Abha vs Al-Ittihad FC 1-1

Al-Ittihad FC led from the 52nd minute through Houssem Aouar, but Abha levelled through Faisal Al-Subiani in the 87th minute and took a point at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium.

The first half ended goalless, with the only early incident a booking for Abha’s Loreintz Rosier in the 25th minute. Abha’s Mohammed Al-Dosari was booked in the 49th minute before the interval, but neither side found a breakthrough and it was 0-0 at half-time.

A match that had stayed level for most of the second half turned when Aouar scored for Al-Ittihad FC in the 52nd minute after the break. Abha made two changes in the 68th minute, then Al-Ittihad FC made two of their own in the 71st minute, before Abha turned to Faisal Al-Subiani in the 77th minute and saw him equalise 10 minutes later, making it 1-1. Al-Ittihad FC could not restore the lead after that, despite more of the ball and more entries forward.

Al-Ittihad FC had 62% possession, made 489 passes to Abha’s 290 and had more shots, 10 to 7, while also winning 7 corners to 4. Abha, though, put 5 of their 7 shots on target compared with 3 from the visitors, and Al-Ittihad FC finished with 1.38 expected goals to Abha’s 0.76. Abha also committed 15 fouls to 6 and were flagged offside once, while Al-Ittihad FC were caught offside 4 times.

Abha received three yellow cards: Loreintz Rosier in the 25th minute, Mohammed Al-Dosari in the 49th minute and Kamil Boumedmed in the third minute of stoppage time. Nasser Al Daajani was booked in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Al-Ittihad FC had no bookings and no red cards were shown.