Saudi Arabia vs Australia
Ref: Ibrahim Al-Jassim Abdulrahman, Qatar
Match recap
Australia beat Saudi Arabia 2–1 in their World Cup - Qualification Asia fixture. Abdulrahman Al Obud scored for Saudi Arabia; Metcalfe and Duke replied for Australia. Saudi Arabia held 70% possession to 30% for Australia.
First Half
⚽
Abdulrahman Al Obud
33'
Boyle
Yellow Card
42'
⚽
Metcalfe
Assist: Duke
Second Half
Abdulrahman Al Obud
Yellow Card
48'
⚽
Duke
Assist: Boyle
VAR
Red card cancelled
⇄
Musab Al Juwayr
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Abdulrahman Al Obud
⇄
Majrashi
65'
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Duke
66'
⇄
Metcalfe
⇄
Hassan Kadesh
77'
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Boyle
77'
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Yazbek
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Feras Al Brikan
90+6'
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O'Neill
Match Statistics
Saudi ArabiaAustralia
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack6 · 0 won
14
Shots
4
6
Shots on target
3
10
Shots in the box
4
4
Shots outside box
0
6
Shots off goal
1
3
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
70%
Possession
30%
572
Total passes
241
503
Accurate passes
180
88%
Pass accuracy
75%
Discipline0 · 2 won
13
Fouls
10
1
Yellow cards
1
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
5
2
Blocked shots
0
Saudi Arabia
4-3-3
Australia
5-4-1
Saudi Arabia
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Nawaf Al AqidiG
- 2Ali MajrashiD
- 4Abdulelah Al AmriD
- 7Musab Al JuwayrM
- 9Feras Al BrikanF
- 10Salem Al DawsariF
- 13Nawaf BoushalD
- 14Hassan KadeshD
- 16Ziyad Al JohaniM
- 20Abdulrahman Al ObudF
- 23Mohamed KannoM
Substitutes
- 3Abdullah MaduD
- 5Hassan TambaktiD
- 6Nasser Al DawsariM
- 8Marwan Al SahafiF
- 11Saleh Al ShehriF
- 12Saud AbdulhamidD
- 15Ali Al HassanM
- 17Moteb Al HarbiD
- 19Abdullah Al HamdanF
- 21Hamed Abdullah YousefG
- 22Abdulrahman Al SanbiG
Australia
5-4-1Starting XI
- 1Mathew David RyanG
- 2Miloš DegenekD
- 3Lewis MillerD
- 6Martin Callie BoyleM
- 8Connor Isaac MetcalfeM
- 13Aiden Connor O'NeillM
- 15Mitchell Thomas DukeF
- 16Aziz Eraltay BehichD
- 19Patrick YazbekM
- 21Cameron Robert BurgessD
- 22Jason Kato GeriaD
Substitutes
- 4Kye Francis RowlesD
- 5Anthony Richard CáceresM
- 7Kai Clifton TrewinD
- 9Mohamed TouréF
- 10Kasey BosF
- 11Brandon Joel Gaetano BorrelloF
- 12Paul IzzoG
- 14Riley Patrick McGreeM
- 17Ryan TeagueM
- 18Joe Anthony GauciG
- 20Marco TilioF
- 23Alessandro CircatiD
Saudi Arabia
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Al-Dawsari(C) | F | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Mohamed Kanno | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Abdulrahman Alobud | F | 62 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Firas Al-Buraikan | F | 86 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Abdulelah Al-Amri | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Nawaf Boushal | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Musab Al Juwayr | M | 61 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ziyad Aljohani | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hassan Kadesh | D | 73 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ali Majrashi | D | 62 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Nawaf Al-Aqidi | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Hammam Al-Hammami | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hamed Al-Shanqiti | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdulrahman Al Sanbi | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdullah Al-Hamdan | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdullah Madu | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moteb Al-Harbi | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ali Al-Hassan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nasser Al-Dawsari | M | 29 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Saud Abdulhamid | D | 28 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Hassan Al Tambakti | D | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marwan Alsahafi | F | 28 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Saleh Al-Shehri | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Australia
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Duke | F | 65 | 8.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Mathew Ryan(C) | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Connor Metcalfe | M | 66 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Cameron Burgess | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aiden O'Neill | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Martin Boyle | M | 77 | 6.7 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Miloš Degenek | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Yazbek | M | 77 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Lewis Miller | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Aziz Behich | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Jason Geria | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kai Trewin | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alessandro Circati | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Caceres | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Izzo | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kasey Bos | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Gauci | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kye Rowles | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Borrello | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Riley McGree | M | 24 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohamed Touré | F | 25 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Marco Tilio | F | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Teague | M | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |