Pro League: Al Ittihad tops Abha 2-1
ABHA. Al Ittihad overcame Abha to win 2-1.
ABHA. Al Ittihad defeated Abha to win 2-1. It was Al Ittihad to strike first with a goal of Abderrazak Hamdallah at the 21′. Then Romarinho scored again for Al Ittihad in the 51′ minute with a goal. Eventually, Saleh Al Jamaan reduced the distance for Abha with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Abha lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
Saad Bguir missed a decisive penalty (57′). That would have allowed Abha to draw the match.
The match was played at the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium (Abha) stadium in Abha on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Anastasios Sidiropoulos who had the assistance of Stéphane De Almeida and Bekim Zogaj. The 4th official was Fareeh Al Jaloud. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 16.1 degrees Celsius or 61.05 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 45%.
Match Statistics
Abha was in firm control of the ball 56% while Al Ittihad was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Abha was more aggressive with 74 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Al Ittihad was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Abha shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Al Ittihad shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Abha. Talking about the opposition, Al Ittihad received 2 yellow cards (Romarinho and Tarek Hamed).
After playing this match, Abha will stay with 16 points to stay in the 7th place. On the other side, Al Ittihad will have 21 points like Al Hilal to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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21'21'
Abderrazak Hamdallah
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34'34'
Nawaf Alsadi
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51'51'
Romarinho
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52'52'
Romarinho
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56'56'
Tarek Hamed
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57'57'
Saad Bguir
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69'69'
Abdulaziz Al Bishi
Hélder Costa
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72'72'
Saleh Al Jamaan
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76'76'
Fahad Bin Jumayah
Saeed Al Hamsal
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77'77'
Awad Al-Nashri
Romarinho
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77'77'
Abdulfattah Mohamed Adam
Felipe Caicedo
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85'85'
Saad Alselouli
Saleh Al Jamaan
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90'90'
Saad Natiq
Amine Atouchi
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90'90'
Omar Hawsawi
Abdulrahman Al-Oboud
Next match
In the upcoming Pro League match, Abha will play away against Al Ittifaq on the 7th of January with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Abha (1 draw).
Al Ittihad will host Al Hilal on the 5th of January with a 17-6 head to head record in favor of Al Hilal (11 draws).
Abha: Formation and Lineups
Abha adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Roel Coumans chose to play with the following team: Devis Rogers Epassy Mboka, Abdullah Mohammed Al Zoari Al Dossary, Sari Amro, Saeed Al Hamsal, Amine Atouchi, Uroš Matić, Saleh Mohammed Al Jamaan, Riyadh Sharahili, Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo, Saâd Bguir and Nawaf Alsadi.
Substitutes
Abha made 4 changes: Saeed Al Hamsal for Fahad Bin Jumayah (76′), Felipe Caicedo for Abdulfattah Mohamed Adam (77′), Saleh Al Jamaan for Saad Alselouli (85′) and Amine Atouchi for Saad Natiq (90′).
Al Ittihad: Formation and Lineups
Also Al Ittihad adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Talking about the opposition, Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo played with: Marcelo Grohe, Ahmed Hegazi, Ahmed Mohammed Sharahili, Muhannad Mustafa Shanqeeti, Zakaria Al Hawsawi, Tarek Hamed, Igor Coronado, Romário Ricardo da Silva, Hélder Wander Sousa Azevedo Costa, Abderrazak Hamdallah and Abdulrahman Al Obod.
Substitutes
Al Ittihad made 2 changes: Hélder Costa for Abdulaziz Al Bishi (69′) and Romarinho for Awad Al-Nashri (77′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League
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