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Saudi Arabia vs Ivory Coast, 2025 International Friendly

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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

    KSA Saudi Arabia (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Nawaf Al-Aqidi (GK)
    26 Waleed Al-Ahmed Yellow Card
    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 Mahbub, 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.

    CIV Ivory Coast (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Yahia Fofana (GK)
    20 Emmanuel Agbadou Yellow Card
    12 Jean-Philippe Gbamin
    3 Ghislain Konan
    17 Guela Doué
    18 Ibrahim Sangaré Yellow Card
    8 Franck Kessié
    10 Yan Diomande
    15 Amad
    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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