Saudi Arabia vs Ecuador, 2022 International Friendly
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Saudi Arabia are hosting Ecuador
at Enrique Roca, Murcia, Spain, starting on
. The match is a part of the International Friendly.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia).
- 2': Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador).
- 6': Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Abdulelah Al Amri.
- 9': Attempt saved. Piero Hincapié (Ecuador) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán with a cross.
- 11': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Pervis Estupiñán.
- 12': Attempt missed. Hattan Bahebri (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sami Al Najei following a corner.
- 13': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Alexander Domínguez.
- 15': Attempt missed. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo with a through ball.
- 18': Attempt missed. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gonzalo Plata.
- 19': Hand ball by Ali Al Bulayhi (Saudi Arabia).
- 20': Attempt missed. Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 23': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
- 23': Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Substitution, Ecuador. José Cifuentes replaces Alan Franco because of an injury.
- 29': Foul by Hattan Bahebri (Saudi Arabia).
- 29': Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Firas Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (Ecuador).
- 34': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Gonzalo Plata.
- 35': Attempt missed. Sami Al Najei (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Cifuentes with a headed pass.
- 40': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Riyadh Sharahili.
- 41': Attempt saved. Firas Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 43': Foul by Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador).
- 43': Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Ali Al Bulayhi (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by José Cifuentes (Ecuador).
- 45': Attempt saved. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Mohammed Al Owais.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 45'+3': Foul by Sami Al Najei (Saudi Arabia).
- 45'+3': José Cifuentes (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Sami Al Najei (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Foul by Ali Al Bulayhi (Saudi Arabia).
- 45'+4': José Cifuentes (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Saudi Arabia 0, Ecuador 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Saudi Arabia 0, Ecuador 0.
- 45': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Sultan Al Ghannam replaces Yasser Al Shahrani because of an injury.
- 50': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
- 50': Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card.
- 51': Foul by Enner Valencia (Ecuador).
- 51': Mohammed Al Owais (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Ali Al Bulayhi (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
- 57': Hand ball by Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador).
- 59': Offside, Saudi Arabia. Hattan Bahebri tries a through ball, but Ali Al Bulayhi is caught offside.
- 61': Attempt saved. José Cifuentes (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonzalo Plata with a headed pass.
- 61': Attempt saved. José Cifuentes (Ecuador) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 61': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Mohammed Al Owais.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Piero Hincapié (Ecuador) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Gonzalo Plata with a cross.
- 66': Substitution, Ecuador. Byron Castillo replaces Ángelo Preciado.
- 66': Substitution, Ecuador. Nilson Angulo replaces Romario Ibarra.
- 66': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Mohammed Kanno replaces Firas Al Brikan.
- 67': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Ali Al Hassan replaces Nasser Al Dawsari.
- 67': Substitution, Ecuador. Michael Estrada replaces Carlos Gruezo.
- 68': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Haroune Camara replaces Sami Al Najei.
- 72': Foul by Jackson Porozo (Ecuador).
- 72': Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Offside, Ecuador. Pervis Estupiñán tries a through ball, but Michael Estrada is caught offside.
- 74': Substitution, Ecuador. Ángel Mena replaces Gonzalo Plata.
- 74': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Nawaf Al Abid replaces Hattan Bahebri.
- 77': Foul by Mohammed Kanno (Saudi Arabia).
- 77': Ángel Mena (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Foul by Ali Al Hassan (Saudi Arabia).
- 79': Ángel Mena (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Mohammed Al Owais.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Haroune Camara.
- 82': Attempt saved. Nawaf Al Abid (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 83': Ali Al Bulayhi (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Michael Estrada (Ecuador).
- 84': Attempt missed. Ángel Mena (Ecuador) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 84': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Sultan Al Ghannam.
- 86': Foul by Nawaf Al Abid (Saudi Arabia).
- 86': Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdullah Madu replaces Riyadh Sharahili.
- 89': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
- 90'+1': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
- 90'+1': Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by José Cifuentes (Ecuador).
- 90'+2': Haroune Camara (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Ali Al Bulayhi (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Hand ball by Ángel Mena (Ecuador).
- 90'+5': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Ali Al Bulayhi (Saudi Arabia).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Saudi Arabia 0, Ecuador 0.
- 0': Match ends, Saudi Arabia 0, Ecuador 0.
Statistics
 ECU |
KSA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 59.1 | Possession | 40.9 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 307 | Accurate Passes | 196 |
| 393 | Passes | 279 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 25 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 15 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 20 | Interceptions | 22 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 6 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Enrique Roca
Location: Murcia, Spain
Attendance: 10,000
Venue: Enrique Roca
Location: Murcia, Spain
Attendance: 10,000
Line-Ups
Saudi Arabia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Mohammed Al-Owais (GK) |
| 5 | Ali Al-Bulayhi  |
| 4 | Abdulelah Al-Amri |
| 13 | Yasser Al-Shahrani |
| 12 | Saud Abdulhamid |
| 26 | Riyadh Sharahili |
| 24 | Nasser Al-Dawsari |
| 16 | Sami Al-Najei |
| 9 | Feras Al-Brikan |
| 10 | Salem Al-Dawsari |
| 27 | Hatan Bahbri |
Ecuador (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Alexander Domínguez (GK) |
| 3 | Piero Hincapié |
| 2 | Jackson Porozo |
| 7 | Pervis Estupiñán |
| 17 | Ángelo Preciado |
| 8 | Carlos Gruezo |
| 23 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 21 | Alan Franco |
| 13 | Enner Valencia |
| 10 | Romario Ibarra |
| 19 | Gonzalo Plata |
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