Al Hilal conquers Al Khaleej 4-1

DAMMAM. Al Hilal had a easy win over Al Khaleej.

By
David Brown
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Al Hilal conquers Al Khaleej 4-1

DAMMAM. Al Hilal had a easy win over Al Khaleej. Al Hilal scored with Saleh Al-Shehri (7′), Malcom (42′), Malcom (48′) and Abdullah Al Hamddan (90′). On the other side, Mohamed Sherif (9′) scored for Al Khaleej. Al Hilal was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium stadium in Dammam on Friday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Harm Osmers with the help of Lasse Koslowski and Dominik Schaal. The 4th official was Mohammed Hamad Al Ghamdi. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.38 degrees Celsius or 90.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Al Khaleej

1 - 4

Team 1

Al Hilal

  • ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
  • 11 Total 22
  • 1 On Target 7
  • 4 Off Target 8
  • 7 Shots blocked 7
  • 59 Attack 135
  • 26 Dangerous attack 80
  • 68 Ball safe 77
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 2 Corners 9
  • 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Al Hilal had a superior ball possession 64% while Al Khaleej was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Hilal was more aggressive with 80 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Hilal won the encounter.​

Al Khaleej shot 11 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Hilal shot 22 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Al Khaleej received 2 yellow cards (Saeed Al Hamsal and Mohammed Al Khabrani). On the other side, Al Hilal received 2 yellow cards (Abdullah Al Hamddan and Saleh Al-Shehri).

Match Timeline

7'
Saleh Al-Shehri(goal)
Mohamed Sherif(goal)Fábio Martins
9'
42'
Malcom(goal)Sergej Milinković-Savić
Saeed Al Hamsal- Yellow
45'
45'
Saleh Al-Shehri- Yellow
46'
Salman Al-Faraj- sub ->Sergej Milinković-Savić
46'
48'
Malcom(goal)Saud Abdulhamid
60'
Mohamed Kanno- sub ->Rúben Neves
M. Adams- sub ->Mansour Hamzi
64'
Abdullah Al Salem- sub ->Mohamed Sherif
65'
71'
Mohammed Al-Qahtani- sub ->Michael
76'
Yasser Al-Shahrani- sub ->Malcom
Omar Al Oudah- sub ->Saeed Al Hamsal
79'
Fawaz Al Terais- sub ->Ivo Rodrigues
79'
81'
Bandar Nasser- sub ->Pedro Rebocho
89'
Mohammed Al Khabrani- Yellow
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Al Hilal
80
28
Al Nassr
71
29
Al Ahli
52
28
Al Taawoun
51
29
Al Ittihad
50
29
Al Ettifaq
41
29
Al Fateh
40
29
Damac
38
29
Al Shabab
38
29
Al Feiha
38
29
Al Khaleej
35
29
Al-Wehda
32
29
Al Raed
31
29
Al Riyadh
28
29
Al Akhdoud
27
29
Al Tai
26
29
Abha
25
29
Al Hazm
19
29

After playing this match, Al Khaleej stays with 34 points to remain in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Al Hilal will has 77 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Khaleej will play away with Al Taawon on the 24th of April with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Al Taawon (4 draws).

Al Hilal will play away against Al Ahli Jeddah on the 24th of April with a 20-5 head to head in favor of Al Hilal (12 draws).

Al Khaleej – Formation

Al Khaleej
G
Ibrahim Sehic 23.Bosnia and Herzegovina
5.8
D
Mohammed Al Khabrani 3.Saudi Arabia
6.3
90'
D
Pedro Rebocho 5.Portugal
6.4
89'
D
Saeed Al Hamsal 39.Saudi Arabia
6.3
79' 45'
D
Naif Masoud 88.Saudi Arabia
6.4
M
Ivo Rodrigues 8.Portugal
6.4
79'
M
Mansour Hamzi 15.Saudi Arabia
6.8
64'
M
Woo-young Jung 55.South Korea
6.4
F
K. Narey 7.Togo
7.0
F
Mohamed Sherif 9.Egypt
7.9
65' Goals9'
F
Fábio Martins 10.Portugal
7.1
Substitutes
G
Marwan Al Haidari 96.Saudi Arabia
D
Omar Al Oudah 2.Saudi Arabia
6.4
79'
D
Abdullah Al Shanqiti 13.Saudi Arabia
D
Arif Al Haydar 25.Saudi Arabia
D
Bandar Nasser 33.Saudi Arabia
6.4
89'
M
Khaled Al Sumairi 6.Saudi Arabia
M
Fawaz Al Terais 27.Saudi Arabia
6.0
79'
M
M. Adams 47.England
6.8
64'
F
Abdullah Al Salem 11.Saudi Arabia
6.8
65'

