International Friendly

Saudi Arabia vs South Korea, 2023 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Saudi Arabia
    FT
    0 - 1
    South Korea
    • 32': Cho Gue-Sung

    About

    Saudi Arabia are hosting South Korea at St. James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, 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 blocked. Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari.
    • 4': Foul by Nasser Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia).
    • 4': Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung.
    • 4': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Hassan Tambakti.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Hwang Hee-Chan (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung.
    • 5': Abdullah Al Hamdan (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Kim Min-Jae (Korea Republic).
    • 6': Offside, Korea Republic. Lee Jae-Sung tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
    • 7': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Kim Seung-Gyu.
    • 8': Foul by Abdullah Al Khaibari (Saudi Arabia).
    • 8': Hwang Hee-Chan (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Lee Ki-Je (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Son Heung-Min following a set piece situation.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung.
    • 15': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia).
    • 15': Hwang Hee-Chan (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 16': Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Lee Ki-Je (Korea Republic).
    • 17': Abdullah Al Khaibari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Park Yong-Woo (Korea Republic).
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Abdullah Al Hamdan (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yasir Al Shahrani with a cross.
    • 18': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Lee Ki-Je.
    • 19': Abdullah Al Hamdan (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Foul by Park Yong-Woo (Korea Republic).
    • 20': Attempt saved. Nasser Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 21': Abdullah Al Khaibari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic).
    • 24': Foul by Nasser Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia).
    • 24': Hwang Hee-Chan (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Abdullah Al Khaibari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic).
    • 25': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdullah Al Hamdan.
    • 27': Park Yong-Woo (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Abdullah Al Hamdan (Saudi Arabia).
    • 27': Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Lee Ki-Je (Korea Republic).
    • 29': Offside, Korea Republic. Park Yong-Woo tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
    • 31': Abdullah Al Khaibari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic).
    • 32': Goal! Saudi Arabia 0, Korea Republic 1. Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 34': Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Foul by Lee Ki-Je (Korea Republic).
    • 35': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Hassan Tambakti.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Park Yong-Woo with a cross.
    • 38': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Korea Republic).
    • 38': Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Hwang Hee-Chan (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia).
    • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Hwang Hee-Chan (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 42': Offside, Korea Republic. Son Heung-Min tries a through ball, but Cho Gue-Sung is caught offside.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross.
    • 43': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Hwang Hee-Chan (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 45': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia).
    • 45': Hwang Hee-Chan (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Jung Seung-Hyun (Korea Republic) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Saudi Arabia 0, Korea Republic 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Saudi Arabia 0, Korea Republic 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Feras Al Brikan replaces Abdulrahman Ghareeb.
    • 48': Abdullah Al Khaibari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic).
    • 48': Attempt saved. Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
    • 48': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Mohammed Al Owais.
    • 49': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
    • 52': Abdullah Al Hamdan (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 52': Foul by Park Yong-Woo (Korea Republic).
    • 53': Abdullah Al Khaibari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic).
    • 53': Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Hwang Hee-Chan (Korea Republic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Seol Young-Woo with a cross.
    • 55': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Mohammed Al Owais.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Kim Min-Jae (Korea Republic) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross.
    • 56': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Mohamed Kanno.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Hwang Hee-Chan with a headed pass.
    • 56': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Abdullah Al Hamdan.
    • 61': Foul by Kim Min-Jae (Korea Republic).
    • 61': Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Offside, Saudi Arabia. Salem Al Dawsari tries a through ball, but Abdullah Al Hamdan is caught offside.
    • 63': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Park Yong-Woo (Korea Republic) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross following a corner.
    • 65': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Ahmed Bamasud replaces Saud Abdulhamid.
    • 65': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Ali Abdullah Hazzazi replaces Abdullah Al Khaibari.
    • 67': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Yasir Al Shahrani.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Jung Seung-Hyun (Korea Republic) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hwang In-Beom with a cross following a corner.
    • 68': Substitution, Korea Republic. Hwang Ui-Jo replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
    • 69': Substitution, Korea Republic. Moon Seon-Min replaces Cho Gue-Sung.
    • 69': Foul by Ali Abdullah Hazzazi (Saudi Arabia).
    • 69': Lee Jae-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Foul by Yasir Al Shahrani (Saudi Arabia).
    • 73': Moon Seon-Min (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Hassan Tambakti (Saudi Arabia).
    • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 76': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Yasir Al Shahrani.
    • 76': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdulelah Al Amri replaces Hassan Tambakti because of an injury.
    • 77': Substitution, Korea Republic. Kang Sang-Woo replaces Lee Jae-Sung.
    • 78': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdulaziz Al Bishi replaces Nasser Al Dawsari.
    • 78': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Sultan Al Ghannam replaces Yasir Al Shahrani.
    • 79': Abdulaziz Al Bishi (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Lee Ki-Je (Korea Republic).
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdulaziz Al Bishi.
    • 81': Hand ball by Ali Al Bulayhi (Saudi Arabia).
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Moon Seon-Min (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Hwang Ui-Jo with a cross.
    • 84': Foul by Mohamed Kanno (Saudi Arabia).
    • 84': Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Jung Seung-Hyun.
    • 90': Foul by Abdullah Al Hamdan (Saudi Arabia).
    • 90': Seol Young-Woo (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Abdullah Al Hamdan (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Korea Republic. Lee Soon-Min replaces Hwang In-Beom.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Korea Republic. Oh Hyeon-Gyu replaces Son Heung-Min.
    • 90'+2': Feras Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Lee Soon-Min (Korea Republic).
    • 90'+2': Foul by Lee Soon-Min (Korea Republic).
    • 90'+2': Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Abdulelah Al Amri (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+5': Mohamed Kanno (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic).
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Abdulaziz Al Bishi (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Abdulelah Al Amri.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Saudi Arabia 0, Korea Republic 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Saudi Arabia 0, Korea Republic 1.

