Ettafaq and Al-Faisaly played out a 0-0 draw in the Pro League's sixth round at Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium on Tuesday. The match ended in a stalemate despite Flávio giving the visitors an early lead when he scored in the fourteenth minute.
By then the away side had established a foothold, but Ettafaq gradually took control of proceedings. Jack Hendry came off for Ondrej Duda and Bersant Celina in the sixty-fourth minute as the hosts looked to reshape their approach. Jordan Larsson and Madallah Al-Olayan also made way in the seventy-third minute.
The visitors went down to ten men in the eighty-third minute when Mohammed Ali Al Shanqiti was replaced by Jaime Seoane, though the substitution came with a yellow card for Al Shanqiti himself. Abdulrahman Al Shereaf also picked up a booking on the stroke of full-time.
Statistics
- Ettafaq dominated possession at 54 per cent and registered 74 attacks compared to their opponents' 50.
- They created more chances with five shots on target, but failed to find the net from any of them.
- Expected goals figures showed 0.69 for the hosts against just 0.11 for the visitors.
And here's the thing — Ettafaq's eight points from five games meant they remained in eighth place after the draw, while Al-Faisaly stayed rooted to seventeenth with two points from five matches.
We had backed the home side to win with 86 per cent confidence, but the match went another way. The visitors' disciplined shape and their goalkeeper's five saves ensured the points were shared.
