The national team won a precious victory once morest its UAE counterpart, Thursday evening, with a score of 2-0, in the group stage competitions of the AFC U-23 Cup.
The first goal of the national team was scored in the 57th minute by Ayman Yahya, before Saud Abdel Hamid added the second goal in the 90 + 3 minute from a penalty kick.
With that result, the national team raised its score to 7 points at the top of the group standings, to qualify for the quarter-finals of the tournament, while the UAE’s balance froze at 3 points and left from the group stage.
Match events
In the 15th minute of the first half, Al-Qaim saved a first goal for the UAE national team once morest the national team.
The national team player, Hamed Al-Ghamdi, hit a powerful ball in the 24th minute, which was saved by the UAE goalkeeper.
In the 32nd minute of the first half, Al-Qaim saved the national team player Saud Abdel Hamid’s shot.
The national team’s goal during the first half was scored by Haitham Asiri in the 40th minute, but the referee canceled it following returning to the video technology.
And the coach of the national team made a substitution in the 46th minute, by entering Awad Al-Nashiri instead of Ibrahim Mahanshi.
And the most famous referee of the match was the yellow card in the face of Saud Abdul Hamid in the 48th minute.
The first goal of the national team was scored in the 57th minute by Ayman Yahya, taking advantage of a pass behind the defense to pass with special skill and score once morest the UAE team.
Saad Al-Shehri decided to push the player Mutaib Al-Harbi in the 62nd minute instead of his colleague in the national team Saad Al-Obeid, followed by the entry of the duo Ahmed Al-Ghamdi and Mishaal Al-Sibani instead of Hussein Al-Issa and Khalifa Al-Dosari in the 78th minute.
Saud Abdel Hamid added the second goal for Al-Akhdar in the 90 + 3 minute, following he scored a penalty kick successfully once morest the Emirates.
D 57′ The first goal of our national team was scored by Ayman Yahya
Saudi Arabia 1 x 0 UAE#Saudi_UAE
#AFCU23 | #SSC pic.twitter.com/WHR4pgzjHv— Saudi Sports Company SSC (@ssc_sports) June 9, 2022
D90 + 3′ The second goal for our national team by Saud Abdul Hamid
Saudi Arabia 2 x 0 UAE#Saudi_UAE
#AFCU23 | #SSC pic.twitter.com/G8g45OaGQ4— Saudi Sports Company SSC (@ssc_sports) June 9, 2022
