Al Taawon Edges Out Al Akhdoud in a Tight Encounter
Al Taawon narrowly defeated Al Akhdoud by 1-0 in a hard-fought match at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Buraidah. The only goal of the game came in the 90th minute, scored by Musa Barrow, who finished off a pass from Fayçal Al Jumaiya.
The match was characterized by the intensity of both teams, with numerous fouls and yellow cards. Al Akhdoud had more scoring opportunities, with 13 shots on goal compared to Al Taawon’s 7, but the visitors’ effectiveness made the difference.
Al Akhdoud started the game with more pace and was the first to receive yellow cards, with D. Lowe in the 13th minute and I. Kone in the 32nd minute. Al Taawon responded with a VAR-disallowed goal in the 56th minute, before Flavio also saw a yellow card in the 89th minute.
In the final minutes, Al Akhdoud saw Petros and S. Al Rubaie sent off, in addition to A. Adam from Al Taawon.
Al Taawon takes all 3 points and climbs to the top of the standings.
Substitutions al taawon: at minute 63 S. Al Farhan came in and A. El Mahdioui went out., at minute 65 S. Mandash came in and Mateus went out., at minute 78 A. Adam came in and J. Pedro went out.
Substitutions al akhdoud: at minute 88 M. Al Jahif came in and G. Saviour went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Al Taawon
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