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Al Najma — Al-Ittihad FC, King's Cup

King's Cup
Al Najma W20 May · Home Al Shabab · 1:0L18 Aug · Home Al-Ittihad FC · 0:3W22 Aug · Home Al Jandal · 2:1L27 Aug · Away Jeddah Club · 0:1D1 Sep · Home Al Jabalain · 1:1D7 Sep · Away Al Akhdoud · 2:2
0:3
Finished

Kick-off was

Al-Ittihad FC W21 Aug · Away Al-Qadisiyah · 1:0W24 Aug · Home Al-Hazem · 3:2D29 Aug · Away Al-Fateh SC · 0:0W5 Sep · Home Al-Nassr · 2:1W8 Sep · Home Al-Fayha FC · 2:1W11 Sep · Away Al-Faisaly · 3:1
Venue: Al-Najma Club Stadium City: Unaizah

Match report

Al-Ittihad cruise past Al-Najaf in King's Cup

Al-Ittihad saw off Al-Najaf 3-0 in the Round of 32 of the King's Cup on Monday evening, a result that felt inevitable from the first whistle. G. Ilenikhena opened the scoring in the sixteenth minute and doubled his tally before half-time, putting the visitors in control. And here's the thing — Al-Najaf never really got a foothold, chasing shadows for the remainder. The second goal arrived in the thirty-eighth minute, another Ilenikhena finish that ended Al-Najaf's hopes of a comeback early. By then the visitors had already created more, their movement sharper, their passing more incisive. Al-Najaf's defence looked exposed, particularly in wide areas where Al-Ittihad's full-backs pushed forward without fear. D. Pereira added a third in the fifty-first minute, a goal that stretched the lead and gave Al-Najaf something else to think about. The hosts tried to respond, and A. Al Ghamdi found the net in the fifty-eighth, but the effort was cancelled by VAR. To be fair, Al-Najaf had played reasonably well in spells, but one mistake ends it when you're facing a side this clinical. The statistics tell a story of dominance without domination. Al-Ittihad registered 2.38 expected goals against just 1.01 for the hosts, and their nine shots on target compared with five shows they were the more threatening side. Possession was even at 51 per cent to 49, but quality of chance was where the divide lay. Al-Najaf's recent form has been uneven — a 2:2 draw with Al-Khazem followed by a 0:2 defeat to Al-Fateh — and this result adds to a difficult patch. Al-Ittihad, meanwhile, carried momentum from their 4:1 victory over Al-Jazira on Friday. They advance to the next round, and their opponents go home with nothing to show for their efforts.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 49 – 51
Shots on target 5 – 9
Shots off target 6 – 6
Expected goals 1.01 – 2.38

Match events

  1. 16' Al-Ittihad FC Goal G. Ilenikhena assist: A. Al Ghamdi
  2. 27' Al-Ittihad FC Substitution J. Simic off: A. Al Julaydan
  3. 38' Al-Ittihad FC Goal G. Ilenikhena
  4. 44' Al-Ittihad FC Yellow card A. Al Ghamdi
  5. 46' Al-Ittihad FC Substitution H. Aouar off: F. Al Shamrani
  6. 46' Al Najma Substitution O. Al Oudah off: A. Al Hawsawi
  7. 46' Al Najma Substitution A. Al Shammeri off: N. Al Haleel
  8. 51' Al-Ittihad FC Goal D. Pereira assist: M. Fagihy
  9. 58' Al-Ittihad FC Goal A. Al Ghamdi
  10. 58' Al-Ittihad FC var_goal_cancelled A. Al Ghamdi
  11. 60' Al Najma Yellow card J. Mendonca
  12. 61' Al-Ittihad FC Substitution G. Ilenikhena off: S. Al Shehri
  13. 61' Al-Ittihad FC Substitution R. Kaabi off: M. Ali
  14. 61' Al Najma Substitution M. Al Shaekh off: A. Al Najjar
  15. 69' Al Najma Substitution S. Al Saeed off: M. Al Marri
  16. 74' Al-Ittihad FC Substitution M. Al Sahafi off: S. Bergwijn
  17. 81' Al Najma Yellow card N. Al Haleel
  18. 85' Al Najma Yellow card A. Al Hawsawi
  19. 86' Al Najma Substitution A. Al Badah off: E. Madani

Statistics

49 Possession, % 51
5 Shots on target 9
6 Shots off target 6
1.01 Expected goals 2.38
2 Big chances 5
90 Attacks 96
2 Corners 6
12 Fouls 15
14 Free kicks 11
1 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
8 Goal kicks 7
17 Throw-ins 15
All statistics
11 Aerial duels 11
75 Backward passes 72
1 Blocked shots 3
19 Clearances 11
16 Crosses 18
11 Dribbles 14
0.55 Expected assists 2.53
56 Failed passes 62
6 Goalkeeper saves 5
14 Interceptions 10
11 Key passes 16
43 Long passes 38
77 Passes into the final third 88
212 Passes in the opposition half 226
197 Passes in own half 210
0.42 Shot accuracy 0.50
5 Shots inside the box 12
6 Aerial duels won 5
8 Successful crosses 7
4 Successful dribbles 5
23 Successful long passes 22
10 Successful tackles 11
337 Successful passes 356
18 Tackles 19
393 Total passes 418

Recent form

Al Najma

W20 May · Home Al Shabab · 1:0L18 Aug · Home Al-Ittihad FC · 0:3W22 Aug · Home Al Jandal · 2:1L27 Aug · Away Jeddah Club · 0:1D1 Sep · Home Al Jabalain · 1:1D7 Sep · Away Al Akhdoud · 2:2

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Al-Ittihad FC

W21 Aug · Away Al-Qadisiyah · 1:0W24 Aug · Home Al-Hazem · 3:2D29 Aug · Away Al-Fateh SC · 0:0W5 Sep · Home Al-Nassr · 2:1W8 Sep · Home Al-Fayha FC · 2:1W11 Sep · Away Al-Faisaly · 3:1

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