Tunisia v Saudi Arabia, 14 June 2006

Score2-2
RefereeMark Shield
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Finals group H
VenueAllianz Arena, Munich
Attendance66,000

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Kick-Off: 18:00 Local (17:00 BST) Assistant referees: Nathan Gibson (Australia) Ben Wilson (Australia) Fourth official: Carlos Chandía (Chile) Fifth official: Christian Julio (Chile) Bolton defender Radhi Jaidi salvaged a point for Tunisia with a powerful header in stoppage time in Munich. Saudi Arabia's record goalscorer Sami Al Jaber looked to have given his side the win when he came off the bench to put them 2-1 up with six minutes to go. Just 90 seconds after his introduction, veteran Al Jaber beat Tunisian keeper Ali Boumnijel with a left-footed shot. Ziad Jaziri's first-half volley had given Tunisia the lead, before Yasser Al Kahtani equalised with a deft flick.

2 Tunisia

Manager: Roger Lemerre

2 Saudi Arabia

Manager: Marcos Paqueta

Goals:

Zied Jaziri 23 G
Radhi Jaidi 90 G

Goals:

Yasser Al-Qahtani 57 G
Sami Al-Jaber 84 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ali Boumnijel
Defender/Right back Hatem Trabelsi
Defender Karim Haggui
Defender David Jemmali
Defender/Centre back Radhi Jaidi
Midfielder Riadh Bouazizi (captain)
Midfielder Adel Chedly
Midfielder Jawhar Mnari
Midfielder/Forward Yassine Chikhaoui
Forward Zied Jaziri
Forward Hamed Namouchi

Starting lineup:

Mabrouk Zaid Goalkeeper
Hamad Al Montashari Defender
Ahmed Dokhi Defender
Hussein Sulaimani Defender (captain)
Redah Tukar Defender
Omar Al Ghamdi Midfielder
Nawaf Al-Temyat Midfielder
Khaled Aziz Midfielder
Saud Khariri Midfielder
Mohammed Noor Midfielder
Yasser Al-Qahtani Forward

Substitutions:

Medhi Nafti for Riadh Bouazizi 55
Kaies Ghodhbane for Adel Chedly 69
Karim Essediri for Yassine Chikhaoui 82

Substitutions:

Malek Mouath for Nawaf Al-Temyat 67
Mohammed Ameen for Mohammed Noor 75
Sami Al-Jaber for Yasser Al-Qahtani 82

Cards:

Karim Haggui 36 Y
Riadh Bouazizi 37 Y
Adel Chedly 65 Y
Yassine Chikhaoui 79 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hamdi Kasraoui
Goalkeeper Adel Nefzi
Defender Anis Ayari
Defender Sofiene Melliti
Defender Medhi Nafti
Defender Karim Saidi
Defender Alaeddine Yahia
Midfielder Karim Essediri
Midfielder Kaies Ghodhbane
Forward Chaouki Ben Saada
Forward Haykel Guemamdia
Forward Francileudo dos Santos

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mohammad Al-Deayea
Goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Khojali
Defender Mohamed Al Bishi
Defender Naif Al Qadi
Defender Ahmed Al-Bahri
Defender Mohammad Massad
Midfielder Abdulaziz Al-Khathran
Midfielder Mohammed Ameen
Forward Saad Al Harthi
Forward Sami Al-Jaber
Forward Malek Mouath

Comments:

Tunisia have now failed to win their last nine World Cup finals games. It's the worst winless run amongst the nations taking part in the 32-team tournament. At 19 years and 265 days, Yassine Chikhaoui becomes the youngest-ever player to appear in a World Cup finals game for Tunisia. At the other end of the age scale, keeper Ali Boumnijel becomes the fifth oldest World Cup player at the age of 40 years and 62 days.

Comments:

Sami Al Jaber becomes the first Saudi Arabia player to score at three different World Cup finals having scored penalties in 1994 and 1998. Along with Mohammed Al Deayea, they become the first Saudi Arabians to play at four World Cups finals.

2 Tunisia

Manager: Roger Lemerre

Goals:

Zied Jaziri 23 G
Radhi Jaidi 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ali Boumnijel
Defender/Right back Hatem Trabelsi
Defender Karim Haggui
Defender David Jemmali
Defender/Centre back Radhi Jaidi
Midfielder Riadh Bouazizi (captain)
Midfielder Adel Chedly
Midfielder Jawhar Mnari
Midfielder/Forward Yassine Chikhaoui
Forward Zied Jaziri
Forward Hamed Namouchi

Substitutions:

Medhi Nafti for Riadh Bouazizi 55
Kaies Ghodhbane for Adel Chedly 69
Karim Essediri for Yassine Chikhaoui 82

Cards:

Karim Haggui 36 Y
Riadh Bouazizi 37 Y
Adel Chedly 65 Y
Yassine Chikhaoui 79 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hamdi Kasraoui
Goalkeeper Adel Nefzi
Defender Anis Ayari
Defender Sofiene Melliti
Defender Medhi Nafti
Defender Karim Saidi
Defender Alaeddine Yahia
Midfielder Karim Essediri
Midfielder Kaies Ghodhbane
Forward Chaouki Ben Saada
Forward Haykel Guemamdia
Forward Francileudo dos Santos

Comments:

Tunisia have now failed to win their last nine World Cup finals games. It's the worst winless run amongst the nations taking part in the 32-team tournament. At 19 years and 265 days, Yassine Chikhaoui becomes the youngest-ever player to appear in a World Cup finals game for Tunisia. At the other end of the age scale, keeper Ali Boumnijel becomes the fifth oldest World Cup player at the age of 40 years and 62 days.

2 Saudi Arabia

Manager: Marcos Paqueta

Goals:

Yasser Al-Qahtani 57 G
Sami Al-Jaber 84 G

Starting lineup:

Mabrouk Zaid Goalkeeper
Hamad Al Montashari Defender
Ahmed Dokhi Defender
Hussein Sulaimani Defender (captain)
Redah Tukar Defender
Omar Al Ghamdi Midfielder
Nawaf Al-Temyat Midfielder
Khaled Aziz Midfielder
Saud Khariri Midfielder
Mohammed Noor Midfielder
Yasser Al-Qahtani Forward

Substitutions:

Malek Mouath for Nawaf Al-Temyat 67
Mohammed Ameen for Mohammed Noor 75
Sami Al-Jaber for Yasser Al-Qahtani 82

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mohammad Al-Deayea
Goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Khojali
Defender Mohamed Al Bishi
Defender Naif Al Qadi
Defender Ahmed Al-Bahri
Defender Mohammad Massad
Midfielder Abdulaziz Al-Khathran
Midfielder Mohammed Ameen
Forward Saad Al Harthi
Forward Sami Al-Jaber
Forward Malek Mouath

Comments:

Sami Al Jaber becomes the first Saudi Arabia player to score at three different World Cup finals having scored penalties in 1994 and 1998. Along with Mohammed Al Deayea, they become the first Saudi Arabians to play at four World Cups finals.