Saudi Arabia vs Iceland, 2022 International Friendly
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Saudi Arabia are hosting Iceland
at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 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 Valdimar Ingimundarson (Iceland).
- 2': Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Offside, Saudi Arabia. Salman Al Faraj tries a through ball, but Mohammed Kanno is caught offside.
- 6': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Damir Muminovic.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Feras Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 7': Attempt missed. Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 9': Offside, Iceland. Damir Muminovic tries a through ball, but Rúnar Sigurgeirsson is caught offside.
- 10': Offside, Saudi Arabia. Abdulelah Al Amri tries a through ball, but Mohammed Al Burayk is caught offside.
- 16': Attempt saved. Fahad Al Muwallad (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari.
- 17': Offside, Saudi Arabia. Hassan Tambakti tries a through ball, but Mohammed Kanno is caught offside.
- 19': Attempt saved. Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mohammed Al Burayk.
- 22': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia).
- 22': Valdimar Ingimundarson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammed Kanno.
- 26': Goal! Saudi Arabia 1, Iceland 0. Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohammed Al Burayk with a cross.
- 33': Offside, Iceland. Valdimar Ingimundarson tries a through ball, but Jónatan Jónsson is caught offside.
- 36': Offside, Saudi Arabia. Abdulelah Al Malki tries a through ball, but Mohammed Al Burayk is caught offside.
- 40': Foul by Jónatan Jónsson (Iceland).
- 40': Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Valdimar Ingimundarson (Iceland).
- 41': Salman Al Faraj (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Ísak Thorvaldsson (Iceland).
- 44': Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Ayman Yahya replaces Salman Al Faraj because of an injury.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Valdimar Ingimundarson (Iceland) header from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson with a cross.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Saudi Arabia 1, Iceland 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Saudi Arabia 1, Iceland 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Ayman Yahya (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Abdulelah Al Malki.
- 50': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Hassan Tambakti.
- 51': Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Iceland).
- 51': Mohammed Al Owais (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt missed. Óttar Karlsson (Iceland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jónatan Jónsson.
- 56': Substitution, Iceland. Logi Tómasson replaces Rúnar Sigurgeirsson.
- 56': Substitution, Iceland. Bjarki Bjarkason replaces Óttar Karlsson.
- 56': Substitution, Iceland. Jason Svanthórsson replaces Jónatan Jónsson.
- 56': Substitution, Iceland. Viktor Einarsson replaces Valdimar Ingimundarson.
- 57': Offside, Iceland. Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson tries a through ball, but Bjarki Bjarkason is caught offside.
- 60': Bjarki Bjarkason (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia).
- 63': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
- 64': Attempt missed. Viktor Einarsson (Iceland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jason Svanthórsson following a corner.
- 67': Foul by Damir Muminovic (Iceland).
- 67': Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card.
- 67': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Zakaria Al Hawsawi replaces Mohammed Al Burayk.
- 68': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdullah Madu replaces Hassan Tambakti.
- 68': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Riyadh Sharahili replaces Fahad Al Muwallad.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Ísak Thorvaldsson (Iceland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Svanthórsson.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Logi Tómasson (Iceland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 69': Foul by Logi Tómasson (Iceland).
- 69': Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Logi Tómasson (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Iceland. Viktor Margeirsson replaces Damir Muminovic.
- 74': Attempt missed. Bjarki Bjarkason (Iceland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Logi Tómasson.
- 75': Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Viktor Einarsson (Iceland).
- 78': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia).
- 78': Ísak Thorvaldsson (Iceland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdullah Radif replaces Feras Al Brikan.
- 81': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Nawaf Al Abid replaces Abdulelah Al Malki.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Dagur Thórhallsson (Iceland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Logi Tómasson.
- 82': Attempt missed. Viktor Einarsson (Iceland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 84': Substitution, Iceland. Júlíus Magnússon replaces Aron Gunnarsson.
- 85': Foul by Júlíus Magnússon (Iceland).
- 85': Mohammed Kanno (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Júlíus Magnússon (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Attempt saved. Abdullah Madu (Saudi Arabia) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ayman Yahya.
- 88': Foul by Zakaria Al Hawsawi (Saudi Arabia).
- 88': Jason Svanthórsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Attempt saved. Damir Muminovic (Iceland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Viktor Einarsson.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Nawaf Al Abid (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Saud Abdulhamid.
- 90'+1': Foul by Ayman Yahya (Saudi Arabia).
- 90'+1': Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Róbert Thorkelsson.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Saudi Arabia 1, Iceland 0.
- 0': Match ends, Saudi Arabia 1, Iceland 0.
Statistics
 ISL |
KSA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 5 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 42.6 | Possession | 57.4 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 260 | Accurate Passes | 393 |
| 338 | Passes | 471 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 14 | Crosses | 5 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 39 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 7 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 10 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 100
Venue: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 100
Line-Ups
Saudi Arabia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Mohammed Al-Owais (GK) |
| 17 | Hassan Al-Tombakti |
| 4 | Abdulelah Al-Amri |
| 6 | Mohammed Al-Burayk |
| 12 | Saud Abdulhamid |
| 8 | Abdulelah Al-Malki |
| 28 | Mohamed Kanno |
| 7 | Salman Al-Faraj |
| 9 | Feras Al-Brikan |
| 10 | Salem Al-Dawsari  |
| 19 | Fahad Al-Muwallad |
Iceland (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Hákon Valdimarsson (GK) |
| 14 | Róbert Orri Thorkelsson |
| 4 | Damir Muminovic |
| 20 | Runar Sigurgeirsson |
| 7 | Hoskuldur Gunnlaugsson |
| 17 | Aron Gunnarsson |
| 22 | Isak Thorvaldsson |
| 16 | Dagur Thórhallsson |
| 9 | Ottar Magnus Karlsson |
| 10 | Valdimar Ingimundarson |
| 18 | Jonatan Ingi Jonsson |
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