MAHALAH. Abha prevails over Al Tai 2-0 after G. Krychowiak scores 2 goals.
The match was played at the Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium stadium in Mahalah on Friday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Abdulsamad Bakri who had the assistance of Faisal Al Qahtani and Sami Al Arfaj. The 4th official was Khald Alahmari. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.11 degrees Celsius or 70 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Tai was in firm control of the ball 55% while Abha was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Tai was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Abha succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Abha shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Al Tai shot 10 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Abha received 2 yellow cards (Fahad Mohammed Al-Jumaiya and Zakaria Al-Sudani). Talking about the opposition, Al Tai received 3 yellow cards (Jamal Bajandouh, Hassan Al-Amri and Salem Al Toiawy).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Abha has 18 points like Al Tai to remain in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Al Tai will stays with 18 points like Abha to sit in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Abha will play away with Al Ittifaq on the 13th of March with a 6-6 head to head.
Al Tai will host Al Hazm on the 13th of March with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Al Hazm (3 draws).
Abha – Formation
Abha
89'
78'
38', 49'
Abha started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Pitso John Mosimane decided to play with the following team: Ciprian Tatarusanu , Fahad Mohammed Al-Jumaiya , Ziyad Al-Sahafi , Marcel Tisserand , Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi , Uros Matic , Zakaria Al-Sudani , Meshal Ibrahim Al Mutairi , Grzegorz Krychowiak , Hassan Al-Ali and Ahmad Jaber .
The home team had on the bench: Mohammed Naji, Saad Bguir , Abdulrahman Al-Bouq, Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri , Saleh Al-Qumayzi , Fabián Noguera , Mohammed Saad Al Qahtani, Abdulelah Al-Shammeri and Saad Al-Salouli.
Abha could not rely on the presence of Fabián Noguera (injured).
Substitutions
Abha made 4 changes: Ahmad Jaber for Saleh Al-Qumayzi (70′), Meshal Ibrahim Al Mutairi for Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri (70′), Zakaria Al-Sudani for Fabián Noguera (81′) and Grzegorz Krychowiak for Saad Bguir (78′).
Player of the match: Hassan Al-Ali
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Abha was Hassan Al-Ali even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 22 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 14 duels out of 19. He performed 4 crosses.
Al Tai – Formation
Al Tai
Al Tai started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Laurențiu Aurelian Reghecampf played with: Victor Braga , Nawaf Al Qamiri , Robert Bauer , Alfa Semedo , Abdulaziz Majrashi , Abdulrahman Al-Harthi , Jamal Bajandouh , Tariq Mohammed , Hassan Al-Amri , Bernard Mensah and Virgil Misidjan .
These were the players on the bench: Abdulaziz Al Harabi , Salman Mohammed Mohammed Al-Mowasher, Marko Dugandzic, Salem Al Toiawy , Moataz Al-Baqaawi, Abdulfattah Asiri , Abdulmohsen Fallatah, Safwan Saud S and Adeeb Al Haizan .
Al Tai could not rely on the presence of Abdulaziz Al Harabi (injured).
Substitutions
Al Tai made 5 changes: Abdulaziz Majrashi for Safwan Saud S (46′), Nawaf Al Qamiri for Salem Al Toiawy (46′), Hassan Al-Amri for Adeeb Al Haizan (59′), Abdulrahman Al-Harthi for Abdulfattah Asiri (74′) and Tariq Mohammed for Abdulaziz Al Harabi (38′).
Player of the match: Bernard Mensah
The player that probably impressed the most for Al Tai was Bernard Mensah.
His rating is with 34 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Abha – Al Tai – 2-0
- Al Hilal – Al Ittihad – 3-1
- Al Akhdoud – Al Riyadh – 1-2
