Match report

Saudi Arabia Defeats Egypt 2-1 in World Cup Clash

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2–1
FT
Egypt
Egypt
Jun 25, 2018

Saudi Arabia secured a remarkable 2-1 victory over Egypt in their World Cup Group A clash. The match saw a quick opener from Mohamed Salah for Egypt, followed by Saudi Arabia leveling through a penalty by Salman Al Faraj. The turning point came in the 95th minute when Salem Al Dawsari sealed the win for Saudi Arabia with a late goal.

Key Facts

  • • Mohamed Salah gave Egypt the lead with a goal in the 22nd minute.
  • • Saudi Arabia's Salman Al Faraj equalized from the penalty spot in the 45+6th minute.
  • • Salem Al Dawsari scored the winning goal for Saudi Arabia in the 90+5th minute.
  • • Egypt's players, including Ali Gabr and Ahmed Fathy, received yellow cards.

Lineups

Saudi Arabia

Formation: 4-1-4-1

Starting XI

  • 21 Yasser Al Mosailem (G)
  • 3 Osama Hawsawi (D)
  • 13 Yasir Al-Shahrani (D)
  • 23 Motaz Hawsawi (D)
  • 6 Mohammed Al Burayk (D)
  • 7 Salman Al-Faraj (M)
  • 16 Hussain Al Mogahwi (M)
  • 9 Hattan Bahebri (M)
  • 18 Salem Al-Dawsari (M)
  • 14 Abdullah Otayf (M)
  • 19 Fahad Al Muwallad (F)

Substitutes

  • 20 Mohanad Aseri
  • 8 Yehya Al-Shehri
  • 1 Abdullah Al Maiouf
  • 2 Mansour Al Harbi
  • 10 Mohammad Al-Sahlawi
  • 11 Abdulmalek Al Khaibri
  • 12 Mohammed Kanoo
  • 15 Abdullah Al khaibari
  • 22 Mohammed Al-Owais

Egypt

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 Essam El Hadary (G)
  • 7 Ahmed Fathy (D)
  • 13 Mohamed Abdul Shafy (D)
  • 6 Ahmed Hegazi (D)
  • 2 Ali Gabr (D)
  • 19 Abdalla El Said (M)
  • 8 Tarek Hamed (M)
  • 17 Mohamed Elneny (M)
  • 21 Trézéguet (M)
  • 10 Mohamed Salah (M)
  • 9 Marwan Mohsen (F)

Substitutes

  • 22 Amr Warda
  • 14 Ramadan Sobhi
  • 11 Kahraba
  • 3 Ahmed El Mohamady
  • 5 Sam Morsy
  • 12 Ayman Ashraf
  • 15 Mahmoud Hamdi El Wensh
  • 16 Sherif Ekramy
  • 18 Shikabala
  • 20 Saad Samir
  • 23 Mohamed El Shenawy

Timeline

  1. Egypt
    22' Egypt Goal · Normal Goal
    Mohamed Salah · Assist: Abdalla El Said
  2. Saudi Arabia
    45'+6 Saudi Arabia Goal · Penalty
    Salman Al Faraj
  3. Egypt
    45'+7 Egypt subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Abdalla El Said · On: Amr Warda
  4. Egypt
    45' Egypt Card · Yellow Card
    Ali Gabr

    Foul

  5. Egypt
    64' Egypt subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Marwan Mohsen · On: Ramadan Sobhi
  6. Saudi Arabia
    65' Saudi Arabia subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Hattan Bahbri · On: Mohanad Aseri
  7. Saudi Arabia
    79' Saudi Arabia subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Fahad Al Muwallad · On: Yehya Al-Shehri
  8. Egypt
    81' Egypt subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Trézéguet · On: Kahraba
  9. Egypt
    86' Egypt Card · Yellow Card
    Ahmed Fathy

    Foul

  10. Saudi Arabia
    90'+5 Saudi Arabia Goal · Normal Goal
    Salem Al Dawsari · Assist: Abdullah Otayf

Match Stats

Stat Saudi Arabia Egypt
Fouls 7 16
Pass Accuracy 90% 80%
Offsides 1 3
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 23 7
Corners 7 2
Total Passes 647 362
Yellow Cards 0 2
Blocked Shots 5 1
Shots on Target 8 1
Shots off Target 10 5
Possession 64% 36%
Accurate Passes 582 289
Shots Inside Box 11 3
Saves 0 6
Shots Outside Box 12 4

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ The turning point in the match was Salman Al Faraj's penalty in the 45+6th minute, which brought Saudi Arabia back into the game.
  • ▸ Salem Al Dawsari's late goal in the 90+5th minute sealed Saudi Arabia's victory and shifted the momentum decisively in their favor.