Al-Ettifaq edge out Al Taawon in tense affair
Buraidah, Saudi Arabia – Al-Ettifaq secured an important 1-0 victory over Al Taawon in the 5th round of the Saudi Pro League in a thrilling match played at the Al Taawoun Club Stadium. The match was marked by the sending off of Flavio for Al Taawon and a late winning goal from Moussa Dembélé.
Al Taawon started the match with great intensity and took the lead in the 13th minute through a goal by J. Pedro. However, Al-Ettifaq quickly recovered and dominated possession. In the 49th minute, Flavio of Al Taawon was shown a red card after receiving his second yellow card. Al-Ettifaq took advantage of their numerical advantage and pressed for an equalizer. Finally, in the 90th minute, Moussa Dembélé scored the winning goal for Al-Ettifaq following a superb assist from R. Al Otaibi.
Al-Ettifaq dominated possession with 59% and made 15 shots, 5 of them on target. Al Taawon, on the other hand, had 41% possession and made 12 shots, 6 of which were on target. The game was marked by the expulsion of Flavio, who saw red for a second yellow card. The match referee was Faisal Alblwi from Saudi Arabia.
Al Taawon received a total of 3 yellow cards, Flavio received two and F. Al Jumaiya one. Al Taawon had 12 shots, 6 of which were on target and 6 off target. They had 5 corners and committed 11 fouls.
Al-Ettifaq received 2 yellow cards, one for R. Al Otaibi and one for K. Toko Ekambi. They managed to make 15 shots, 5 on target and 7 off target. They had 9 corners and committed 6 fouls.
With this victory, Al-Ettifaq move to the top of the Saudi Pro League standings, while Al Taawon continue to struggle for consistency in the competition.
Substitutions al-ettifaq: at minute 13 R. Al Otaibi came in and M. Abdulrahman went out., at minute 66 Vitinho came in and G. Wijnaldum went out., at minute 67 D. Gray came in and M. Al Olayan went out., at minute 86 A. Al Elewai came in and A. Medran went out.
Substitutions al taawon: at minute 35 S. Al Farhan came in and F. Fajr went out., at minute 59 A. Al Saluli came in and S. Mandash went out., at minute 90 A. Bahusayn came in and M. Barrow went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Al Taawon
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Al-Ettifaq
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