AFC Asian Cup

FT Tuesday, January 16, 2024
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Khalifa International Stadium · 41,987 att.

Match Report

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Saudi Arabia rally to beat Oman after late VAR drama

Saudi Arabia came from behind to beat Oman 2-1 in their Asian Cup Group F opener on Tuesday at a packed Khalifa International Stadium with Ali Al-Bulayhi's winner arriving in the sixth minute of stoppage time after a VAR intervention.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
0
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
1
34.9
Possession
65.1
4
SHOTS
12
2
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
272
Accurate Passes
559
359
Passes
644
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
4
6
Crosses
31
0.0
Cross %
0.1
81
Long Balls
37
37
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
4
8
Effective Tackles
16
18
Tackles
28
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
17
Interceptions
4
22
Effective Clearances
5
22
Clearances
5

Head to Head

KSA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

KSA · 3-5-2

  1. 22Ahmed Al-KassarG
  2. 4Ali LajamiCD
  3. 5Ali Al-BulayhiCD-L
  4. 17Hassan Al-TambaktiCD-R
  5. 23Mohamed KannoCM-L
  6. 15Abdullah Al-KhaibariCM-R
  7. 16Sami Al-NajeiAM
  8. 24Nasser Al-DawsariLM
  9. 12Saud AbdulhamidRM
  10. 10Salem Al-DawsariCF-L
  11. 11Saleh Al-ShehriCF-R

OMA · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1Ibrahim Al-MukhainiG
  2. 6Ahmed Al-KhamisiCD-L
  3. 16Khalid Al-BraikiCD-R
  4. 23Harib Al-SaadiDM
  5. 14Ahmed Al KaabiLB
  6. 4Arshad Al-AlawiRB
  7. 20Salah Al-YahyaeiAM
  8. 12Abdullah FawazLM
  9. 10Jameel Al-YahmadiRM
  10. 11Muhsen Al-GhassaniCF-L
  11. 7Issam Al SabhiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 13' Hassan Tambakti (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 14' Goal! Saudi Arabia 0, Oman 1. Salaah Al Yahyaei (Oman) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  3. 45' Substitution, Oman. Mataz Saleh replaces Issam Al Sabhi.
  4. 63' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdullah Radif replaces Sami Al Naji.
  5. 73' Substitution, Oman. Tameem Al Balushi replaces Abdullah Fawaz.
  6. 73' Substitution, Oman. Abdul Rahman Al Mushaifri replaces Muhsen Al Ghassani.
  7. 75' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdulrahman Ghareeb replaces Saleh Al Shehri.
  8. 75' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Mukhtar Ali replaces Abdullah Al Khaibari.
  9. 78' Substitution, Oman. Fahmi Durbin replaces Salaah Al Yahyaei.
  10. 78' Goal! Saudi Arabia 1, Oman 1. Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ali Lajami.
  11. 83' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Faisal Al Ghamdi replaces Mohamed Kanno.
  12. 83' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Feras Al Brikan replaces Salem Al Dawsari.
  13. 87' Substitution, Oman. Ali Al Busaidi replaces Tameem Al Balushi because of an injury.
  14. 90'+6' Goal! Saudi Arabia 2, Oman 1. Ali Al Bulayhi (Saudi Arabia) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.

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