NAJRAN. Al Riyadh beat Al Akhdoud to win 2-1. A goal from A. Gray was decisive in the 87min. It was Al Riyadh to strike first with a goal of Knowledge Musona at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 74′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Andre Gray gave the win to Al Riyadh in the 87′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Prince Hathloul Bin Abdul Aziz Sport City Stadium (Najran) stadium in Najran on Friday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Urs Schnyder with the assistance of Marco Zürcher and Benjamin Zürcher. The 4th official was Mohammed Abu Shaqarah. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.89 degrees Celsius or 73.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 14 Total 10
- 5 On Target 5
- 8 Off Target 1
- 1 Shots blocked 4
- 108 Attack 98
- 53 Dangerous attack 39
- 81 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 9
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 6
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Al Akhdoud was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Al Riyadh that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Al Akhdoud was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Al Riyadh succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Al Akhdoud shot 14 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Riyadh shot 10 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Al Akhdoud received 1 yellow card (Juan Pedroza). Talking about the opposition, Al Riyadh received 2 yellow cards (Saleh Al Abbas and Mohammed bin Saleh bin Mohammed Al-Aqel).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Akhdoud stays with 23 points like Al Khaleej and Al Riyadh to remain in the 13th place. On the other side, Al Riyadh will has 23 points like Al Khaleej and Al Akhdoud to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Akhdoud will play away against Al Ittihad on the 13th of March with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Al Ittihad (0 draws).
Al Riyadh will host Al Hilal on the 13th of March with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Al Hilal (0 draws).
Al Akhdoud – Formation
Al Akhdoud
65'
80'
74'
Al Akhdoud started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Martin Ševela decided to play with the following team: Paulo Vítor , Hussain Hassan Mushaib Al Zabdani , Solomon Kvirkvelia , Andrei Burcă , Hamed Al-Mansour , Juan Pedroza , Eid Al-Muwallad , Hassan Al-Habib , Alex Collado , Léandre Tawamba and Saviour Godwin .
The home team had on the bench: Abdulrahman Khalid Al Rio, Saleh Al Harthi , Abdulaziz Saleh Al Hatila, Ahmed Mostafa , Mohammed Naif Saleh Al Jahif, Abdulaziz Rahma, Awdh Faraj, Yaseen Al-Zubaidi and Rayan Essa Hattan.
Substitutions
Al Akhdoud made 2 changes: Hassan Al-Habib for Saleh Al Harthi (64′) and Eid Al-Muwallad for Ahmed Mostafa (65′).
Player of the match: Solomon Kvirkvelia
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Akhdoud was Solomon Kvirkvelia.
His rating is with 45 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 13.
Al Riyadh – Formation
Al Riyadh
Al Riyadh started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Odair Hellmann played with: Martín Campaña , Hussain Ali Alnwaiqi , Mohammed Al Shwirekh , Khalid Bin Shuwayyi , Abdulelah Al Khaibari , Yahia Al-Shehri , Birama Touré , Didier Ndong , Abdulhadi Al-Harajin , Knowledge Musona and Andre Gray .
These were the players on the bench: Mohammed bin Saleh bin Mohammed Al-Aqel , Mohammed Al-Dosari, Saleh Al Abbas , Mohamed Al Oqil, Zaid Al Bawardi, Ali Al-Zaqan, Bader Al Mutairi, Majed Al Qahtani, Fahad Al Rashidi and Abdullah Ibrahim Rashid Al Omar Al Dossari.
Al Riyadh could not rely on the presence of Fahad Al Rashidi (injured).
Substitutions
Al Riyadh made 3 changes: Yahia Al-Shehri for Mohammed bin Saleh bin Mohammed Al-Aqel (87′), Andre Gray for Fahad Al Rashidi (90′) and Abdulhadi Al-Harajin for Saleh Al Abbas (68′).
Player of the match: Knowledge Musona
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Riyadh was Knowledge Musona.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 16. He performed 11 crosses.
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
