BURAYDAH. Al Khaleej overcomes Al Taawon 1-0 after F. Martins scored just 1 goal (59′). Al Taawon was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (66%).
Léandre Tawamba didn’t convert a decisive penalty (24′). That would have allowed Al Taawon to draw the match.
The match was played at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium stadium in Buraydah on Friday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Abdullah Al-Kharbosh assisted by Khalaf Al Shamari and Hassan Al-Salam. The 4th official was Ahmad Al Rumaikhani. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12.3 degrees Celsius or 54.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
Al Taawon
0 - 1
Al Khaleej
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 14 Total 5
- 1 On Target 4
- 13 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 119 Attack 69
- 71 Dangerous attack 24
- 78 Ball safe 73
- 2 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Al Taawon had a superior ball possession 66% while Al Khaleej was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Taawon had a more offensive attitude with 71 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, Al Khaleej found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Al Taawon shot 14 times, 1 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Khaleej shot 5 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Al Taawon received 1 yellow card (Awn Al-Saluli). Regarding the opposition, Al Khaleej received 1 yellow card (Fábio Martins).
Match Timeline
Standings
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After this match, Al Taawon will stay with 23 points to remain in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Al Khaleej will have 7 points to remain in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Taawon will play away with Al Batin on the 2nd of February with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Al Taawon (3 draws).
Al Khaleej will host Al Wahda on the 13th of January with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Al Wahda (1 draw).
Al Taawon – Formation
Al Taawon started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Péricles Raimundo Oliveira Chamusca decided to play with the following team: Mailson Tenorio dos Santos, Edinaldo Gomes Pereira, Hasan Kadesh, Awn Mutlaq Al Slaluli, Saad Yaslam Balobaid, Álvaro Medrán Just, Achraf El Mahdioui, Leandre Geal Tawamba Kana, Hassan Alamiri, Fahad Ayidh Al Rashidi and Abdullah Hadi Radif.
The home team had on the bench: Abdulrahman Almughais, Faisal Darwish Faraj, Yaqoub Al Hassan Dembele, Basil Sulaiman Abdulaziz Al Mehawes, Hazazi Sulaiman Yahya, Raghid Alaa Najjar, Turki Fahad Al Mutairi, Tariq Mohammed and Hassan Ali Rabea.
Substitutions
Al Taawon made 3 changes: Awn Al-Saluli for Turki Al-Mutairi (62′), Fahad Al-Rashidi for Basil Sulaiman Abdulaziz Al Mehawes (90′) and Abdullah Radif for Yaqoub Al-Hassan Dembele (90′).