Diriyah 1-1 Al-Kholood · Saudi Pro League
Diriyah drew 1-1 with Al-Kholood in the Saudi Pro League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Diriyah and Al-Kholood met in the Saudi Pro League at Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium in Riyadh on Wednesday, 26 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Diriyah: M. F. Al-Nemer 83'. Al-Kholood: A. Al-Aliwa 71'.
How the match went
Diriyah saw more of the ball, 58% of it. Diriyah had 10 shots with 1 on target, Al-Kholood 9 with 4 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 8 to Diriyah and 1 to Al-Kholood. Diriyah conceded 14 fouls, Al-Kholood 10. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (0 for Diriyah, 3 for Al-Kholood).
Line-ups
Diriyah started in a 4-4-2: Nikola Vasilj, Abdulaziz Al-Faraj, Berat Djimsiti, Chancel Mbemba, Mohamed Hameran, Hattan Bahebri, Idrissa Gana Gueye, Abdulelah Al-Malki, Adil Boulbina, Enzo Millot, Darwin Núñez.
Al-Kholood started in a 4-1-4-1: Hamed Al-Shanqity, Ramzi Sawlan, Edgaras Utkus, Mansour Camara, Shaquille Riley Pinas, Seydouba Cisse, Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa, Iker Kortajarena, John Buckley, Coba Da Costa, Julien Domingues.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Diriyah 0-0 Al-Kholood.
- 68'VAR: penalty awarded to Al-Kholood.
- 71'Goal! Diriyah 0-1 Al-Kholood. A. Al-Aliwa (Al-Kholood) scores, assisted by I. Kortajarena.
- 83'Goal! Diriyah 1-1 Al-Kholood. M. F. Al-Nemer (Diriyah) scores, assisted by A. Al-Faraj.
- 90'Full-time. Diriyah 1-1 Al-Kholood.
Full commentary (35 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Diriyah vs Al-Kholood.
- 4'Attempt blocked. D. Núñez (Diriyah), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 11'Attempt missed. I. Kortajarena (Al-Kholood), header on the counter. xG 0.29.
- 18'Attempt missed. I. Kortajarena (Al-Kholood), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 20'Attempt missed. B. Djimsiti (Diriyah), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
- 21'Attempt blocked. A. Boulbina (Diriyah), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 35'Attempt missed. A. Al-Aliwa (Al-Kholood), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.14.
- 39'Attempt blocked. E. Millot (Diriyah), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
- 40'Attempt saved. A. Al-Aliwa (Al-Kholood), header. xG 0.10.
- 44'Attempt saved. J. Domingues (Al-Kholood), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.29.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Diriyah 0-0 Al-Kholood.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 49'Attempt missed. E. Millot (Diriyah), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 55'Attempt missed. C. Da Costa (Al-Kholood), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
- 56'Attempt blocked. E. Millot (Diriyah), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 64'Substitution, Diriyah: C. Diandy comes on for H. Bahebri.
- 65'Substitution, Al-Kholood: A. Al-Dosari comes on for J. Domingues.
- 66'Attempt missed. I. Kortajarena (Al-Kholood), header. xG 0.06.
- 68'VAR: penalty awarded to Al-Kholood.
- 71'Goal! Diriyah 0-1 Al-Kholood. A. Al-Aliwa (Al-Kholood) scores, assisted by I. Kortajarena.
- 75'Attempt missed. D. Núñez (Diriyah), header. xG 0.05.
- 75'Attempt saved. C. Da Costa (Al-Kholood), right-footed shot. xG 0.35.
- 77'Yellow card for R. Sawlan (Al-Kholood) for foul.
- 80'Substitution, Al-Kholood: Y. Madani comes on for R. Sawlan.
- 81'Substitution, Diriyah: K. Al-Asiri comes on for M. Hameran.
- 81'Substitution, Diriyah: M. F. Al-Nemer comes on for A. Al-Malki.
- 83'Goal! Diriyah 1-1 Al-Kholood. M. F. Al-Nemer (Diriyah) scores, assisted by A. Al-Faraj.
- 87'Yellow card for S. Cisse (Al-Kholood) for foul.
- 87'Substitution, Al-Kholood: M. Sawan comes on for A. Al-Aliwa.
- 88'Attempt missed. A. Boulbina (Diriyah), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Yellow card for H. Al-Shanqity (Al-Kholood) for argument.
- 90+2'Attempt missed. A. Boulbina (Diriyah), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 90'Full-time. Diriyah 1-1 Al-Kholood.