DAMMAM. Al Ettifaq tops Al Riyadh 1-0 after K. Toko-Ekambi scored just 1 goal (11′).
The match was played at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium stadium in Dammam on Saturday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Majed Al Shamrani with the support of Hesham Mohammed Al Refaei and Omar Al Jamel. The 4th official was Ahmed Al Barakati. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 29.74 degrees Celsius or 85.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 29%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 12 Total 8
- 3 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 4
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 126 Attack 117
- 43 Dangerous attack 53
- 89 Ball safe 97
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Al Ettifaq was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Al Riyadh that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Al Riyadh was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Al Ettifaq found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Al Ettifaq shot 12 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Al Riyadh shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Al Ettifaq received 2 yellow cards (Mohammed Abdulrahman and Álvaro Medrán). Regarding the opposition, Al Riyadh received 3 yellow cards (Khalid Al Shuwayyi, Mohammed Al Shwirekh and Odair Hellmann).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Ettifaq has 39 points to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Al Riyadh will stays with 25 points to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Ettifaq will host Al Wahda on the 24th of April with a 12-9 head to head statistic in favor of Al Ettifaq (4 draws).
Al Riyadh will host Al Tai on the 24th of April with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Al Tai (0 draws).
Al Ettifaq – Formation
Al Ettifaq
90'
90'
11'
Al Ettifaq started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Steven Gerrard decided to play with the following team: Paulo Victor , Mohammed Abdulrahman , J. Hendry , Abdullah Khateeb , Radhi Al Otaibi , Seko Fofana , Álvaro Medrán , Georginio Wijnaldum , Demarai Gray , M. Dembélé and K. Toko-Ekambi .
The home team had on the bench: Mohammed Al Dosari, Ali Abdullah Hazzazi , Meshal Al Alaeli, Thamer Al Khaibri, Amin Al Bukhari, Abdulrahman Al-Oboud, Majed Dawran, Khalid Al Ghannam and Haroune Camara.
Substitutions
Al Ettifaq made 5 changes: M. Dembélé for Khalid Al Ghannam (77′), Seko Fofana for Ali Abdullah Hazzazi (77′), K. Toko-Ekambi for Majed Dawran (90′), Álvaro Medrán for Thamer Al Khaibri (90′) and Demarai Gray for Haroune Camara (90′).
Player of the match: K. Toko-Ekambi
The player that probably impressed the most for Al Ettifaq was K. Toko-Ekambi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 7.
Al Riyadh – Formation
Al Riyadh
Al Riyadh started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Odair Hellmann played with: M. Campaña , Hussain Al Nowaiqi , Mohammed Al Shwirekh , Khalid Al Shuwayyi , Abdulelah Al Khaibari , B. Touré , Fahad Al Rashidi , Saleh Al Abbas , D. Ndong , Abdulhadi Al Harajin and A. Gray .
These were the players on the bench: Mohammed Al Aqeel, Ali Al Zaqan , Bader Al Mutairi, D. Arslanagić, Abdurahman Al Shammari, Fahad Abdulrahman Hashim, Moayad Al Houti , Yahia Al Shehri and Mutaz Bin Hibah.
Substitutions
Al Riyadh made 3 changes: Fahad Al Rashidi for Yahia Al Shehri (65′), Abdulhadi Al Harajin for Ali Al Zaqan (75′) and B. Touré for Moayad Al Houti (86′).
Player of the match: Khalid Al Shuwayyi
The most impressive player for Al Riyadh was Khalid Al Shuwayyi.
His rating is with 56 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
