Pro League: Al Taawon recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome Al Hilal 2-1
RIYADH. Al Taawon was capable to turn the table against Al Hilal to win 2-1.
RIYADH. Al Taawon found a way to turn the table against Al Hilal to win 2-1. It was Al Hilal to strike first with a goal of Michael at the 29′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Fahad Al Rashidi gave the win to Al Taawon in the 74′ minute with a goal. Al Hilal lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
Al Taawon remained in 10 people after L. Tawamba received a double yellow card in the 65′. Anyway, Al Taawon still found a way to win this match competing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium stadium in Riyadh on Sunday and it started at 6:20 pm local time. The referee was Anastasios Sidiropoulos who had the assistance of Polychronis Kostaras and Lazaros Dimitriadis. The 4th official was Mohammed Salem Al-Daqqash. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot around 28.1 degrees Celsius or 82.54 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 11%.
Match Statistics
Al Hilal was in firm control of the ball 58% while Al Taawon was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Al Hilal was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, Al Taawon was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Al Hilal shot 27 times, 8 on target, 19 off target. On the other side, Al Taawon shot 18 times, 9 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Al Hilal received 2 yellow cards (Nasser Al Dawsari and M. Marega). On the opposite side, Al Taawon received 4 yellow cards (L. Tawamba, Fahad Al Rashidi, Álvaro Medrán and A. Gamarra).
Also, Al Taawon didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after L. Tawamba (Al Taawon) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (65′).
After this match, Al Hilal will stay with 12 points like Al Shabab to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Al Taawon will have 8 points to stay in the 8th place.
Match Events
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29'29'
Michael
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45'45'
Tareq Abdullah A Mohammed
Abdulmalik Al Oyayari
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45'45'
Sumayhan Al Nabit
Flavio
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53'53'
Saad Al Nasser
Flavio
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56'56'
L. Tawamba
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57'57'
Nasser Al Dawsari
Abdullah Otayf
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63'63'
Mohammed Al Burayk
Hamad Al Yami
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65'65'
L. Tawamba
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66'66'
Fahad Al Rashidi
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74'74'
Fahad Al Rashidi
Saad Al Nasser
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76'76'
Álvaro Medrán
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76'76'
Nasser Al Dawsari
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77'77'
Abdullah Al Hamdan
A. Carrillo
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78'78'
A. Gamarra
Fahad Al Rashidi
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79'79'
Hassan Al Amri
Álvaro Medrán
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79'79'
Ziyad Al Sahafi
Sumayhan Al Nabit
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90'90'
M. Marega
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90'90'
A. Gamarra
Next match
In the upcoming Pro League match, Al Hilal will play away against Al Ittifaq on the 6th of October with a 21-2 head to head in favor of Al Hilal (9 draws).
Al Taawon will host Al Wahda on the 6th of October with a 8-4 head to head in favor of Al Taawon (3 draws).
Al Hilal: Formation and Lineups
Al Hilal started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Ramón Ángel Díaz chose to play with the following team: Abdullah Ibrahim Al Maiouf, Mohammed Yahya Jahfali, Ali Albulayhi, Hamad Al Yami, Saud Abdullah Abdul Hamid, André Martín Carrillo Díaz, Abdullah Ibrahim Otayf, Matheus Fellipe Costa Pereira, Odion Jude Ighalo, Moussa Marega and Michael Richard Delgado de Oliveira.
Substitutes
Al Hilal made 3 changes: Abdullah Otayf for Nasser Al Dawsari (57′), Hamad Al Yami for Mohammed Al Burayk (63′) and A. Carrillo for Abdullah Al Hamdan (77′).
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, Saad Yaslam Balobaid, Álvaro Medrán Just, Achraf El Mahdioui, Flavio Medeiros da Silva, Sumayhan Alnabit, Aloyayari Abdulmalik, Leandre Geal Tawamba Kana and Fahad Ayidh Al Rashidi.
Al Taawon could not rely on the presence of Tareq Abdullah A Mohammed (injured).
Substitutes
Al Taawon made 5 changes: Abdulmalik Al Oyayari for Tareq Abdullah A Mohammed (45′), Flavio for Saad Al Nasser (53′), Fahad Al Rashidi for A. Gamarra (78′), Álvaro Medrán for Hassan Al Amri (79′) and Sumayhan Al Nabit for Ziyad Al Sahafi (79′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League
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