“Roger Martínez opened the scoring for Al Shabab just six minutes in, finishing off a Josh Brownhill assist to stun the home crowd early.”
Pivotal“After a spell of niggly fouls and three yellow cards inside eight minutes, Al Kholood equalized through Iker Kortajarena, assisted by Julien Domingues, settling the hosts after their early setback.”
Pivotal“In the closing stages, substitute Murad Khadhari's introduction paid off as Al Kholood pressed forward - after Carrasco's shot was saved, Abdulrahman Al-Dosari scored the winner from Mohammed Sawan's assist to snatch victory late.”
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Al Kholood
Al Shabab
Outstanding performance
Al Kholood•MidfielderAl Shabab struck early through Roger Martínez inside six minutes, catching Al Kholood cold with a clean finish from Josh Brownhill's assist, but the hosts responded well and drew level through Iker Kortajarena just before the half-hour mark amid a flurry of bookings. The match settled into a tighter, more cagey second half until Al Kholood's bench made the difference - substitute Murad Khadhari's introduction fed into the buildup that saw Yannick Carrasco denied by a save before Abdulrahman Al-Dosari pounced in the 87th minute to complete the turnaround. Al Kholood edged the underlying numbers too, out-shooting Al Shabab 14-8 with five shots on target to three and creating three big chances to their opponents' one, a reflection of their greater attacking threat throughout. The result keeps Al Kholood's push up the table alive while Al Shabab, despite a bright start, will be frustrated to leave with nothing after leading early on.
How entertaining was this match?
Tin JedvajYellow CardTin Jedvaj receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Sultan Al-Shahri is substituted for Coba Gomez da Costa.
Coba Gomez da Costa takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Mohammed Al-RashidiYellow CardYellow card issued to Mohammed Al-Rashdi.
On comes Mohammed Al-Rashdi, off goes Abdulrahman Al-Dosari.
Abdulrahman Al-OboudGoal! Abdulrahman Al-Dosari scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Mohammed Sawaan
Goal! Abdulrahman Al-Dosari scores to make it 2-1, assisted by Mohammed Hussain Sawan.
Corner awarded.
Yannick Ferreira Carrasco takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Substitution: Murad Khadhari comes on for Hammam Al-Hammami.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Ali Al-Boleahi is substituted off for Dhari Sayyar Al-Anazi.
Yellow card issued to Iker Kortajarena Canellada.
Shot by Mohammed Hussain Sawan with his left foot, but it misses the target.
Mohammed Hussain Sawan is on, and Loic Essomba is off.
Ramzi Solan takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Coba Gomez da Costa takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Julien Domingues takes a shot with his head, but it misses the target.
Corner awarded.
Hammam Al-Hammami takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Mamadou Thierno Barry attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Abdullah Saeed comes on for Daniel Castelo Podence.
Ramzi Solan takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
First half ends with the score at 1-1.
Ramzi Solan takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Iker Kortajarena Canellada takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Daniel Castelo Podence takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Seydouba CisséYellow CardYellow card shown to Seydouba Cisse.
Corner awarded.
Seydouba Cisse takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Coba Gomez da Costa takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Yannick Ferreira Carrasco takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Josh Brownhill takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Iker KortajarenaShot by Iker Kortajarena Canellada with his left foot results in a goal.
Coba Gomez da Costa takes a right-footed shot but misses.
assist: Julien Domingues
Goal! Iker Kortajarena Canellada scores to make it 1-1, assisted by Julien Domingues.
Yellow card issued to Dhari Sayyar Al-Anazi.
Mansour CamaraYellow CardMansour Camara receives a yellow card.
Yellow card for Daniel Castelo Podence.
Abdulrahman Al-Dosari takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Shot by Roger Martinez with his right foot results in a goal.
Hammam Al-Hammami takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
assist: Josh Brownhill
Goal! Roger Martinez scores to make it 0-1, assisted by Josh Brownhill.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off! The referee is Ali Al-Qahtani.
Al Kholood ride a solid unbeaten stretch into a home clash against a struggling Al Shabab side still searching for their first league win. With Al Kholood's steady form against Al Shabab's alarming slump, this looks like a prime chance for the hosts to climb further up the table.
