RIYADH. Al Ittihad prevails over Al Shabab with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Al (45′) and a goal from R. (50′).
The match was played at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium stadium in Riyadh on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Anastasios Sidiropoulos assisted by Polychronis Kostaras and Lazaros Dimitriadis. The 4th official was Mohammed Abu Shaqarah. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.1 degrees Celsius or 71.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 21%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 12 Total 11
- 5 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 88 Attack 77
- 71 Dangerous attack 53
- 77 Ball safe 70
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 15 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Al Shabab had a strong ball possession 55% while Al Ittihad was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Shabab was putting more pressure with 71 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Al Ittihad was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Al Shabab shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Al Ittihad shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Al Shabab received 3 yellow cards (Hattan Bahebri, Paulinho and É. Banega). On the opposite side, Al Ittihad received 4 yellow cards (Ziyad Al Sahafi, Fahad Al Muwallad, Abdullah Al Hafith and André André).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Shabab will stay with 46 points like Al Hilal to sit in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Al Ittihad will have 57 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Shabab will play away with Al Tai on the 18th of March with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Al Shabab (2 draws).
Al Ittihad will host Al Hazm on the 18th of March with a 13-2 head to head record in favor of Al Ittihad (3 draws).
Al Shabab – Formation
Al Shabab
85'
90'
Al Shabab started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Péricles Raimundo Oliveira Chamusca decided to play with the following team: Fawaz Al-Qarni, Iago Santos, Ahmed Sharahili, Moteb Al Harbi, É. Banega, Hattan Bahebri, Fawaz Al Saqour, Hussain Al Qahtani, Paulinho, Turki Al Ammar and Carlos.
The home team had on the bench: Nasser Al-Omran, Hassan Al Tambakti, Hussain Al Shai’an, Nader Abdullah Al Sharari, Nawaf Al Abid, Khaled Al Ghamdi, L. Vietto, A. N’Diaye and Abdullah Al-Joui.
Substitutions
Al Shabab made 3 changes: Turki Al Ammar for L. Vietto (53′), Hussain Al Qahtani for Nawaf Al Abid (78′) and Hattan Bahebri for Abdullah Al-Joui (90′).
Al Ittihad – Formation
Al Ittihad
45'
Al Ittihad started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Cosmin Marius Contra played with: Marcelo Grohe, Abdullah Al Hafith, Ziyad Al Sahafi, Hamdan Al Shamrani, Muhannad Al Shanqeeti, André André, Bruno Henrique, Abdulaziz Al Bishi, Romarinho, Fahad Al Muwallad and Haroune Camara.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Igor Coronado, Rakan Najjar, Khaled Al Samiri, Abdul Muhsen Fallatah, Awad Al Nashri, Ahmed Bahusayn, Madallah Al Olayan, Hazim Al Zahrani and Abdulaziz Al Jebreen.
Substitutions
Al Ittihad made 4 changes: Fahad Al Muwallad for Awad Al Nashri (63′), Romarinho for Igor Coronado (78′), Abdulaziz Al Bishi for Madallah Al Olayan (90′) and André André for Khaled Al Samiri (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
