DAMMAM. Al Tai conquers Al Ittifaq 1-0 after T. Figueroa scored just 1 goal (10′). Al Ittifaq was truly superior in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium stadium in Dammam on Saturday and it started at 6:10 pm local time. The referee was Majed Al Shamrani with the assistance of Fahad Al Amri and Saad Al-Subaiee. The 4th official was Khaled Salwi. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.1 degrees Celsius or 73.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 31%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 17 Total 6
- 5 On Target 4
- 12 Off Target 2
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 120 Attack 74
- 97 Dangerous attack 38
- 99 Ball safe 104
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
Fouls
- 7 Total 19
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Al Ittifaq was in firm control of the ball 64% while Al Tai was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Ittifaq was more aggressive with 97 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Al Tai found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Al Ittifaq shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Al Tai shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Al Ittifaq received 1 yellow card (Saeed Al Rubaie). On the opposite side, Al Tai received 2 yellow cards (A. Sayoud and Mohammed Al-Aqal).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Al Ittifaq will stay with 20 points to remain in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Al Tai will have 25 points like Al Ahli Jeddah to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Ittifaq will play away against Dhamk on the 17th of March with a 2-2 head to head statistic.
Al Tai will host Al Shabab on the 18th of March with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Al Shabab (2 draws).
Al Ittifaq – Formation
Al Ettifaq
86'
63'
Al Ittifaq started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Vladan Milojević decided to play with the following team: R. M’Bolhi, Saeed Al Mowallad, A. Abdellaoui, Saeed Al Rubaie, Sanousi Al Hawsawi, F. Kiss, Ali Abdullah Hazzazi, Ibrahim Mahnashi, Ahmed Al Ghamdi, A. Younes and Y. Niakaté.
The home team had on the bench: Fahad Zahim, Hassan Al Sulays, Fahad Al-Dossari, Saad Al Salouli, Faisal Al-Ghamdi, Hamed Al Ghamdi, Abdullah Khateeb, Mohammed Al Haeti and Abdullah Al Salem.
Substitutions
Al Ittifaq made 4 changes: Ahmed Al Ghamdi for Saad Al Salouli (54′), Sanousi Al Hawsawi for Fahad Al-Dossari (63′), Y. Niakaté for Hassan Al Sulays (73′) and Ibrahim Mahnashi for Hamed Al Ghamdi (73′).
Al Tai – Formation
Al Tai
10'
Al Tai started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
José Luis Sierra Pando played with: Nawaf Al Aqidi, Marcelo, Abdulaziz Majrashi, C. Fai, Abdulkarim Sultan, A. Sayoud, Dener, Jamal Bajandouh, Mukhtar Ali, K. Musona and T. Figueroa.
These were the players on the bench: Abdulkarim Al Qahtani, Bader Nawaf, Abdulaziz Al Harabi, Mohammed Al-Aqal, Hamed Fallatah, C. Malele, Abdullah Tarmin, Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi and Mohammed Maran.
Al Tai could not rely on the presence of C. Malele (injured).
Substitutions
Al Tai made 3 changes: A. Sayoud for Mohammed Al-Aqal (74′), Jamal Bajandouh for Hamed Fallatah (85′) and T. Figueroa for C. Malele (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
