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Saudi Arabia vs United States, 2022 International Friendly

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Saudi Arabia
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United States

USMNT held scoreless by Saudi Arabia in final warm-up before 2022 World Cup

The U.S. was held to a goalless draw by Saudi Arabia in Murcia, Spain, on Tuesday in its final warm-up game ahead of the start of the World Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Sultan Al Ghannam (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riyadh Sharahili with a cross.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Sami Al Najei (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riyadh Sharahili.
  • 4': Offside, USA. Giovanni Reyna tries a through ball, but Ricardo Pepi is caught offside.
  • 6': Offside, USA. Ricardo Pepi tries a through ball, but Weston McKennie is caught offside.
  • 7': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Sami Al Najei (Saudi Arabia).
  • 9': Attempt saved. Weston McKennie (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Walker Zimmerman.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Hattan Bahebri (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Firas Al Brikan.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Kellyn Acosta (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 17': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia).
  • 17': Giovanni Reyna (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Reyna following a set piece situation.
  • 19': Corner, USA. Conceded by Abdulelah Al Amri.
  • 23': Foul by Hattan Bahebri (Saudi Arabia).
  • 23': Sergiño Dest (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Tyler Adams (USA) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 26': Foul by Nasser Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia).
  • 26': Tyler Adams (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Hattan Bahebri (Saudi Arabia).
  • 26': Sergiño Dest (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (USA).
  • 27': Hattan Bahebri (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Hattan Bahebri (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 30': Substitution, USA. Paul Arriola replaces Giovanni Reyna because of an injury.
  • 31': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Haitham Asiri replaces Sami Al Najei.
  • 32': Ali Al Hassan (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Weston McKennie (USA).
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Hattan Bahebri (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Haitham Asiri.
  • 34': Offside, USA. Kellyn Acosta tries a through ball, but DeAndre Yedlin is caught offside.
  • 38': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Haitham Asiri (Saudi Arabia).
  • 39': Firas Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Aaron Long (USA).
  • 41': Offside, USA. Walker Zimmerman tries a through ball, but Kellyn Acosta is caught offside.
  • 42': Corner, USA. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Tyler Adams (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Saudi Arabia 0, USA 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Saudi Arabia 0, USA 0.
  • 47': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (USA).
  • 47': Hattan Bahebri (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by DeAndre Yedlin.
  • 51': Foul by Weston McKennie (USA).
  • 51': Haitham Asiri (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Foul by Firas Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia).
  • 55': Walker Zimmerman (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': DeAndre Yedlin (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia).
  • 57': Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Substitution, USA. Mark McKenzie replaces Aaron Long.
  • 59': Substitution, USA. Joe Scally replaces DeAndre Yedlin because of an injury.
  • 59': Substitution, USA. Jesús Ferreira replaces Ricardo Pepi.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Jesús Ferreira (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Arriola.
  • 65': Corner, USA. Conceded by Sultan Al Ghannam.
  • 66': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Fahad Al Muwallad replaces Firas Al Brikan.
  • 66': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Nawaf Al Abid replaces Nasser Al Dawsari.
  • 66': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Mohammed Kanno replaces Ali Al Hassan.
  • 69': Offside, USA. Sergiño Dest tries a through ball, but Weston McKennie is caught offside.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Haitham Asiri (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hattan Bahebri.
  • 71': Foul by Nawaf Al Abid (Saudi Arabia).
  • 71': Paul Arriola (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (USA).
  • 72': Nawaf Al Abid (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Nawaf Al Abid (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mohammed Kanno.
  • 75': Fahad Al Muwallad (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Sergiño Dest (USA).
  • 76': Substitution, USA. Brenden Aaronson replaces Weston McKennie.
  • 76': Substitution, USA. Malik Tillman replaces Christian Pulisic.
  • 76': Offside, Saudi Arabia. Mohammed Kanno tries a through ball, but Saud Abdulhamid is caught offside.
  • 77': Corner, USA. Conceded by Sultan Al Ghannam.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Hattan Bahebri (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sultan Al Ghannam with a cross.
  • 79': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Walker Zimmerman.
  • 80': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Brenden Aaronson.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Abdulelah Al Amri (Saudi Arabia) header from very close range is too high following a corner.
  • 81': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Hassan Tambakti replaces Hattan Bahebri.
  • 81': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Ahmed Bamasud replaces Sultan Al Ghannam.
  • 82': Offside, Saudi Arabia. Nawaf Al Abid tries a through ball, but Haitham Asiri is caught offside.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Paul Arriola (USA) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira.
  • 87': Foul by Paul Arriola (USA).
  • 87': Mohammed Kanno (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Malik Tillman (USA).
  • 90'+1': Nawaf Al Abid (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Tyler Adams (USA) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Fahad Al Muwallad (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Joe Scally (USA).
  • 90'+3': Haitham Asiri (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Saudi Arabia 0, USA 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Saudi Arabia 0, USA 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 2
54.9 Possession 45.1
7 SHOTS 10
2 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
426 Accurate Passes 320
504 Passes 411
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 4
21 Crosses 17
0.1 Cross % 0.2
61 Long Balls 59
35 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 3
5 Effective Tackles 12
15 Tackles 16
0.3 Tackle % 0.8
17 Interceptions 10
12 Effective Clearances 21
12 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Enrique Roca
Location: Murcia, Spain
Attendance: 364

Line-Ups

KSA Saudi Arabia (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Mohammed Al-Yami (GK)
5 Ali Al-Bulayhi
4 Abdulelah Al-Amri
12 Saud Abdulhamid Yellow Card
2 Sultan Al-Ghannam
26 Riyadh Sharahili
24 Nasser Al-Dawsari
15 Ali Al-Hassan
9 Feras Al-Brikan
27 Hatan Bahbri
16 Sami Al-Najei
Saudi Arabia Substitutes:
Abdullah Madu, Mohamed Kanno, Hassan Al-Tombakti, Haitham Asiri, Fahad Al-Muwallad, Fawaz Al-Qarni, Awad Al Nashri, Ahmed Bamasud, Nawaf Al-Aqidi, Nawaf Al-Abid, Haroune Camara.

USA United States (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Matt Turner (GK)
5 Aaron Long
3 Walker Zimmerman
2 Sergiño Dest
22 DeAndre Yedlin
4 Tyler Adams Yellow Card
8 Weston McKennie
23 Kellyn Acosta
19 Ricardo Pepi
10 Christian Pulisic
21 Giovanni Reyna
United States Substitutes:
Jordan Morris, Sam Vines, Jesús Ferreira, Sean Johnson, Joe Scally, Brenden Aaronson, Mark McKenzie, Paul Arriola, Luca de la Torre, Ethan Horvath, Malik Tillman, Josh Sargent, Johnny Cardoso, Reggie Cannon, Erik Palmer-Brown.

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