JEDDAH. Al Ahli Jeddah demolishes Al Ittifaq 4-0 with goals of Omar Al Somah (22′ pen), F. Bradarić (47′), F. Bradarić (58′) and Abdulrahman Ghareeb (68′). Al Ittifaq lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium stadium in Jeddah on Saturday and it started at 5:10 pm local time. The referee was Khaled Al Teris who was helped by Faisal Al Qahtani and Mofareh Abdullah Al-Hassan. The 4th official was Sultan Sughayyir. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.9 degrees Celsius or 89.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 9 Total 7
- 6 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 84 Attack 107
- 36 Dangerous attack 58
- 85 Ball safe 80
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Al Ittifaq was in firm control of the ball 56% while Al Ahli Jeddah was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Ittifaq was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Al Ahli Jeddah was able to find the solution to win this match.
Al Ahli Jeddah shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Al Ittifaq shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Al Ahli Jeddah received 1 yellow card (Mohammed Al-Majhad). On the other side, Al Ittifaq received 2 yellow cards (W. Azarou and Saeed Al Yami).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Al Ahli Jeddah will have 8 points to stay in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Al Ittifaq will stay with 7 points like Abha to move up in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Ahli Jeddah will play away against Al Ta’ee on the 21st of October with a 7-1 head to head in favor of Al Ahli Jeddah (1 draw).
Al Ittifaq will play away agasint Al Nassr on the 24th of October with a 13-8 head to head statistic in favor of Al Nassr (7 draws).
Al Ahli Jeddah – Formation
Al Ahli
77'
47', 58'
39'
Al Ahli Jeddah started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Besnik Hasi decided to play with the following team: Mohammed Al Yami, Dankler, Mohammed Al-Khabrani, Abdulbasit Al-Hindi, E. Alioski, F. Bradarić, Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Ali Al-Asmari, Mohammed Al-Majhad, A. Ndao and Omar Al Somah.
The home team had on the bench: Hani Al-Sebyani, H. Nagguez, Housain Al-Mogahwi, Salman Al-Moasher, Firas Al-Ghamdi, Fahad Al-Hamad, Ziyad Al-Johani, Yasser Al-Mosailem and Abdullah Tarmin.
Substitutions
Al Ahli Jeddah made 5 changes: Mohammed Al-Majhad for Ziyad Al-Johani (72′), Mohammed Al-Khabrani for H. Nagguez (77′), Ali Al-Asmari for Housain Al-Mogahwi (77′), Abdulrahman Ghareeb for Salman Al-Moasher (85′) and E. Alioski for Hani Al-Sebyani (85′).
Al Ittifaq – Formation
Al Ettifaq
Al Ittifaq started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Khaled Al Atawi played with: R. M’Bolhi, Saeed Al Mowalad, A. Abdellaoui, Saeed Al Yami, Souza, F. Kiss, N. Sliti, Ali Abdullah Hazzazi, R. Quaison, Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi and Abdullah Al Salem.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Mohammed Alhaeti, W. Azarou, Ail Fuad, Hamed Al Ghamdi, Ibrahim Mahnashi, Fahad Al-Dossari, Fahad Zahim, Saad Al Khayri and Hazzaa Al Hazzaa.
Substitutions
Al Ittifaq made 5 changes: Abdullah Al Salem for W. Azarou (52′), Ali Abdullah Hazzazi for Ibrahim Mahnashi (62′), N. Sliti for Hamed Al Ghamdi (62′), Saeed Al Mowalad for Saad Al Khayri (77′) and Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi for Hazzaa Al Hazzaa (77′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Al Batin – Al Shabab – 0-3
- Al Feiha – Al Raed – 1-0
- Al Ta’ee – Abha – 0-1
- Al Ahli Jeddah – Al Ittifaq – 4-0
