5
90'
F
K. Benzema 9.France
7.3
F
Abderrazak Hamdallah 99.Morocco
9.5
90' Goals84', 90'
Substitutes
G
Mohammed Al Mahasnah 35.Saudi Arabia
G
Mohammed Jaseem 35.Saudi Arabia
D
Suwailem Al Manhali 25.Saudi Arabia
90'
M
Ahmed Al Ghamdi 27.Saudi Arabia
7.0
58'
M
Farhah Al Shamrani 29.Saudi Arabia
F
Saleh Al Amri 77.Saudi Arabia
7.0
87'

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

The manager Marcelo Daniel Gallardo decided to play with the following team: Abdullah Al-Mayouf (6.8), Marwan Al Sahafi (7.1), Omar Hawsawi, Saad Al-Mousa (6.7), Ahmed Hegazy (7.5), Zakaria Al Hawsawi (7.5), N’Golo Kanté (7.5), Fabinho (7.3), Sultan Farhan (6.7), Romarinho (7.5), Abderrazak Hamdallah (9.5) and Karim Benzema (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Swailem Al-Menhali, Ahmed Al-Ghamdi (7.0), Farhah Ali Alshamrani, Mohammed Al-Mahasneh, Saleh Al-Amri (7.0) and Mohammed Al Mahasna.

Substitutions

Al Ittihad made 3 changes: Sultan Farhan for Ahmed Al-Ghamdi (58′), Marwan Al Sahafi for Saleh Al-Amri (87′) and Romarinho for Swailem Al-Menhali (90′).

Player of the match: Abderrazak Hamdallah​

The player that probably impressed the most for Al Ittihad was Abderrazak Hamdallah.

His rating is 9.5 with 2 goals, 27 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.

Al-Wehda – Formation

Al-Wehda
G
Munir Mohamedi 1.Morocco
8.7
D
Abdulelah Al Bukhari 3.Saudi Arabia
6.4
46' 37'
D
Jawad El Yamiq 5.Morocco
7.3
82'
D
Ó. Duarte 6.Costa Rica
7.0
D
Ali Makki 22.Saudi Arabia
6.4
45'
M
Waleed Bakshwn 4.Saudi Arabia
7.0
80'
M
V. van Crooij 7.Netherlands
7.0
75'
M
Craig Goodwin 23.Australia
7.0
61'
M
Abdulaziz Noor 24.Saudi Arabia
7.0
61' 58'
M
F. Fajr 76.Morocco
7.8
F
O. Ighalo 9.Nigeria
6.7
Goals35'
Substitutes
G
Abdulquddus Atiah 13.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdullah Al Hafith 17.Saudi Arabia
D
Islam Hawsawi 27.Saudi Arabia
6.3
46'
D
Naif Kariri 38.Saudi Arabia
M
Anselmo 87.Brazil
6.4
61'
M
Ala Al Hajji 88.Saudi Arabia
6.8
75'
M
Hazzaa Ahmed Al Ghamdi 90.Saudi Arabia
6.3
80'
F
Azzam Al Bishi 15.Saudi Arabia
F
Yahya Naji 80.Saudi Arabia
6.4
61'

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

Giorgios Donis played with: Munir (8.7), Ali Makki (6.4), J. El Yamiq (7.3), Ó. Duarte (7.0), Abdulelah Al Bukhari (6.4), Waleed Bakshwn (7.0), F. Fajr (7.8), Abdulaziz Noor (7.0), Craig Goodwin (7.0), Vito van Crooij (7.0), O. Ighalo (6.7).

They had on the bench: Abdulquddus Atiah, Azzam Al Bishi, Abdullah Al Hafith, Islam Hawsawi (6.3), Naif Kireiri, Yahya Naji (6.4), Anselmo (6.4), Ala Al Hajji (6.8) and Hazzaa Ahmed Al Ghamdi (6.3).

Al-Wehda could not rely on the presence of Yahya Naji (injured) and Hazzaa Ahmed Al Ghamdi (injured).

Substitutions

Al-Wehda made 5 changes: Craig Goodwin for Anselmo (61′), Abdulaziz Noor for Yahya Naji (61′), Waleed Bakshwn for Hazzaa Ahmed Al Ghamdi (80′), Abdulelah Al Bukhari for Islam Hawsawi (46′) and Vito van Crooij for Ala Al Hajji (75′).

Player of the match: Munir​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al-Wehda was the goalkeeper: Munir. His rating is 8.67. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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