AFC Asian Cup

FT Sunday, January 21, 2024
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Kyrgyz Republic WLDWL 0
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Ahmad bin Ali Stadium · 39,557 att.

Match Report

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Saudi Arabia beat nine-man Kyrgyzstan to move into Asian Cup knockouts

Saudi Arabia qualified for the Asian Cup knockout stage after they beat Kyrgyzstan 2-0 in a one-sided Asian Cup group game on Sunday at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium where two Kyrgyz players were sent off for reckless fouls.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
2
1
Offsides
3
8
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
5
75.3
Possession
24.7
28
SHOTS
1
7
ON GOAL
0
0.3
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
545
Accurate Passes
137
623
Passes
211
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.6
9
Accurate Crosses
1
26
Crosses
2
0.3
Cross %
0.5
25
Long Balls
64
16
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
10
Blocked Shots
0
9
Effective Tackles
8
16
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
4
Interceptions
13
7
Effective Clearances
29
7
Clearances
29

Lineups

KGZ · 5-4-1

  1. 1Erzhan TokotaevG
  2. 5Aizar AkmatovCD
  3. 3Tamirlan KozubaevCD-L
  4. 2Khristiian BrauzmanCD-R
  5. 11Bekzhan SagynbaevLB
  6. 14Aleksandr MischenkoRB
  7. 24Kimi MerkCM-L
  8. 12Odilzhon AbdurahmanovCM-R
  9. 10Gulzhigit AlykulovLM
  10. 18Kairat ZhyrgalbekRM
  11. 9Ernist BatyrkanovF

Substitutes

  1. 16Marsel IslamkulovSUB
  2. 6Amantur ShamurzaevSUB
  3. 15Kai MerkSUB
  4. 8Azim AzarovSUB
  5. 19Beknaz AlmazbekovSUB
  6. 13Sultan ChomoevSUB
  7. 21Farkhat MusabekovSUB
  8. 17Suiuntbek MamyralievSUB
  9. 20Bakhtiyar DuyshobekovSUB
  10. 23Nurdoolot StalbekovSUB
  11. 7Joel KojoSUB
  12. 4Adil KadyrzhanovSUB

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. 16Sami Al-NajeiCM-R
  7. 8Abdulelah Al-MalkiAM
  8. 25Mohammed Al-BuraykLM
  9. 12Saud AbdulhamidRM
  10. 10Salem Al-DawsariCF-L
  11. 9Feras Al-BrikanCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Mukhtar AliSUB
  2. 15Abdullah Al-KhaibariSUB
  3. 18Abdulrahman GhareebSUB
  4. 13Hassan KadishSUB
  5. 2Fawaz Al SaqourSUB
  6. 3Awn Al-SaluliSUB
  7. 6Eid Al MuwalladSUB
  8. 20Abdullah RadifSUB
  9. 11Saleh Al-ShehriSUB
  10. 26Faisal Al-GhamdiSUB
  11. 21Raghid Al-NajjarSUB
  12. 1Mohammed Al-YamiSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Aizar Akmatov (Kyrgyz Republic) is shown the red card.
  2. 22' Khristiyan Brauzman (Kyrgyz Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 35' Goal! Kyrgyz Republic 0, Saudi Arabia 1. Mohamed Kanno (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Saud Abdulhamid with a cross.
  4. 42' Aleksandr Mishchenko (Kyrgyz Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 52' Kimi Merk (Kyrgyz Republic) is shown the red card.
  6. 54' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Saleh Al Shehri replaces Hassan Tambakti because of an injury.
  7. 63' Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 64' Substitution, Kyrgyz Republic. Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov replaces Ernist Batyrkanov because of an injury.
  9. 64' Substitution, Kyrgyz Republic. Nurdoolot Stalbekov replaces Gulzhigit Alykulov.
  10. 64' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdullah Radif replaces Sami Al Naji.
  11. 64' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdulrahman Ghareeb replaces Salem Al Dawsari.
  12. 73' Substitution, Kyrgyz Republic. Kai Merk replaces Kayrat Zhyrgalbek.
  13. 73' Substitution, Kyrgyz Republic. Adil Kadyrzhanov replaces Odilzhon Abdurakhmanov.
  14. 77' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Mukhtar Ali replaces Abdulelah Al Malki.
  15. 77' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Faisal Al Ghamdi replaces Feras Al Brikan.
  16. 84' Goal! Kyrgyz Republic 0, Saudi Arabia 2. Faisal Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mukhtar Ali.
  17. 87' Substitution, Kyrgyz Republic. Amantur Shamurzaev replaces Bekzhan Sagynbaev.

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