International Friendly

China vs Syria, 2023 International Friendly

· International Friendly
China
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    Syria
    • 59': Thaer Krouma

    About

    China are hosting Syria at Wuliangye Sports Center Stadium, Chengdu, China PR, 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.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Wu Lei (China PR) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zhang Linpeng with a cross.
    • 10': Foul by Xu Xin (China PR).
    • 10': Mohammed Osman (Syria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Omar Al Midani.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Xie Pengfei (China PR) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Zhang Linpeng.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Sun Guowen (China PR) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ai Kesen with a headed pass.
    • 17': Foul by Li Lei (China PR).
    • 17': Mahmoud Al Mawas (Syria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Wu Lei (China PR) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xie Pengfei.
    • 18': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Thaer Krouma.
    • 20': Dangerous play by Sun Guowen (China PR).
    • 20': Mahmoud Al Mawas (Syria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Sun Guowen (China PR).
    • 21': Khaled Kerdagli (Syria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Li Ke (China PR).
    • 23': Mohammed Osman (Syria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Hand ball by Mohammed Osman (Syria).
    • 27': Offside, China PR. Xu Xin tries a through ball, but Wu Lei is caught offside.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Wu Lei (China PR) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Xu Xin.
    • 33': Hand ball by Yaseen Samia (Syria).
    • 34': Attempt saved. Xie Pengfei (China PR) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Xu Xin.
    • 34': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Ibrahim Alma.
    • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Ibrahim Alma (Syria).
    • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 36': Foul by Xu Xin (China PR).
    • 36': Mahmoud Al Mawas (Syria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Mohammad Al Marmour.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Xie Pengfei (China PR) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Li Ke.
    • 41': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Mohammad Al Marmour.
    • 43': Delay in match because of an injury Mahmoud Al Mawas (Syria).
    • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 44': Hand ball by Mohammed Osman (Syria).
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Xie Pengfei (China PR) left footed shot from long range on the right is blocked.
    • 45'+2': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Mohammad Al Marmour.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Jiang Guangtai (China PR) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ai Kesen with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, China PR 0, Syria 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins China PR 0, Syria 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Syria. Mohamad Al Hallak replaces Mohammad Al Marmour.
    • 46': Foul by Xu Xin (China PR).
    • 46': Thaer Krouma (Syria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Delay in match because of an injury Thaer Krouma (Syria).
    • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 48': Ampntoul Rachman Oues (Syria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Ai Kesen (China PR).
    • 48': Foul by Sun Guowen (China PR).
    • 48': Khaled Kerdagli (Syria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Corner, Syria. Conceded by Yan Junling.
    • 50': Offside, Syria. Mahmoud Al Mawas tries a through ball, but Mohammed Osman is caught offside.
    • 52': Offside, Syria. Mohamad Al Hallak tries a through ball, but Omar Al Somah is caught offside.
    • 52': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Yaseen Samia (Syria) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 54': VAR Decision: No Goal China PR 0-0 Syria.
    • 56': Foul by Li Lei (China PR).
    • 56': Omar Al Somah (Syria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Wu Lei (China PR) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Li Ke.
    • 59': Goal! China PR 0, Syria 1. Thaer Krouma (Syria) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
    • 60': Substitution, China PR. Wu Xi replaces Xu Xin.
    • 60': Substitution, China PR. Chen Pu replaces Sun Guowen.
    • 61': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Ampntoul Rachman Oues.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Zhang Linpeng (China PR) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Li Lei with a cross.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Yaseen Samia (Syria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mahmoud Al Mawas.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Wu Xi (China PR) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 64': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Khaled Kerdagli.
    • 66': Offside, Syria. Omar Al Somah tries a through ball, but Yaseen Samia is caught offside.
    • 67': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Mahmoud Al Mawas.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Zhang Linpeng (China PR) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Li Lei with a cross.
    • 68': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Khaled Kerdagli.
    • 69': Foul by Wu Xi (China PR).
    • 69': Mahmoud Al Mawas (Syria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Mahmoud Al Mawas (Syria).
    • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Xie Pengfei (China PR) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Chen Pu.
    • 71': Substitution, China PR. Ba Dun replaces Li Lei.
    • 73': Substitution, Syria. Alaa Al Dali replaces Omar Al Somah.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Alaa Al Dali (Syria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 74': Offside, Syria. Ibrahim Alma tries a through ball, but Alaa Al Dali is caught offside.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Wu Xi (China PR) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 79': Foul by Wang Shenchao (China PR).
    • 79': Yaseen Samia (Syria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Chen Pu (China PR) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Foul by Yaseen Samia (Syria).
    • 81': Yaseen Samia (Syria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 83': Alaa Al Dali (Syria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Zhang Linpeng (China PR).
    • 83': Substitution, Syria. Mustafa Jnaid replaces Yaseen Samia because of an injury.
    • 86': Corner, Syria. Conceded by Jiang Guangtai.
    • 88': Substitution, China PR. Zhang Jiaqi replaces Li Ke.
    • 88': Ampntoul Rachman Oues (Syria) is shown the yellow card.
    • 89': Foul by Wu Lei (China PR).
    • 89': Mustafa Jnaid (Syria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Wu Lei (China PR) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Wu Lei (China PR) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ba Dun with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Zhang Jiaqi (China PR) header from very close range is blocked.
    • 90'+2': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Ampntoul Rachman Oues.
    • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Ibrahim Alma (Syria).
    • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+3': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Ampntoul Rachman Oues.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Chen Pu (China PR).
    • 90'+5': Mustafa Jnaid (Syria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+6': Chen Pu (China PR) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+6': Mahmoud Al Mawas (Syria) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+6': Alaa Al Dali (Syria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Ba Dun (China PR).
    • 90'+7': Corner, Syria. Conceded by Xie Pengfei.
    • 90'+8': Hand ball by Mahmoud Al Mawas (Syria).
    • 90'+9': Ba Dun (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+9': Foul by Mahmoud Al Mawas (Syria).
    • 90'+9': Corner, China PR. Conceded by Omar Al Midani.
    • 90'+10': Second Half ends, China PR 0, Syria 1.
    • 0': Match ends, China PR 0, Syria 1.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 16
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 13
    7 Saves 0
    40 Possession 60
    3 SHOTS 17
    1 ON GOAL 7
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    231 Accurate Passes 381
    323 Passes 458
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    0 Accurate Crosses 10
    6 Crosses 34
    0.0 Cross % 0.3
    70 Long Balls 49
    23 Accurate Long Balls 31
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    10 Effective Tackles 13
    19 Tackles 18
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    9 Interceptions 9
    26 Effective Clearances 7
    26 Clearances 7

