Al Ittihad 1-0 Al Wahda: conquers 1-0 with a goal scored by A. Hegazy
JEDDAH. Al Ittihad conquers Al Wahda 1-0 after A. Hegazy scored just 1 goal (80').
JEDDAH. Al Ittihad prevails over Al Wahda 1-0 after A. Hegazy scored just 1 goal (80′).
Al Ittihad remained in 10 people after Abdulrahman Al Obud received a double yellow card in the 45′. Anyway, Al Ittihad still found a way to win this match competing only with 10 players. In fact, on the other side, G. Rodrigues received a red card (85′). This red card was one of the reason why Al Wahda lost the match.
The match was played at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Radu Petrescu with the assistance of Sebastian Eugen Gheorghe and Mircea Mihail Grigoriu. The 4th official was Mohammed Salem Al-Daqqash. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot around 29.9 degrees Celsius or 85.86 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 62%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Al Ittihad was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Al Wahda that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Al Wahda was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Al Ittihad was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Al Ittihad shot 10 times, 8 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Al Wahda shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Al Ittihad received 2 yellow cards (Abdulrahman Al Obud and Tarek Hamed). On the other side, Al Wahda received 2 yellow cards (Botía and Yahya Naji).
Abdulrahman Al Obud (Al Ittihad) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (45′).
Also, Al Wahda didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after G. Rodrigues (Al Wahda) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (85′).
After this match, Al Ittihad will have 15 points like Al Tai to stay in the 4th place. On the other side, Al Wahda will stay with 7 points like Abha to move up in the 12th place.
Match Events
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16'16'
K. Yoda
J. Beauguel
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37'37'
Botía
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44'44'
Abdulrahman Al Obud
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46'46'
Islam Hawsawi
Abdulelah Al Bukhari
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45'45'
Abdulrahman Al Obud
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66'66'
Zakaria Al Hawsawi
Hélder Costa
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68'68'
Yahya Naji
Hussain Al Eisa
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80'80'
Ahmed Hegazy
Igor Coronado
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82'82'
Tarek Hamed
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83'83'
Awad Al Nashri
Romarinho
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85'85'
G. Rodrigues
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88'88'
Amiri Kurdi
Hamad Al Jayzani
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88'88'
Abdul Rahman Al Hajri
Waleed Bakshween
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90'90'
Yahya Naji
Next match
In the upcoming Pro League match, Al Ittihad will play away against Al Shabab on the 15th of December with a 13-12 head to head record in favor of Al Ittihad (10 draws).
Al Wahda will host Al Fateh on the 15th of December with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Al Fateh (3 draws).
Al Ittihad: Formation and Lineups
Al Ittihad started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo chose to play with the following team: Marcelo Grohe, Ahmed Hegazi, Omar Ibrahim Omar Othman Hawsawi, Madallah Alolayan, Ahmed Bamsaud, 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 Zakaria Al Hawsawi (66′) and Romarinho for Awad Al Nashri (83′).
Al Wahda: Formation and Lineups
Al Wahda started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Bruno Akrapović played with: Munir Mohand Mohamedi, Alberto Botía Rabasco, Abdullah Fareed Al Hafith, Hamad Sulaiman Al Jayzani, Abdulelah Abdulaziz Al Bukhari, Fayçal Fajr, Waleed Rashid Bakshween, Anselmo De Moraes, Hussain Ahmed Al Issa, Jean-David Beauguel and Gerson Leal Rodrigues Gouveia.
Al Wahda could not rely on the presence of K. Yoda (injured).
Substitutes
Al Wahda made 5 changes: J. Beauguel for K. Yoda (16′), Abdulelah Al Bukhari for Islam Hawsawi (46′), Hussain Al Eisa for Yahya Naji (68′), Hamad Al Jayzani for Amiri Kurdi (88′) and Waleed Bakshween for Abdul Rahman Al Hajri (88′).
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