Saudi Arabia 1-0 Iceland: tops 1-0 with a goal scored by S. Abdulhamid
ABU DHABI. Saudi Arabia overcomes Iceland 1-0 after S. Abdulhamid scored just 1 goal (26').
ABU DHABI. Saudi Arabia prevails over Iceland 1-0 after S. Abdulhamid scored just 1 goal (26′).
The match was played at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium stadium in Abu Dhabi on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot around 29.1 degrees Celsius or 84.45 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 62%.
Match Statistics
The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Saudi Arabia was in possession of the ball for 0% of the time vs. Iceland that controlled the ball for 0% of the time.
Iceland was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, Saudi Arabia was able to find the solution to win this match.
Saudi Arabia shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Iceland shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Saudi Arabia received 1 yellow card (). On the opposite side, Iceland received 3 yellow cards (, and ).
Match Events
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26'26'
S. Abdulhamid
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45'45'
A. Yahya
S. Al Faraj
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56'56'
J. D. Svanthorsson
J. Jonsson
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56'56'
V. K. Einarsson
V. T. Ingimundarson
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56'56'
L. Tomasson
R. T. Sigurgeirsson
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56'56'
B. Bjarkason
O. Karlsson
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70'70'
V. Margeirsson
D. Muminovic
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85'85'
J. Magnusson
A. Gunnarsson
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85'85'
J. Magnusson
Next match
In the upcoming Friendly International match, Saudi Arabia will play away against Panama on the 10th of November with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Iceland will play away with Korea Republic on the 11th of November with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Korea Republic (0 draws).
Saudi Arabia: Formation and Lineups
The manager Hervé Renard chose to play with the following team: .
Substitutes
Saudi Arabia made only 1 change substituting S. Al Faraj for A. Yahya (45′).
Iceland: Formation and Lineups
On the opposite side, Arnar Viðarsson played with: .
Substitutes
Iceland made 4 changes: R. T. Sigurgeirsson for L. Tomasson (56′), O. Karlsson for B. Bjarkason (56′), D. Muminovic for V. Margeirsson (70′) and A. Gunnarsson for J. Magnusson (85′).
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