Al Khaleej vs Al Taawoun, 2025-26 Saudi Pro League
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Match Commentary
- 36': Rebocho (Al Khaleej) Yellow Card at 36'
- 62': Saleh Al-Jamaan (Al Khaleej) Substitution at 62'
- 62': Majed Kanabah (Al Khaleej) Substitution at 62'
- 66': Abdulelah Abdulelah (Al Taawoun) Substitution at 66'
- 66': Abdulfattah Adam (Al Taawoun) Substitution at 66'
- 73': Romain Faivre (Al Taawoun) Substitution at 73'
- 80': Abdulelah Abdulelah (Al Taawoun) Yellow Card at 80'
- 82': Mansour Hamzi (Al Khaleej) Substitution at 82'
- 87': Musa Barrow (Al Taawoun) Goal at 87'
- 90'+1': Abdullah Al Hafith (Al Khaleej) Substitution at 91'
- 90'+1': Ahmad Asiri (Al Khaleej) Substitution at 91'
- 90'+4': Mohammed Al Dossari (Al Taawoun) Substitution at 94'
Statistics
 TAA |
KHA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 49.7 | Possession | 50.3 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd Stadium
Location: Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 1,423
Saudi Pro League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Nassr | 9 | +25 | 27 |
| 2 | Al Hilal | 9 | +15 | 23 |
| 3 | Al Taawoun | 9 | +11 | 22 |
| 4 | Al Ahli | 9 | +6 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Al Khaleej (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 49 | Anthony Moris (GK) |
| 3 | Mohammed Khubrani |
| 4 | Bart Schenkeveld |
| 5 | Rebocho  |
| 39 | Saeed Al Hamsal |
| 18 | Murad Al Hawsawi |
| 21 | Dimitrios Kourbelis |
| 9 | Georgios Masouras |
| 11 | Paolo Fernandes |
| 10 | Kostas Fortounis |
| 7 | Joshua King |
Al Taawoun (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mailson (GK) |
| 23 | Waleed Al-Ahmed |
| 3 | Andrei Girotto |
| 32 | Al Mufarrij |
| 5 | Mohammed Mahzari |
| 18 | Aschraf El Mahdioui |
| 11 | Angelo Fulgini |
| 8 | Flávio |
| 10 | Roger Martínez |
| 99 | Musa Barrow |
| 27 | Sultan Mandash |
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