Pro League: Al Ittihad beats Al Shabab 2-0 on Sunday
RIYADH. Al Ittihad prevails over Al Shabab with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Al (45') and a goal from Romarinho (50').
RIYADH. Al Ittihad beats Al Shabab with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Al (45′) and a goal from Romarinho (50′).
The match was played at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium stadium in Riyadh on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Anastasios Sidiropoulos with the help of Polychronis Kostaras and Lazaros Dimitriadis. The 4th official was Mohammed Abu Shaqarah. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 22.1 degrees Celsius or 71.74 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 21%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Al Shabab was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Al Ittihad that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Al Shabab was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Al Ittihad succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Al Shabab shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Al Ittihad shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Al Shabab received 3 yellow cards (Hattan Bahebri, Paulinho and É. Banega). On the opposite side, Al Ittihad received 4 yellow cards (Ziyad Al Sahafi, Fahad Al Muwallad, Abdullah Al Hafith and André André).
After this encounter, Al Shabab will stay with 46 points to move up in the 3rd place. On the other side, Al Ittihad will have 54 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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15'15'
Ziyad Al Sahafi
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19'19'
Fahad Al Muwallad
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21'21'
Abdullah Al Hafith
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35'35'
Hattan Bahebri
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38'38'
Paulinho
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45'45'
Abdulaziz Al Bishi
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50'50'
Romarinho
Hamdan Al Shamrani
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53'53'
L. Vietto
Turki Al Ammar
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63'63'
Awad Al Nashri
Fahad Al Muwallad
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79'79'
André André
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78'78'
Coronado
Romarinho
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78'78'
Nawaf Al-Abed
Hussain Al Monassar
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85'85'
É. Banega
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90'90'
Khaled Al Samiri
André André
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90'90'
Madallah Al Olayan
Abdulaziz Al Bishi
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90'90'
Abdullah Al-Joui
Hattan Bahebri
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90'90'
Luciano Vietto (Penalty confirmed)
Next match
In the upcoming Pro League match, Al Shabab will play away with Al Tai on the 18th of March with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Al Shabab (2 draws).
Al Ittihad will host Al Hazm on the 18th of March with a 13-2 head to head statistic in favor of Al Ittihad (3 draws).
Al Shabab: Formation and Lineups
Al Shabab started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Péricles Raimundo Oliveira Chamusca chose to play with the following team: Fawaz Al-Qarni, Iago Santos, Ahmed Sharahili, Moteb Al Harbi, É. Banega, Hattan Bahebri, Fawaz Al Saqour, Hussain Al Qahtani, Paulinho, Turki Al Ammar and Carlos.
Substitutes
Al Shabab made 2 changes: Turki Al Ammar for L. Vietto (53′) and Hussain Al Qahtani for Nawaf Al Abid (78′).
Al Ittihad: Formation and Lineups
Al Ittihad started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Cosmin Marius Contra played with: Marcelo Grohe, Abdullah Al Hafith, Ziyad Al Sahafi, Hamdan Al Shamrani, Muhannad Al Shanqeeti, André André, Bruno Henrique, Abdulaziz Al Bishi, Romarinho, Fahad Al Muwallad and Haroune Camara.
Substitutes
Al Ittihad made 2 changes: Fahad Al Muwallad for Awad Al Nashri (63′) and Romarinho for Igor Coronado (78′).
Results of the day
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