    Statistics

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    18 Fouls 11
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    11 Corner Kicks 3
    2 Saves 8
    47.7 Possession 52.3
    18 SHOTS 7
    9 ON GOAL 2
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    371 Accurate Passes 409
    440 Passes 491
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    9 Accurate Crosses 2
    19 Crosses 9
    0.5 Cross % 0.2
    46 Long Balls 59
    21 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    5 Blocked Shots 4
    8 Effective Tackles 7
    13 Tackles 10
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    7 Interceptions 8
    12 Effective Clearances 11
    12 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: St. James' Park
    Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
    Attendance: 3,000

    Line-Ups

    KSA Saudi Arabia (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    21 Mohammed Al-Owais (GK)
    5 Ali Al-Bulayhi
    17 Hassan Al-Tombakti
    13 Yasser Al-Shahrani
    12 Saud Abdulhamid
    15 Abdullah Al-Khaibari
    28 Mohamed Kanno
    24 Nasser Al-Dawsari
    11 Abdullah Al-Hamdan Yellow Card
    10 Salem Al-Dawsari
    18 Abdulrahman Ghareeb
    Saudi Arabia Substitutes:
    Mohammed Al-Yami, Ahmed Sharahili, Abdulaziz Al-Bishi, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Sumaihan Al-Nabet, Ali Abdullah Hazzazi, Feras Al-Brikan, Nawaf Al-Aqidi, Ahmed Bamasud, Sultan Al-Ghannam, Fahad Al-Muwallad, Fahad Alrashidi, Raghid Al-Najjar.

    KOR South Korea (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Kim Seung-Gyu (GK)
    4 Kim Min-Jae
    15 Jung Seung-Hyun
    2 Lee Ki-Je
    22 Seol Young-Woo
    6 Hwang In-Beom Yellow Card
    5 Park Yong-Woo
    11 Hwang Hee-Chan Yellow Card
    10 Lee Jae-Sung
    9 Cho Gue-Sung
    7 Son Heung-Min
    South Korea Substitutes:
    Hwang Ui-Jo, Ahn Hyun-Beom, Kim Ju-Sung, Kim Young-Gwon, Kim Ji-Soo, Lee Soon-Min, Kim Joon-Hong, Sang-Woo Kang, Yang Hyun-Jun, Oh Hyun-Gyu, Lee Dong-Gyeong, Jo Hyeon-Woo, Moon Seon-Min.

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