SHARJAH. Al Shabab was after all too strong for Al Batin with the goal of A. Boupendza (22′), Carlos (48′) and Santi Mina (75′). Al Shabab was definitely better in terms of ball possession (81%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Khalid Bin Mohammed Stadium stadium in Sharjah on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Faisal Alblwi with the assistance of Esaa Khibariy and Ali Al Ali. The 4th official was Mohammed Abu Shaqarah. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 34.1 degrees Celsius or 93.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 14%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Shabab had a superior ball possession 81% while Al Batin was struggling with a 19% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Shabab had a more offensive attitude with 93 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Shabab won the match.
Al Shabab shot 14 times, 9 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Al Batin shot 1 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Al Shabab didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Al Batin received 1 yellow card (Mohammed Bassam Al Hurayji).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Al Shabab has 3 points to occupy the 2nd place in the table. On the other side, Al Batin stays with 0 points (16th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Shabab will host Al Tai on the 8th of September with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Al Shabab (3 draws).
Al Batin will play away agasint Al Adalh on the 19th of January with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Al Adalh (0 draws).
Al Shabab – Formation
Al Shabab
79'
48'
Al Shabab started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Vicente Moreno Peris decided to play with the following team: Kim Seung-Gyu, Iago Santos, Fawaz Al Saqour, Hassan Tambakti, Moteb Al Harbi, G. Krychowiak, Nawaf Al Abid, C. Guanca, Hussain Al Qahtani, Carlos and A. Boupendza.
The home team had on the bench: Hussain Al Sabiyani, Ahmad Abdu, Fawaz Al Qarni, Hattan Bahebri, Santi Mina, Nasser Al Omran, Khalid Al Ghamdi, Turki Al Ammar and Nader Abdullah Al Sharari.
Substitutions
Al Shabab made 5 changes: Nawaf Al Abid for Santi Mina (62′), Carlos for Hattan Bahebri (62′), Iago Santos for Nasser Al Omran (79′), C. Guanca for Ahmad Abdu (80′) and A. Boupendza for Turki Al Ammar (85′).
Al Batin – Formation
Al Batin
68'
Al Batin started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Alen Horvat played with: M. Campaña, Maurício Antônio, Mohammed Naji, Bader Nasser, Saqr Al Enazi, Mohammed Bassam Al Hurayji, Mohammed Fraih Al Shammari, Tariq Al Mutairi, Othman Awad, Yousef Al Shammari and Yousef Fawaz.
These were the players on the bench: Turki Mohammed Al Dhafiri, Abdulrahman Saad, I. Jamal, Aqeel Al Dhafiri, Abdullah Mohammed, Meshaal Hariss, Ali Al-Shammari, Abdulsalam Ibrahim and Omar Al Suhaymi.
Substitutions
Al Batin made 3 changes: Saqr Al Enazi for Abdulrahman Saad (62′), Tariq Al Mutairi for I. Jamal (68′) and Yousef Fawaz for Turki Mohammed Al Dhafiri (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Al Shabab – Al Batin – 3-0
- Al Adalh – Al Ittihad – 0-3
- Al Ittifaq – Al Tai – 1-2
