Al Wahda 1-0 Abha: beats 1-0 with a late and unfortunate own goal from S. Natiq
MAKKAH. Al Wahda tops Abha 1-0 after S. Natiq scored an own goal 49min.
MAKKAH. Al Wahda prevails over Abha 1-0 after S. Natiq scored an own goal 49min. Abha was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the King Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium stadium in Makkah on Thursday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Faisal Alblwi who was helped by Fahad Al Amri and Saad Al-Shubrami. The 4th official was Abdulrahman Al Sultan.
Match Statistics
Abha was in firm control of the ball 64% while Al Wahda was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Abha was more aggressive with 86 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 11 were on target. Nevertheless, Al Wahda was able to find the solution to win this match.
Al Wahda shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Abha shot 20 times, 11 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Al Wahda received 3 yellow cards (Abdulelah Al Bukhari, Sultan Al Sawadi and J. Beauguel). On the other side, Abha received 1 yellow card (Abdulfattah Adam).
After this match, Al Wahda has 0 points to occupy the 14th place in the table. while Abha stays with 3 points (10th).
Match Events
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25'25'
Abdulelah Al Bukhari
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46'46'
Noor Al Rashidi
Hamad Al Jayzani
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46'46'
Hassan Al Qayd
T. Meziani
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49'49'
Saad Natiq (OG)
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64'64'
Alaa Hejji
K. Yoda
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65'65'
Sultan Al Sawadi
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71'71'
Abdulfattah Adam
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72'72'
F. Caicedo
Abdulfattah Adam
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80'80'
J. Beauguel
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82'82'
Mohammed Al Qarni
Abdulaziz Noor
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87'87'
Saad Al Salouli
Riyadh Sharahili
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90'90'
Abdullah Al Hafith
J. Beauguel
Next match
In the upcoming Pro League match, Al Wahda will play away with Al Hilal on the 16th of September with a 20-2 head to head in favor of Al Hilal (3 draws).
Abha will host Al Feiha on the 16th of September with a 1-1 head to head statistic.
Al Wahda: Formation and Lineups
Al Wahda started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Bruno Akrapović chose to play with the following team: M. Mohamedi, Ó. Duarte, Botía, Hamad Al Jayzani, Abdulelah Al Bukhari, K. Yoda, F. Fajr, Waleed Bakshween, Anselmo, Abdulaziz Noor and J. Beauguel.
Substitutes
Al Wahda made 3 changes: Hamad Al Jayzani for Noor Al Rashidi (46′), K. Yoda for Alaa Hejji (64′) and Abdulaziz Noor for Mohammed Al Qarni (82′).
Abha: Formation and Lineups
Abha started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
On the opposite side, Sven Vandenbroeck played with: D. Epassy, Saad Natiq, Saeed Al Hamsal, A. Atouchi, U. Matić, Saleh Al Jamaan, Riyadh Sharahili, Fahad Al Jumayah, S. Bguir, T. Meziani and Abdulfattah Adam.
Substitutes
Abha made 3 changes: T. Meziani for Hassan Al Qayd (46′), Abdulfattah Adam for F. Caicedo (72′) and Riyadh Sharahili for Saad Al Salouli (87′).
Results of the day
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