Abha 2-1 Al-Ettifaq · Saudi Pro League
Abha beat Al-Ettifaq 2-1 in the Saudi Pro League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Abha and Al-Ettifaq met in the Saudi Pro League on Thursday, 18 May 2023.
Goalscorers
Abha: S. Bguir 64', 72'. Al-Ettifaq: Y. Niakate 90'.
How the match went
The referee showed 5 yellow cards (3 for Abha, 2 for Al-Ettifaq).
Line-ups
Abha started in a 4-2-3-1: Devis Epassy, Fahad Bin Jumayah, Saad Natiq, Amine Attouchi, Mohammed Al-Konaideri, Dries Saddiki, Uroš Matić, Nawaf Al Sadi, Saad Bguir, Saleh Al-Amri, Abdulfattah Adam Mohammed.
Al-Ettifaq started in a 4-1-4-1: Paulo Victor, Saeed Almuwallad, Saad Al-Mousa, Darko Velkovski, Abdulrahman Al-Obaid, Ibrahim Mahnashi, Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi, Berat Özdemir, Ali Hazazi, Robin Quaison, Youssouf Niakate.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Abha 0-0 Al-Ettifaq.
- 64'Goal! Abha 1-0 Al-Ettifaq. S. Bguir (Abha) scores, assisted by N. A. Sadi.
- 72'Goal! Abha 2-0 Al-Ettifaq. S. Bguir (Abha) converts the penalty.
- 90+1'Goal! Abha 2-1 Al-Ettifaq. Y. Niakate (Al-Ettifaq) scores, assisted by Vitinho.
- 90'Full-time. Abha 2-1 Al-Ettifaq.
Full commentary (40 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Abha vs Al-Ettifaq.
- 7'Attempt blocked. M. Al-Kuwaykibi (Al-Ettifaq), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 9'Attempt saved. S. Al-Amri (Abha), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 36'Attempt blocked. S. Al-Amri (Abha), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 39'Attempt blocked. S. Al-Amri (Abha), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 40'Attempt missed. S. Al-Amri (Abha), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 44'Yellow card for D. Saddiki (Abha) for persistent fouling.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45+2'Attempt saved. M. Al-Kuwaykibi (Al-Ettifaq), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 45'Half-time. Abha 0-0 Al-Ettifaq.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Al-Ettifaq: A. Al-Ghamdi comes on for R. Quaison.
- 49'Attempt missed. A. Al-Ghamdi (Al-Ettifaq), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
- 51'Attempt missed. S. Al-Amri (Abha), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 55'Attempt saved. A. Atouchi (Abha), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 56'Attempt missed. A. A. Mohammed (Abha), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 63'Attempt missed. F. B. Jumayah (Abha), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 64'Goal! Abha 1-0 Al-Ettifaq. S. Bguir (Abha) scores, assisted by N. A. Sadi.
- 67'Substitution, Al-Ettifaq: Vitinho comes on for B. Özdemir.
- 67'Substitution, Al-Ettifaq: F. Al-Ghamdi comes on for A. Hazazi.
- 70'Yellow card for D. Velkovski (Al-Ettifaq) for foul.
- 72'Goal! Abha 2-0 Al-Ettifaq. S. Bguir (Abha) converts the penalty.
- 73'Yellow card for S. Bguir (Abha).
- 74'Attempt saved. Y. Niakate (Al-Ettifaq), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.17.
- 79'Yellow card for S. Almuwallad (Al-Ettifaq) for foul.
- 79'Attempt saved. S. Al-Amri (Abha), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
- 81'Substitution, Al-Ettifaq: N. Sliti comes on for M. Al-Kuwaykibi.
- 81'Substitution, Al-Ettifaq: H. Al-Ghamdi comes on for I. Mahnashi.
- 82'Yellow card for U. Matić (Abha) for foul.
- 84'Attempt missed. N. Sliti (Al-Ettifaq), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 84'Attempt saved. Y. Niakate (Al-Ettifaq), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 85'Substitution, Abha: F. Caicedo comes on for S. Bguir.
- 87'Attempt saved. S. Al-Amri (Abha), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.
- 87'Attempt missed. Y. Niakate (Al-Ettifaq), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 87'Off the woodwork! Y. Niakate (Al-Ettifaq), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Goal! Abha 2-1 Al-Ettifaq. Y. Niakate (Al-Ettifaq) scores, assisted by Vitinho.
- 90+5'Substitution, Abha: S. Al-Salouli comes on for A. A. Mohammed.
- 90+6'Attempt missed. N. Sliti (Al-Ettifaq), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 90'Full-time. Abha 2-1 Al-Ettifaq.