AL-HASA. Al Fateh was in the end too strong for Abha with the goal of Tawfiq Buhumaid (5′), Firas Al Brikan (61′) and Ayman Al Khulaif (84′).
The match was played at the Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium stadium in Al-Hasa on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Sami Al Jires assisted by Mohammed Al Shehri and Saad Raed Al-Ahmadi. The 4th official was Abdulrahman Al Sultan. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23 degrees Celsius or 73.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Al Fateh was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Abha that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Al Fateh was putting more pressure with 46 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Fateh won the match.
Al Fateh shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Abha shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Al Fateh received 1 yellow card (M. Batna). Talking about the opposition, Abha didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Fateh will have 6 points to hold in the 9th place. On the other side, Abha will stay with 4 points like Al Khaleej and Al Wahda to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Fateh will play away with Dhamk on the 19th of January with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Al Fateh (3 draws).
Abha will host Dhamk on the 12th of January with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Dhamk (1 draw).
Al Fateh – Formation
Al Fateh started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Giorgios Donis decided to play with the following team: Jacob Rinne, Francisco Manuel Vélez Jiménez, Nawaf Boushal, Petros Matheus dos Santos Araújo, Mohammed Alfehaid, Tawfiq Buhumaid, Marwane Saadane, Christian Alberto Cueva Bravo, Sofiane Bendebka, Murad Batna and Firas Albirakan.
The home team had on the bench: Hussain Al Mogahwi, Ayman Al Khulaif, Ammar Al Daheem, Mustafa Reda Malayekah, Abdullh Al Anazi, Salem Al Najdi, Qasim Alawjami, Hassan bin Ali bin Ahmed Al Slis and Majed Omar Kanabah.
Al Fateh could not rely on the presence of Majed Kanabah (injured).
Substitutions
Al Fateh made 5 changes: S. Bendebka for Majed Kanabah (63′), C. Cueva for Ayman Al Khulaif (72′), Firas Al Brikan for Hassan Al Slis (72′), Mohammed Al Fuhaid for Abdullah Alemzi (88′) and M. Batna for Salem Al Najdi (88′).
Abha – Formation
Abha started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Sven Vandenbroeck played with: Devis Rogers Epassy Mboka, Saad Natiq Naji, Amine Atouchi, Saad Alselouli, Mohammed Raji Al Kunaydiri, Uroš Matić, Zakaria Sami Al Sudani, Riyadh Sharahili, Luis Jose Miquissone, Fahad Bin Jumayah and Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo.
They had on the bench: Abdullah Hamdan Al Shammari, Abdulfattah Mohamed Adam, Abdulrahman Al Barakah, Mansour Jawhar, Abdullah Mohammed Al Zoari Al Dossary, Saâd Bguir, Sari Amro, Hassan Algeed and Saeed Al Hamsal.
Substitutions
Abha made 4 changes: A. Atouchi for Abdullah Al Dossary (46′), F. Caicedo for Abdulfattah Adam (68′), Luis Miquissone for Hassan Al Qayd (68′) and Saad Al Salouli for S. Bguir (69′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Al Nassr – Al Ittihad – 0-0
- Al Fateh – Abha – 3-0
- Al Hilal – Al Taawon – 1-2
- Al Feiha – Al Shabab – 1-2