MAKKAH. Al-Wehda and Al Taawoun went through a rollercoaster before drawing 3-3. Al Taawoun was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the King Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium stadium in Makkah on Thursday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. In front of 782 spectators. The referee was Raed Al Zahrani with the collaboration of Mohammed Maki Al Abakry and Abdullah Al Qahtani. The 4th official was Mohammad Sultan Ibrahim Al Jirjir. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 29.57 degrees Celsius or 85.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 21%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 10 Total 17
- 5 On Target 9
- 1 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 5
- 88 Attack 107
- 26 Dangerous attack 42
- 76 Ball safe 73
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 6 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Al Taawoun had a strong ball possession 58% while Al-Wehda was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Taawoun was more pushing with 42 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 9 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Al Taawoun to win the contest.
Al-Wehda shot 10 times, 5 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Taawoun shot 17 times, 9 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Al-Wehda received 1 yellow card (Ali Makki). Regarding the opposition, Al Taawoun received 1 yellow card (Aloyayari Abdulmalik).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al-Wehda has 27 points to hold in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Al Taawoun will has 39 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al-Wehda will play away with Dhamk on the 13th of March with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Al-Wehda (3 draws).
Al Taawoun will host Al Ahli Jeddah on the 13th of March with a 9-6 head to head record in favor of Al Ahli Jeddah (10 draws).
Al-Wehda – Formation
Al-Wehda
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Al-Wehda adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Giorgios Donis decided to play with the following team: Munir , Ali Makki , J. El Yamiq , Ó. Duarte , Islam Hawsawi , Anselmo , F. Fajr , Craig Goodwin , Ala Al Hajji , Vito van Crooij and O. Ighalo .
The home team had on the bench: Abdulelah Al Bukhari , Waleed Bakshwn , Abdulquddus Atiah, Azzam Al Bishi, Nawaf bin Saleh Al Azizi, Abdullah Al Hafith , Jaber Nasser Asiri, Yahya Naji and Hazzaa Ahmed Al Ghamdi.
Al-Wehda could not rely on the presence of Waleed Bakshwn (injured).
Substitutions
Al-Wehda made 5 changes: J. El Yamiq for Abdullah Al Hafith (46′), Ali Makki for Waleed Bakshwn (61′), Islam Hawsawi for Abdulelah Al Bukhari (46′), Vito van Crooij for Yahya Naji (67′) and O. Ighalo for Azzam Al Bishi (90′).
Player of the match: O. Ighalo
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al-Wehda was O. Ighalo.
His rating is with 2 goals, 16 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7.
Al Taawoun – Formation
Al Taawoun
Also Al Taawoun adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Péricles Raimundo Oliveira Chamusca played with: Mailson , Aloyayari Abdulmalik , Andrei Girotto , Waleed Al-Ahmed , Fahad Khalid Al Abdulrazzaq , Ashraf El Mahdioui , Flávio , Mateus , Cristian Guanca , Musa Barrow and Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi .
These were the players on the bench: Mohammed Mater Mahzari , Sattam Al Roqi, Abdulmalek Al-Shammary, Nawaf Al-Rashwodi, Mohammed Aldhulayfi, Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn , Waheb Saleh, Mohammed Baker and Awn Al Saluli.
Al Taawoun could not rely on the presence of Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn (injured).
Substitutions
Al Taawoun made 3 changes: Cristian Guanca for Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn (51′), Fahad Khalid Al Abdulrazzaq for Mohammed Mater Mahzari (70′) and Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi for Waheb Saleh (90′).
Player of the match: Musa Barrow
The most impressive player for Al Taawoun was Musa Barrow.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
