Saudi Arabia v Palestine, 30 March 2021

Score5-0 to Saudi Arabia
RefereeMohanad Qassim
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Asia group D
VenueKing Saud University Stadium, Riyadh
Kick-off: 8.30pm local A qualifier hosted by Saudi Arabia was due to be played on 26 March 2020 but FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) decided that all the Asian FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 qualifiers due to be played during this international break could be postponed. This was due to the outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus). The fixture was originally allocated as Saudi Arabia versus Yemen. However, Yemen withdrew citing travel problems due to the pandemic. Palestine agreed to take their place.

5  Saudi Arabia

Manager: Hervé Renard

0  Palestine

Manager: Noureddine Ould Ali

Goals:

Yasser Al Shahrani 37 G
Fahad Al Muwallad 43 G
Saleh Al Shehri 52 G
Saleh Al Shehri 58 G
Salem Al Dawsari penalty 88 P

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mohammed Al Owais
Defender Mohammed Al Amri
Defender Abdullah Madu
Midfielder Salem Al Dawsari (captain)
Midfielder Abdulellah Al Malki
Midfielder Mohamed Kanno
Midfielder Abdullah Otayf
Forward Saleh Al Shehri

Starting lineup:

Tawfiq Ali Goalkeeper
Mousa Farawi Defender
Yasser Hamed Defender
Ahmed Qatmish Defender
Mohammed Abumayyala Defender/Forward
Mus'ab Al Battat Defender/Midfielder (captain)
Oday Kharoub Midfielder
Tamer Seyam Midfielder
Mahmoud Abuwarda Midfielder/Forward
Saleh Chihadeh Forward
Sameh Maraaba Forward

Substitutions:

Firas Al Buraikan for Saleh Al Shehri 71
Sami Al Najei for Mohamed Kanno 71
Mohammed Al Breik for Sultan Al Ghannam 79
Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi for Fahad Al Muwallad 79
Ali Al Asmari for Abdulellah Al Malki 90

Substitutions:

Mohammed Yameen for Tamer Seyam 46
Islam Batran for Mahmoud Abuwarda 61
Mohammed Darwish for Oday Kharoub 61
Walid Qonbor for Sameh Maraaba 61
Ahmed Abu Khadija for Saleh Chihadeh 89

Cards:

Abdulellah Al Malki 90 Y

Cards:

Yasser Hamed 45 Y
Mohammed Abumayyala 56 Y
Ahmed Qatmish 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Zaid Al Bawardi
Defender Ali Al Bulayhi
Defender Ziyad Al Sahafi
Defender/Midfielder Saud Abdulhamid
Defender/Midfielder Nasser Al Dawsari
Midfielder/Forward Ali Al Asmari
Midfielder/Forward Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi
Midfielder/Forward Sami Al Najei
Midfielder/Forward Abdulrahman Ghareeb

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rami Hamada
Goalkeeper Ahmed Khalifa
Defender Mohammed Dereya
Defender Walid Qonbor
Defender Mousa Salim
Defender/Midfielder Mohammed Rashid
Defender/Midfielder Mohammed Saleh
Midfielder Ahmed Abu Khadija
Midfielder Islam Batran
Midfielder Mohammed Darwish
Midfielder Amir Qitawi
Midfielder Mohammed Yameen

5  Saudi Arabia

Manager: Hervé Renard

Goals:

Yasser Al Shahrani 37 G
Fahad Al Muwallad 43 G
Saleh Al Shehri 52 G
Saleh Al Shehri 58 G
Salem Al Dawsari penalty 88 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mohammed Al Owais
Defender Mohammed Al Amri
Defender Abdullah Madu
Midfielder Salem Al Dawsari (captain)
Midfielder Abdulellah Al Malki
Midfielder Mohamed Kanno
Midfielder Abdullah Otayf
Forward Saleh Al Shehri

Substitutions:

Firas Al Buraikan for Saleh Al Shehri 71
Sami Al Najei for Mohamed Kanno 71
Mohammed Al Breik for Sultan Al Ghannam 79
Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi for Fahad Al Muwallad 79
Ali Al Asmari for Abdulellah Al Malki 90

Cards:

Abdulellah Al Malki 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Zaid Al Bawardi
Defender Ali Al Bulayhi
Defender Ziyad Al Sahafi
Defender/Midfielder Saud Abdulhamid
Defender/Midfielder Nasser Al Dawsari
Midfielder/Forward Ali Al Asmari
Midfielder/Forward Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi
Midfielder/Forward Sami Al Najei
Midfielder/Forward Abdulrahman Ghareeb

0  Palestine

Manager: Noureddine Ould Ali

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Tawfiq Ali Goalkeeper
Mousa Farawi Defender
Yasser Hamed Defender
Ahmed Qatmish Defender
Mohammed Abumayyala Defender/Forward
Mus'ab Al Battat Defender/Midfielder (captain)
Oday Kharoub Midfielder
Tamer Seyam Midfielder
Mahmoud Abuwarda Midfielder/Forward
Saleh Chihadeh Forward
Sameh Maraaba Forward

Substitutions:

Mohammed Yameen for Tamer Seyam 46
Islam Batran for Mahmoud Abuwarda 61
Mohammed Darwish for Oday Kharoub 61
Walid Qonbor for Sameh Maraaba 61
Ahmed Abu Khadija for Saleh Chihadeh 89

Cards:

Yasser Hamed 45 Y
Mohammed Abumayyala 56 Y
Ahmed Qatmish 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rami Hamada
Goalkeeper Ahmed Khalifa
Defender Mohammed Dereya
Defender Walid Qonbor
Defender Mousa Salim
Defender/Midfielder Mohammed Rashid
Defender/Midfielder Mohammed Saleh
Midfielder Ahmed Abu Khadija
Midfielder Islam Batran
Midfielder Mohammed Darwish
Midfielder Amir Qitawi
Midfielder Mohammed Yameen