Al Taawon 1-0 Al Ittifaq: overcomes 1-0 with a goal scored by S. Al
DAMMAM. Al Taawon tops Al Ittifaq 1-0 after S. Al scored just 1 goal (18').
DAMMAM. Al Taawon prevails over Al Ittifaq 1-0 after S. Al scored just 1 goal (18′).
The match was played at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium stadium in Dammam on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Shukri Al Hanfosh with the assistance of Omar Al Jamel and Emad Mohammed Askar. The 4th official was Meshal Ali Al-Shehri. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot around 30.1 degrees Celsius or 86.11 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 79%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Al Ittifaq was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Al Taawon that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Al Ittifaq was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 2 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, Al Taawon managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Al Ittifaq shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Al Taawon shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Al Ittifaq. On the other side, Al Taawon received 3 yellow cards (A. El Mahdioui, A. Gamarra and Naldo).
After this match, Al Ittifaq will stay with 9 points like Al Raed to move up in the 10th place. On the other side, Al Taawon will have 14 points to stay in the 6th place.
Match Events
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18'18'
Saad Al Nasser
A. Gamarra
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46'46'
Y. Niakaté
Faisal Al Ghamdi
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60'60'
A. El Mahdioui
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66'66'
Fahad Ghazi
D. Velkovski
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68'68'
Tareq Abdullah A Mohammed
Saad Al Nasser
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71'71'
A. Gamarra
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78'78'
Sumayhan Al Nabit
A. Gamarra
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78'78'
Hassan Al Amri
Fahad Al Rashidi
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85'85'
Ahmed Al Ghamdi
Vitinho
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89'89'
Naldo
Next match
In the upcoming Pro League match, Al Ittifaq will play away with Dhamk on the 15th of December with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Dhamk (2 draws).
Al Taawon will host Al Adalh on the 15th of December with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Al Taawon (1 draw).
Al Ittifaq: Formation and Lineups
Al Ittifaq started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Patrice Carteron chose to play with the following team: Paulo Victor de Mileo Vidotti, Marcel Tisserand, Darko Velkovski, Saeed Fawaz Al Mowalad, Abdullah Ahmed Khateeb, Naïm Sliti, Berat Ayberk Özdemir, Ibrahim Mahnashi, Faisal Al-Ghamdi, Victor Vinicius Coelho Santos and Mohammed Marzouq Al Kuwaykibi.
Substitutes
Al Ittifaq made 3 changes: Faisal Al Ghamdi for Y. Niakaté (46′), D. Velkovski for Fahad Ghazi (66′) and Vitinho for Ahmed Al Ghamdi (85′).
Al Taawon: Formation and Lineups
Al Taawon started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the other side, Péricles Raimundo Oliveira Chamusca played with: Mailson Tenorio dos Santos, Edinaldo Gomes Pereira, Hasan Kadesh, Mohammed Zayed Al-Ghamdi, Saad Yaslam Balobaid, Álvaro Medrán Just, Alejandro Romero Gamarra, Achraf El Mahdioui, Saad Fahad Al Nasser, Leandre Geal Tawamba Kana and Fahad Ayidh Al Rashidi.
Substitutes
Al Taawon made 3 changes: Saad Al Nasser for Tareq Abdullah A Mohammed (68′), A. Gamarra for Sumayhan Al Nabit (78′) and Fahad Al Rashidi for Hassan Al Amri (78′).
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