Damak played Al-Urraba to a 0-0 draw in the First Division on Thursday evening. The match was part of the regular season and ended without a winner after ninety minutes plus stoppage time. Both sides went home with a point each.
The only goal threat came from Damak, who managed three shots on target against one for the visitors. O. Al Khalaf went into the book at sixteen minutes, followed by Z. Al Hunaiti at seventeen. L. Al Shahrani was cautioned at thirty-six before he was withdrawn at the interval, replaced by H. Al Solan. I. Al Qarni picked up a card at fifty-four, and M. Krishan at seventy-three.
And here's the thing about a game like this — you watch the moments that matter. Al-Urraba made changes at eighty-two and eighty-nine, bringing on A. Al Sultan and F. Diedhiou. F. Al Rashidi and M. Nizar were the latest to receive yellow cards at eighty-seven and in stoppage time. The game never quite found its rhythm.
Damak dominated possession at fifty-two percent and registered sixty-four attacks to Al-Urraba's sixty-one. The hosts had five shots off target compared to one for the visitors, while the accuracy figures — twenty-seven and twenty-five percent — tell the same story. Three corners for Damak against one for the away side, and the shots on target tally of three to one shows who had the better chances.
To be fair, neither side made the most of what they created. The statistics suggest a match decided by fine margins, but those margins never tilted either way. Both teams kept their heads and played for a point.
Damak sit thirteenth in the table with two points from two games. They have not won since the start of the season and now have two draws from two outings. Al-Urraba are fifteenth after three matches, also on two points, with one defeat to their name. Both sides need the points badly.