Al Taawon recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Al Hilal 2-1

RIYADH. Al Taawon was capable to reverse the score against Al Hilal to win 2-1.

October 3, 2022

RIYADH. Al Taawon succeeded in turn the tables against Al Hilal to win 2-1. It was Al Hilal to strike first with a goal of Michael at the 29′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Fahad Al Rashidi gave the win to Al Taawon in the 74′ minute. Al Hilal lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

Al Taawon remained with 10 players after L. Tawamba received a double yellow card in the 65′. Still, Al Taawon still succeeded in win this match competing only in players.

The match was played at the King Saud University Stadium stadium in Riyadh on Sunday and it started at 6:20 pm local time. The referee was Anastasios Sidiropoulos with the help of Polychronis Kostaras and Lazaros Dimitriadis. The 4th official was Mohammed Salem Al-Daqqash. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 28.1 degrees Celsius or 82.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 11%.

Match Statistics

Al Hilal

1 - 2

Al Taawoun

60 Ball Possession 40

Shots

27 Total 18
8 On Target 9
19 Off Target 9
0 Shots blocked 0

89 Attack 60
45 Dangerous attack 32
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
10 Corners 5
1 Off Sides 5

Fouls

14 Total 12
2 Yellow Cards 6
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Al Hilal was in firm control of the ball 60% while Al Taawon was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Hilal had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 8 were on target. Anyway, Al Taawon succeeded in find the solution to win this match.

Al Hilal shot 27 times, 8 on target, 19 off target. On the opposite side, Al Taawon shot 18 times, 9 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Al Hilal received 2 yellow cards (Nasser Al Dawsari and M. Marega). Talking about the opposition, Al Taawon received 4 yellow cards (L. Tawamba, Fahad Al Rashidi, Álvaro Medrán and A. Gamarra).

Also, Al Taawon didn’t finish the match with 11 players after L. Tawamba (Al Taawon) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (65′).

Match Timeline

Michael(goal)

29'

45'

53'

Saad Al Nasser- sub ->Flavio

56'

Nasser Al-Dawsari- sub ->Abdullah Otayf

57'

Mohammed Al-Burayk- sub ->Hamad Al Yami

63'

65'

66'

74'

76'

Nasser Al-Dawsari- Yellow

76'

77'

78'

79'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Al Hilal will stay with 12 points to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Al Taawon will have 11 points like Al Ittihad to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Hilal will host Al Adalh on the 12th of January with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Al Hilal (0 draws).

Al Taawon will host Al Adalh on the 15th of December with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Al Taawon (1 draw).

Al Hilal – Formation

Al Hilal

Abdullah Al Muaiouf 1.Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Jahfali 70.Saudi Arabia

Ali Al-Bulayhi 5.Saudi Arabia

Saud Abdulhamid 66.Saudi Arabia

André Carrillo 19.Peru

77'

Abdullah Otayf 8.Saudi Arabia

57'

Hamad Al Yami 88.Saudi Arabia

63'

Matheus Pereira 15.Brazil

O. Ighalo 9.Nigeria

M. Marega 17.Mali

90'

Michael 96.Brazil

29'

Substitutes

Habib Al-Wutaian 31.Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Al-Burayk 2.Saudi Arabia

63'

Jang Hyun-Soo 20.South Korea

Nasser Al-Dawsari 16.Saudi Arabia

57'

76'

Abdulelah Al-Malki 26.Saudi Arabia

Abdullah Al Hamdan 14.Saudi Arabia

77'

Musab Al Juwayr 43.Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Al-Qahtani 56.Saudi Arabia

Saleh Al-Shehri 11.Saudi Arabia

Al Hilal started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

The manager Ramón Ángel Díaz decided to play with the following team: Abdullah Ibrahim Al Maiouf, Mohammed Yahya Jahfali, Ali Albulayhi, Hamad Al Yami, Saud Abdullah Abdul Hamid, André Martín Carrillo Díaz, Abdullah Ibrahim Otayf, Matheus Fellipe Costa Pereira, Odion Jude Ighalo, Moussa Marega and Michael Richard Delgado de Oliveira.

The home team had on the bench: Abdullah Alhamddan, Musab Fahz Aljuwayr, Mohammed Hamad Al Qahtani, Mohammed Al Burayk, Nasser Al Dawsari, Saleh Khalid Al Shehri, Hbib Alwotayan, Abdulelah Al Malki and Hyun-Soo Jang.

Substitutions

Al Hilal made 3 changes: Abdullah Otayf for Nasser Al Dawsari (57′), Hamad Al Yami for Mohammed Al Burayk (63′) and A. Carrillo for Abdullah Al Hamdan (77′).

Al Taawon – Formation

Al Taawoun

Mailson 1.Brazil

Naldo 4.Brazil

Hassan Kadesh 14.Saudi Arabia

Saad Balobaid 31.Saudi Arabia

Álvaro Medrán 10.Spain

79'

76'

Aschraf El Mahdioui 18.Netherlands

Flávio 24.Brazil

53'

Sumaihan Al-Nabit 8.Saudi Arabia

79'

45'

Abdulmalik Al Oyayari 15.Saudi Arabia

45'

Fahad Al-Rashidi 7.Saudi Arabia

78'

66'

74'

L. Tawamba 3.Cameroon

65'

Substitutes

Raghed Najjar 36.Saudi Arabia

Tariq Abdullah 5.Saudi Arabia

45'

Mohammed Al-Ghamdi 6.Saudi Arabia

Ziyad Al-Sahafi 44.Saudi Arabia

79'

Hassan Al Amri 77.Saudi Arabia

79'

Saad Al Nasser 9.Saudi Arabia

53'

A. Romero 17.Paraguay

78'

90'

Abdullah Radif 49.Saudi Arabia

Turki Fahad Al Mutairi 99.Saudi Arabia

Al Taawon started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Péricles Raimundo Oliveira Chamusca played with: Mailson Tenorio dos Santos, Edinaldo Gomes Pereira, Hasan Kadesh, Saad Yaslam Balobaid, Álvaro Medrán Just, Achraf El Mahdioui, Flavio Medeiros da Silva, Sumayhan Alnabit, Aloyayari Abdulmalik, Leandre Geal Tawamba Kana and Fahad Ayidh Al Rashidi.

These were the players on the bench: Hassan Alamiri, Saad Fahad Al Nasser, Tariq Mohammed, Mohammed Zayed Al-Ghamdi, Turki Fahad Al Mutairi, Ziyad Al Sahafi, Alejandro Romero Gamarra, Raghid Alaa Najjar and Abdullah Hadi Radif.

Al Taawon could not rely on the presence of Tareq Abdullah A Mohammed (injured).

Substitutions

Al Taawon made 5 changes: Abdulmalik Al Oyayari for Tareq Abdullah A Mohammed (45′), Flavio for Saad Al Nasser (53′), Fahad Al Rashidi for A. Gamarra (78′), Álvaro Medrán for Hassan Al Amri (79′) and Sumayhan Al Nabit for Ziyad Al Sahafi (79′).