Al Khaleej started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Pedro Emanuel dos Santos Martins Silva decided to play with the following team: Ibrahim Sehic (5.8), Saeed Al Hamsal (6.3), Mohammed Al Khabrani (6.3), Naif Masoud (6.4), Pedro Rebocho (6.4), Mansour Hamzi (6.8), Woo-young Jung (6.4), Ivo Rodrigues (6.4), K. Narey (7.0), Mohamed Sherif (7.9) and Fábio Martins (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Omar Al Oudah (6.4), Khaled Al Sumairi, Abdullah Al Salem (6.8), Abdullah Al Shanqiti, Arif Al Haydar, Fawaz Al Terais (6.0), Bandar Nasser (6.4), M. Adams (6.8) and Marwan Al Haidari.

Substitutions

Al Khaleej made 5 changes: Mansour Hamzi for M. Adams (64′), Mohamed Sherif for Abdullah Al Salem (65′), Ivo Rodrigues for Fawaz Al Terais (79′), Saeed Al Hamsal for Omar Al Oudah (79′) and Pedro Rebocho for Bandar Nasser (89′).

Player of the match: Mohamed Sherif​

The player that probably impressed the most for Al Khaleej was Mohamed Sherif.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 19 passes (74% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9.

Al Hilal – Formation

Al Hilal
G
Bono 37.Morocco
6.8
D
Kalidou Koulibaly  3.Senegal
7.3
D
Ali Al-Bulayhi 5.Saudi Arabia
7.5
D
Renan Lodi 6.Brazil
6.7
D
Saud Abdulhamid 66.Saudi Arabia
7.5
M
Rúben Neves 8.Portugal
7.0
60'
M
Sergej Milinković-Savić 22.Serbia
7.8
46'
M
Salem Al-Dawsari  29.Saudi Arabia
7.0
46'
M
Malcom 77.Brazil
10.1
76' Goals42', 48'
M
Michael 96.Brazil
7.0
71'
F
Saleh Al-Shehri 11.Saudi Arabia
6.6
45' Goals7'
Substitutes
G
Mohammed Al-Owais 21.Saudi Arabia
D
Mohammed Al-Burayk 2.Saudi Arabia
D
Yasser Al-Shahrani 12.Saudi Arabia
7.5
76'
D
Mohammed Jahfali 70.Saudi Arabia
D
Hassan Tambakti 87.Saudi Arabia
M
Salman Al-Faraj 7.Saudi Arabia
7.0
46'
M
Mohamed Kanno 28.Saudi Arabia
7.1
60'
M
Mohammed Al-Qahtani 56.Saudi Arabia
7.3
71'
F
Abdullah Al Hamdan 14.Saudi Arabia
8.2
46' 81' Goals90'

Al Hilal started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus played with: Bono (6.8), Saud Abdulhamid (7.5), Kalidou Koulibaly  (7.3), Ali Al-Bulayhi (7.5), Renan Lodi (6.7), Rúben Neves (7.0), Sergej Milinković-Savić (7.8), Michael (7.0), Malcom (10.1), Salem Al-Dawsari  (7.0) and Saleh Al-Shehri (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mohammed Al-Burayk, Salman Al-Faraj (7.0), Yasser Al-Shahrani (7.5), Abdullah Al Hamddan (8.2), Mohammed Al-Owais, Mohamed Kanno (7.1), Mohammed Al-Qahtani (7.3), Mohammed Jahfali and Hassan Tambakti.

Substitutions

Al Hilal made 5 changes: Salem Al-Dawsari  for Abdullah Al Hamdan (46′), Sergej Milinković-Savić for Salman Al-Faraj (46′), Rúben Neves for Mohamed Kanno (60′), Michael for Mohammed Al-Qahtani (71′) and Malcom for Yasser Al-Shahrani (76′).

Player of the match: Abdullah Al Hamddan​

The most impressive player for Al Hilal was Abdullah Al Hamddan.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 27 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 8.

His performance was extraordinary also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 46′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Pro League.​