Saudi Arabia vs Ivory Coast, 2025 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Saudi Arabia

8': Waheb Saleh

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1 - 0

Ivory Coast

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Saudi Arabia are hosting Ivory Coast at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 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': Delay in match because of an injury Parfait Guiagon (Côte d'Ivoire).
3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
5': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Guéla Doué.
7': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Kanno (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
7': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Emmanuel Agbadou.
8': Goal! Saudi Arabia 1, Côte d'Ivoire 0. Saleh Abu Al Shamat (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
10': Foul by Guéla Doué (Côte d'Ivoire).
10': Saleh Abu Al Shamat (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13': Attempt missed. Amad Diallo (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
13': Foul by Parfait Guiagon (Côte d'Ivoire).
13': Waleed Al Ahmad (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Delay in match because of an injury Waleed Al Ahmad (Saudi Arabia).
14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
18': Foul by Guéla Doué (Côte d'Ivoire).
18': Saleh Abu Al Shamat (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Foul by Saleh Abu Al Shamat (Saudi Arabia).
21': Guéla Doué (Côte d'Ivoire) wins a free kick on the right wing.
26': Foul by Guéla Doué (Côte d'Ivoire).
26': Saleh Abu Al Shamat (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Emmanuel Agbadou (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Waleed Al Ahmad (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Ibrahim Sangaré (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
45': First Half ends, Saudi Arabia 1, Côte d'Ivoire 0.
45': Second Half begins Saudi Arabia 1, Côte d'Ivoire 0.
45': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Armel Zohouri replaces Guéla Doué.
45': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Odilon Kossounou replaces Jean-Philippe Gbamin.
45': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdullah Al Hamddan replaces Sultan Mandash.
45': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Ali Majrashi replaces Saud Abdulhamid.
60': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Musab Al Juwayr replaces Nasser Al Dawsari.
62': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Christ Inao Oulaï replaces Parfait Guiagon.
62': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Vakoun Bayo replaces Sébastien Haller.
70': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Mohammed Sulaiman replaces Abdullah Al Khaibari.
70': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Salem Al Dawsari replaces Saleh Abu Al Shamat.
74': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Evann Guessand replaces Yan Diomande.
74': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Oumar Diakité replaces Amad Diallo.
81': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Hassan Kadish replaces Waleed Al Ahmad.
90'+3': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Saudi Arabia 1, Côte d'Ivoire 0.
0': Match ends, Saudi Arabia 1, Côte d'Ivoire 0.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: King Abdullah Sports City
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 2,271

Line-Ups

Saudi Arabia (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Nawaf Al-Aqidi (GK)
26	Waleed Al-Ahmed
4	Abdulelah Al-Amri
25	Nawaf Boushal
12	Saud Abdulhamid
15	Abdullah Al-Khaibari
6	Nasser Al-Dawsari
28	Mohamed Kanno
9	Feras Al-Brikan
18	Waheb Saleh
16	Sultan Mandash

Saudi Arabia Substitutes:

Saleh Al-Shehri, Mohammed Al-Yami, Jehad Thakri, Mohammed Sulaiman, Hassan Kadish, Marwan Al-Sahafi, Salem Al-Dawsari, Murad Al Hawsawi, Raghid Al-Najjar, Musab Al-Juwayr, Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi, Abdullah Al-Hamdan, Yasser Al-Shahrani, Ali Majrashi.

Ivory Coast (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Yahia Fofana (GK)
20	Emmanuel Agbadou
12	Jean-Philippe Gbamin
3	Ghislain Konan
17	Guela Doué
18	Ibrahim Sangaré
8	Franck Kessié
10	Yan Diomande
15	Amad Diallo
22	Sébastien Haller
24	Parfait Guiagon

Ivory Coast Substitutes:

Alban Lafont, Odilon Kossounou, Bayo Youssouf, Mario Dorgeles, Jean-Phillipe Krasso, Seko Fofana, Mohamed Koné, Richard Kone, Clément Akpa, Evann Guessand, Ousmane Diomande, Christ Inao Oulaï, Oumar Diakité, Armel Junior Zohouri.

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