Pro League: Al Nassr and Al Hilal draw 2-2 on Monday
RIYADH. Al Nassr manages to recover against Al Hilal with a goal on the O. Ighalo 10' and a penalty kick on the S. Al-Dawsari 65'.
RIYADH. Al Nassr manages to recover against Al Hilal with a goal on the O. Ighalo 10′ and a penalty kick on the S. Al-Dawsari 65′.
The match was held at the Mrsool Park Stadium in Riyadh on Monday and this began at 5:30 pm UTC. The referee was César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos with the assistance of Alberto Morín Méndez and Miguel Ángel Hernández Paredes. The 4th official was Majed Al Shamrani. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 14.1 degrees Celsius or 57.34 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 63%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Al Nassr was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Al Hilal that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Al Nassr was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 13 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Al Nassr to win the match.
Al Nassr shot 26 times, 13 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Al Hilal shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Al Nassr received 2 yellow cards (Ayman Yahya and Abdullah Alkhaibari). On the other side, Al Hilal received 2 yellow cards (Gustavo Cuéllar and Jang Hyun-Soo).
After this encounter, Al Nassr will have 22 points like Al Shabab to move down in the 1st place. On the other side, Al Hilal will have 20 points like Al Taawon to move up in the 4th place.
Match Events
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2'2'
Ayman Yahya
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10'10'
Odion Ighalo
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21'21'
Nasser Al-Dawsari
Mohammed Al-Burayk
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31'31'
Abdullah Alkhaibari
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39'39'
Gustavo Cuéllar
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46'46'
Ali Al-Hassan
Abdullah Alkhaibari
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46'46'
Gonzalo Martínez
Ayman Yahya
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56'56'
Anderson Talisca
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58'58'
Michael Delgado
Luciano Vietto
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62'62'
Nasser Al-Dawsari (Penalty Disallowed)
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65'65'
Salem Al-Dawsari (Penalty)
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79'79'
Abdulrahman Ghareeb
Sami Al-Najei
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85'85'
Ali Alawjami
Sultan Al-Ghannam
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85'85'
Khalifah Aldawsari
André Carrillo
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88'88'
Abdulrahman Ghareeb
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90'90'
Jang Hyun-Soo
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90'90'
Abdulmajeed Al Sulaiheem
Vincent Aboubakar
Next match
In the upcoming Pro League match, Al Nassr will play away with Al Khaleej on the 31st of December with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Al Nassr (4 draws).
Al Hilal will host Dhamk on the 31st of December with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Al Hilal (1 draw).
Al Nassr: Formation and Lineups
Al Nassr started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Rudi Garcia chose to play with the following team: David Ospina Ramírez, Álvaro González Soberón, Sultan Abdullah Al Ghanam, Ghislain Konan, Abdulelah Al Amri, Luiz Gustavo Dias, Anderson Souza Conceição, Sami Khalil Al Naji, Abdullah Alkhaibari, Ayman Yahya and Vincent Paté Aboubakar.
Al Nassr could not rely on the presence of Ali Alawjami (injured).
Substitutes
Al Nassr made 5 changes: Abdullah Alkhaibari for Ali Al-Hassan (46′), Ayman Yahya for Gonzalo Martínez (46′), Sami Al-Najei for Abdulrahman Ghareeb (79′), Sultan Al-Ghannam for Ali Alawjami (85′) and Vincent Aboubakar for Abdulmajeed Al Sulaiheem (90′).
Al Hilal: Formation and Lineups
Al Hilal started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Ramón Ángel Díaz played with: Abdullah Ibrahim Al Maiouf, Mohammed Yahya Jahfali, Hyun-Soo Jang, Mohammed Al Burayk, Saud Abdullah Abdul Hamid, Gustavo Leonardo Cuéllar Gallego, André Martín Carrillo Díaz, Salem Mohammed Al Dawsari, Mohammed Kanoo, Odion Jude Ighalo and Luciano Vietto.
Substitutes
Al Hilal made 3 changes: Mohammed Al-Burayk for Nasser Al-Dawsari (21′), Luciano Vietto for Michael Delgado (58′) and André Carrillo for Khalifah Aldawsari (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League
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Vicky Singh
Vicky Singh is based in Mumbai with over two decades as a sports journalist. He writes mainly on football predictions and head to head.