MAHALAH. Al Ettifaq tops Damac with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Gray (16′) and a penalty scored by M. Dembélé (45′). Al Ettifaq capitalized on its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium stadium in Mahalah on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohammed Al Hoaish with the collaboration of Khalaf Al Shamari and Yasser Al Sultan. The 4th official was Mohammed Alharbi. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 19.51 degrees Celsius or 67.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 4 Total 10
- 2 On Target 4
- 2 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 65 Attack 96
- 28 Dangerous attack 43
- 77 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 1
- 2 Corners 5
Fouls
- 8 Total 17
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Al Ettifaq had a superior ball possession 56% while Damac was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Ettifaq had a more offensive attitude with 43 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Ettifaq won the match.
Damac shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Al Ettifaq shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
(Damac) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (23′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Damac stays with 31 points like Al Fateh and Al Ettifaq to remain in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Al Ettifaq will has 31 points like Damac and Al Fateh to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Damac will host Al Wahda on the 13th of March with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Al Wahda (3 draws).
Al Ettifaq will host Abha on the 13th of March with a 6-6 head to head stats.
Damac – Formation
Damac
23'
74'
Damac adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Cosmin Marius Contra decided to play with the following team: Moustapha Zeghba , Alhwsawi Sanousi Mohammed , Noor Al-Rashidi , Abdelkader Bedrane , Dhari Al-Enezi , Tarek Hamed , Domagoj Antolić , Abdulaziz Al-Bishi , Nicolae Stanciu , G. Nkoudou and Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani .
The home team had on the bench: Abdullah Al-Qahtani , Abdulaziz Making, Bader Munshi, Ahmed Mohamed Yahya Harisi, Abdullah Al-Hawsawi, Abdulaziz Majrashi , Ahmad Zain , Ramzi Solan , Fahad Al-Johani and Abdulbasit Abdullah .
Substitutions
Damac made 5 changes: Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani for Hawswi (26′), Abdulaziz Al-Bishi for Abdullah Al-Qahtani (68′), Nicolae Stanciu for Ahmad Zain (68′), Domagoj Antolić for Abdulaziz Majrashi (74′) and Alhwsawi Sanousi Mohammed for Ramzi Solan (74′).
Player of the match: G. Nkoudou
The most impressive player for Damac was G. Nkoudou.
His rating is with 29 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Al Ettifaq – Formation
Al Ettifaq
16'
Also Al Ettifaq adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Steven Gerrard played with: Paulo Victor , Mohammed Abdulrahamn Yousef , Jack Hendry , Abdullah Madu , Abdullah Khateeb , Seko Fofana , Georginio Wijnaldum , K. Toko-Ekambi , Álvaro Medrán , Demarai Gray and Moussa Dembélé .
These were the players on the bench: Mohammed Al Dawsari, Meshal Alaeli, Thamer Fathi Al Khaibri, Amin Al-Bukhari, Abdulrahman Alobud , Muhannad Yahya Saeed Al Saad , Majed Dawran , Radhi Al Otaibi and Haroune Camara.
Al Ettifaq could not rely on the presence of Muhannad Yahya Saeed Al Saad (injured).
Substitutions
Al Ettifaq made 4 changes: Mohammed Abdulrahamn Yousef for Radhi Al Otaibi (57′), Demarai Gray for Abdulrahman Alobud (77′), Álvaro Medrán for Majed Dawran (89′) and Moussa Dembélé for Muhannad Yahya Saeed Al Saad (89′).
Player of the match: Demarai Gray
The player that probably impressed the most for Al Ettifaq was Demarai Gray.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Damac – Al Ettifaq – 0-2
- Al Ahli – Al Fateh – 1-1
- Al Khaleej – Al Shabab – 0-0