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: Wuliangye Sports Center Stadium
    Location: Chengdu, China PR
    Attendance: 12,367

    Line-Ups

    CHN China (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Yan Junling (GK)
    2 Jiang Guangtai
    4 Wang Shenchao
    5 Zhang Linpeng
    8 Xu Xin
    18 Li Ke
    27 Li Lei
    20 Sun Guowen
    9 Elkeson
    10 Xie Pengfei
    7 Wu Lei Yellow Card
    China Substitutes:
    Liu Dianzuo, Zhang Jiaqi, Wei Zhen, Wang Dalei, Wu Xi, Wang Shangyuan, Chen Pu, Wang Ziming, Ba Dun.

    SYR Syria (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Ibrahim Alma (GK)
    5 Omar Al-Midani
    19 Muayad Al-Khouli
    15 Khaled Kourdaghli
    29 Abdul Rahman Oues Yellow Card
    7 Mohammed Osman
    13 Thaer Krouma
    11 Mohammad Al-Marmour
    10 Mahmoud Al-Mawas Yellow Card
    9 Omar Al-Somah
    12 Yaseen Samia Yellow Card
    Syria Substitutes:
    Mohammad Anez, Shaher Al-Shakhir, Ahmad Al-Ashkar, Ahmad Madanieh, Yosief Mohammad, Kamel Hmeisheh, Saad Al-Ahmad, Mustafa Jnaid, Mohammad Al-Hallaq, Moayad Ajan, Amro Jenyat, Alaa Al Dali.

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