China PR 1-1 Saudi Arabia: Draw on Thursday
AL SHARJAH. Saudi Arabia and China PR draw 1-1. S. Al scored the first goal (45') for Saudi Arabia. Z. Chenjie settled the score 1-1 (82') with a penalty.
AL SHARJAH. Saudi Arabia and China PR draw 1-1. S. Al scored the first goal (45′) for Saudi Arabia. Z. Chenjie settled the score 1-1 (82′) with a penalty. Saudi Arabia was far superior when it came to possession ball (74%)
The match was played at the Sharjah Stadium stadium in Al Sharjah on Thursday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohamed Abdulla Hassan Mohd who was helped by Mohamed Ahmed Yousuf Al Hammadi and Hassan Mohammed Hassan Abdullah Suqatari Al Mahri. The 4th official was Ali Saeed Al Naqbi.
Match Statistics
Saudi Arabia was in firm control of the ball 74% while China PR was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Saudi Arabia was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 3 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Saudi Arabia to win the match.
China PR shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Saudi Arabia shot 18 times, 3 on target, 15 off target.
Cards
China PR received 3 yellow cards (Hao Junmin, Zhu Chenjie and Yu Dabao). On the other side, Saudi Arabia received 2 yellow cards (A. Al Amri and ).
After this match, China PR will have 5 points to move down in the 8th place. On the other side, Saudi Arabia will have 19 points to move up in the 3rd place.
Match Events
-
24'24'
Hao Junmin
-
39'39'
Zhu Chenjie
-
45'45'
S. Al Shehri
-
46'46'
W. Dai
Hao Junmin
-
59'59'
Guo Tianyu
Liu Binbin
-
60'60'
A. Al Amri
-
66'66'
S. Abdulhamid
M. Al Burayk
-
66'66'
A. Al Bishi
H. Bahebri
-
75'75'
K. Al Ghannam
F. Al Muwallad
-
76'76'
Yu Dabao
Zhang Yuning
-
76'76'
Jin Jingdao
Xu Xin
-
82'82'
Zhu Chenjie (Penalty)
-
90'90'
Yu Dabao
Next match
In the upcoming WC Qualification Asia match, China PR will play away against Oman on the 29th of March with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Oman (1 draw).
Saudi Arabia will host Australia on the 29th of March with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Australia (2 draws).
China PR: Formation and Lineups
China PR started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Xiaopeng Li chose to play with the following team: .
Substitutes
China PR made 4 changes: Hao Junmin for W. Dai (46′), Liu Binbin for Guo Tianyu (59′), Zhang Yuning for Yu Dabao (76′) and Xu Xin for Jin Jingdao (76′).
Saudi Arabia: Formation and Lineups
Saudi Arabia started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Hervé Renard played with: .
Substitutes
Saudi Arabia made 3 changes: M. Al Burayk for S. Abdulhamid (66′), H. Bahebri for A. Al Bishi (66′) and F. Al Muwallad for K. Al Ghannam (75′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Asia
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Saragna
I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
