Pro League: Al Ittifaq demolishes Al Hazm 5-2 with an outstanding performance
DAMMAM. Al Ittifaq demolishes Al Hazm 5-2 with goals of
DAMMAM. Al Ittifaq demolishes Al Hazm 5-2 with goals of R. Quaison (30′), A. Younes (42′), N. Sliti (56′), N. Sliti (56′) and Ahmed Al Ghamdi (90′). On the other side, Al Hazm scored with Sultan Faqihi (45′), O. John (77′ pen). Al Hazm lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium stadium in Dammam on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Khaled Al Teris with the assistance of Fahad Al Amri and Balegh Alramadhan. The 4th official was Khalid Al Juhani. The weather was dust. The temperature was extremely hot around 35.1 degrees Celsius or 95.11 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 15%.
Match Statistics
Al Hazm was in firm control of the ball 57% while Al Ittifaq was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Al Ittifaq was more aggressive with 24 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Al Ittifaq won the encounter.
Al Ittifaq shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Al Hazm shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Al Ittifaq received 4 yellow cards (A. Abdellaoui, Abdullah Khateeb, N. Sliti and Ibrahim Mahnashi). On the other side, Al Hazm received 1 yellow card (Sultan Faqihi).
After playing this contest, Al Ittifaq will have 27 points to stay in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Al Hazm will stay with 17 points to stay in the 16th place.
Match Events
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16'16'
A. Abdellaoui
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30'30'
R. Quaison
Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi
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42'42'
A. Younes
R. Quaison
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46'46'
Sanousi Al Hawsawi
A. Abdellaoui
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45'45'
Sultan Faqihi
Abdulrahman Al-Dakheel
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50'50'
Sultan Faqihi
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56'56'
N. Sliti
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56'56'
N. Sliti
Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi
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62'62'
Ibrahim Mahnashi
Ali Abdullah Hazzazi
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67'67'
Abdullah Khateeb
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73'73'
Ahmed Al Ghamdi
Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi
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74'74'
N. Sliti
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77'77'
O. John (Penalty)
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80'80'
A. Hafidi
Abdulelah Al Shammry
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84'84'
Y. Niakaté
R. Quaison
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84'84'
Hamed Al Ghamdi
A. Younes
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90'90'
Ibrahim Mahnashi
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90'90'
Ahmed Al Ghamdi
Hamed Al Ghamdi
Next match
In the upcoming Pro League match, Al Ittifaq will play away with Al Faisaly on the 28th of May with a 12-6 head to head statistic in favor of Al Ittifaq (5 draws).
Al Hazm will host Al Batin on the 27th of May with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Al Batin (2 draws).
Al Ittifaq: Formation and Lineups
Al Ittifaq started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Patrice Carteron chose to play with the following team: R. M’Bolhi, Saeed Al Mowallad, A. Abdellaoui, Saeed Al Rubaie, Abdullah Khateeb, F. Kiss, N. Sliti, Ali Abdullah Hazzazi, A. Younes, R. Quaison and Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi.
Substitutes
Al Ittifaq made 5 changes: A. Abdellaoui for Sanousi Al Hawsawi (46′), Ali Abdullah Hazzazi for Ibrahim Mahnashi (62′), Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi for Ahmed Al Ghamdi (73′), R. Quaison for Y. Niakaté (84′) and A. Younes for Hamed Al Ghamdi (84′).
Al Hazm: Formation and Lineups
Al Hazm started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Roel Coumans played with: Ibrahim Zaid, Abdullah Al-Shammari, Sultan Faqihi, Abdulrahman Al-Dakheel, Fahad Al-Obaid, L. Stojanović, Ahmed Al-Najei, N. Zerhouni, Thaar Al-Otaibi, O. John and Abdulelah Al Shammry.
Substitutes
Al Hazm made only 1 change substituting Abdulelah Al Shammry for A. Hafidi (80′).
Results of the day
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