Al Taawoun beats Al Tai after recovering from a 2-0 deficit

RASS. Al Taawoun had a spectacular comeback against Al Tai.

April 3, 2024

RASS. Al Taawoun had a astonishing comeback against Al Tai.

The match was played at the Ar-Rass Stadium stadium in Rass on Tuesday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Abdullah Al-Kharbosh who was helped by Saad Al-Subaiee and Fahad Al Oraini. The 4th official was Meshal Ali Al-Shehri. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 23.29 degrees Celsius or 73.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 26%.

Match Statistics

Al Tai

2 - 3

Al Taawoun

50 Ball Possession 50

Shots

11 Total 28
3 On Target 8
7 Off Target 15
1 Shots blocked 5

82 Attack 108
41 Dangerous attack 55
96 Ball safe 103

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 9
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

7 Total 11
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Al Tai was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Al Taawoun that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Al Taawoun was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Taawoun won the encounter.

Al Tai shot 11 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Taawoun shot 28 times, 8 on target, 15 off target.

Cards

Al Tai received 1 yellow card (Salman Al Muwashar). On the opposite side, Al Taawoun received 1 yellow card (Fahad Al-Abdulraziq).

Match Timeline

20'

Andrei Girotto(own-goal)

M. Dugandžić(goal)Alfa Semedo

30'

45'

Abdulmalik Al-Shammari(goal)Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi

46'

Fahad Al-Abdulraziq- sub ->Abdulmalik Al-Shammari

Adeeb Al Haizan- sub ->M. Dugandžić

71'

Abdulaziz Majrashi- sub ->Safwan Saud

71'

Salman Al Muwashar- Yellow

72'

73'

João Pedro(goal)Flávio

Abdulrahman Al Harthi- sub ->Salman Al Muwashar

75'

77'

Fahad Al-Abdulraziq- Yellow

81'

Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn- sub ->Cristian Guanca

86'

Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi(goal)

Abdulfattah Asiri- sub ->A. Cordea

85'

89'

Mohammed Mahzari- sub ->Abdulfattah Adam

90'

Ahmed Ashraf- sub ->Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Al Tai stays with 22 points like Abha to sit in the 16th place. On the other side, Al Taawoun will has 46 points like Al Ittihad to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Tai will host Al Shabab on the 17th of April with a 7-1 head to head statistic in favor of Al Shabab (3 draws).

Al Taawoun will play away against Al Ittihad on the 5th of April with a 14-8 head to head statistic in favor of Al Ittihad (7 draws).

Al Tai – Formation

Al Tai

Victor Braga 1.Brazil

7.7

E. Roco 5.Chile

7.7

R. Bauer 27.Germany

6.4

Safwan Saud 80.Saudi Arabia

7.0

71'

Ibrahim Al Nakhli 88.Saudi Arabia

6.1

Salman Al Muwashar 7.Saudi Arabia

6.4

75'

72'

A. Cordea 11.Romania

6.7

85'

Alfa Semedo 30.Guinea-Bissau

7.0

B. Mensah 43.Ghana

7.7

Rakan Shamlan 70.Saudi Arabia

7.0

M. Dugandžić 9.Croatia

7.9

71'

30'

Substitutes

Moataz Al Baqawi 44.Saudi Arabia

Abdulaziz Majrashi 3.Saudi Arabia

6.6

71'

Salem Al Toiawy 13.Saudi Arabia

Abdulaziz Al Harabi 6.Saudi Arabia

Abdulrahman Al Harthi 17.Saudi Arabia

6.4

75'

Jamal Bajandouh 26.Saudi Arabia

Abdulfattah Asiri 45.Saudi Arabia

6.6

85'

Adeeb Al Haizan 90.Saudi Arabia

6.4

71'

Hazza Al Hazza 99.Saudi Arabia

Al Tai adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Laurențiu Aurelian Reghecampf decided to play with the following team: Victor Braga (7.7), Ibrahim Al Nakhli (6.1), R. Bauer (6.4), E. Roco (7.7), Safwan Saud (7.0), Alfa Semedo (7.0), B. Mensah (7.7), A. Cordea (6.7), Rakan Shamlan (7.0), Salman Al Muwashar (6.4) and M. Dugandžić (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Abdulaziz Majrashi (6.6), Abdulaziz Al Harabi, Salem Al Toiawy, Abdulrahman Al Harthi (6.4), Jamal Bajandouh, Moataz Al Baqawi, Abdulfattah Asiri (6.6), Adeeb Al Haizan (6.4) and Hazza Al Hazza.

Substitutions

Al Tai made 4 changes: A. Cordea for Abdulfattah Asiri (85′), Salman Al Muwashar for Abdulrahman Al Harthi (75′), Safwan Saud for Abdulaziz Majrashi (71′) and M. Dugandžić for Adeeb Al Haizan (71′).

Player of the match: M. Dugandžić

The player that probably impressed the most for Al Tai was M. Dugandžić.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 15 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 7.

Al Taawoun – Formation

Al Taawoun

Mailson 1.Brazil

6.7

Andrei Girotto 4.Brazil

7.3

Mohammed Al-Ghamdi 6.Saudi Arabia

7.0

Abdulmalik Al-Shammari 9.Saudi Arabia

7.5

46'

45'

Awn Al-Saluli 93.Saudi Arabia

6.7

Aschraf El Mahdioui 18.Netherlands

7.3

Cristian Guanca 19.Argentina

6.7

81'

Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi 22.Saudi Arabia

8.7

90'

86'

Flávio 24.Brazil

7.8

João Pedro 30.Brazil

7.9

73'

Abdulfattah Adam 88.Saudi Arabia

7.8

89'

Substitutes

Mohammed Al-Dhulayfi 27.Saudi Arabia

Fahad Al-Abdulraziq 11.Saudi Arabia

7.0

46'

77'

Muath Fagihy 42.Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Mahzari 5.Saudi Arabia

6.4

89'

Sattam Al-Roqi 7.Saudi Arabia

Ahmed Ashraf 17.Saudi Arabia

90'

Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn 29.Saudi Arabia

7.0

81'

Mohammed Baker 67.Saudi Arabia

Rayan Saud Al Johani 66.Saudi Arabia

Also Al Taawoun adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Péricles Raimundo Oliveira Chamusca played with: Mailson (6.7), Mohammed Al-Ghamdi (7.0), Awn Al-Saluli (6.7), Andrei Girotto (7.3), Abdulmalik Al-Shammari (7.5), Aschraf El Mahdioui (7.3), Flávio (7.8), Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi (8.7), Cristian Guanca (6.7), Abdulfattah Adam (7.8) and João Pedro (7.9).

These were the players on the bench: Mohammed Mahzari (6.4), Sattam Al-Roqi, Fahad Al-Abdulraziq (7.0), Ahmed Ashraf, Mohammed Al-Dhulayfi, Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn (7.0), Muath Fagihy, Rayan Saud Al Johani and Mohammed Baker.

Substitutions

Al Taawoun made 4 changes: Abdulmalik Al-Shammari for Fahad Al-Abdulraziq (46′), Cristian Guanca for Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn (81′), Abdulfattah Adam for Mohammed Mahzari (89′) and Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi for Ahmed Ashraf (90′).