Saudi Arabia vs China PR

WC Qualification Asia - 3rd Round 12 Oct 2021, 17:00
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
3–2
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
China PR
China PR
🏟 King Abdullah Sports City (Jeddah) 👤 I. Tantashev Round 4

Match report

Saudi Arabia edged past China PR 3-2 in the WC Qualification Asia - 3rd Round on 12 October 2021. It was 2-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Saudi Arabia had 15 shots to China PR's 8.

The match was played at King Abdullah Sports City (Jeddah), with I. Tantashev in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 57% - 43% Shots 15 - 8 On target 3 - 5 Corners 2 - 3 Fouls 10 - 9 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Sami Al-Najei
Saudi Arabia · 2 goals
8 Firas Albirakan 1 goal
8 Xi Wu 1 goal
8 Mohamed Kanno 1 assist
7 Aloisio 1 goal
First half vs second half
China PR came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 1 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–1 7–7
Shots On Goal 2–1 1–4
Ball Possession 57–43 —
Corners 1–2 1–1
Attacks 49–50 52–36
Match statistics
5 Substitution 7
101 Attacks 86
64 Dangerous Attacks 43
5 On Target 6
10 Off Target 3
15 Shots Total 8
3 Shots On Goal 5
10 Shots Off Goal 3
2 Shots Blocked 0
7 Shots Inside Box 4
8 Shots Outside Box 4
10 Fouls 9
2 Corners 3
2 Offsides 3
57% Ball Possession 43%
1 Yellow Cards 0
3 Saves 0
503 Passes Total 382
425 Passes Accurate 313
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Saudi Arabia · 4-2-3-1
21 M. Al-Owais
2 S. Al-Ghannam 17 A. Al-Amri 3 A. Madu 12 S. Abdulhamid
23 M. Kanno 8 A. Malki
19 F. Muwallad 7 S. Al-Faraj 16 S. Al-Najei
11 S. Al-Shehri
China PR · 3-5-2
1 J. Yan
14 C. Zhu 6 T. Browning 2 A. Li
5 L. Zhang 13 J. Jin 19 Z. Chi 15 Xi Wu 3 S. Wang
7 Wu Lei 18 Y. Zhang
Saudi Arabia
Coach
H. Renard
Substitutes
  • 1 Zaid Al-Bawardi
  • 22 Fawaz Al Qarni
  • 13 Hussain Qasim
  • 5 Ali Al-Boleahi
  • 4 Mohammed Al-Khabrani
  • 15 Ayman Yahya
  • 20 Abdulrahman Alobud
  • 14 Ali Al-Hassan
  • 10 Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi
  • 6 Nasser Al-Dawsari
  • 18 Abdulrahman Ghareeb
  • 9 Firas Albirakan
China PR
Coach
Li Tie
Substitutes
  • 23 Dalei Wang
  • 12 Dianzuo Liu
  • 22 Dabao Yu
  • 4 Zhunyi Gao
  • 17 Binbin Liu
  • 20 Qiuming Wang
  • 8 Xin Xu
  • 10 Xizhe Zhang
  • 11 Alan
  • 21 Aloisio
  • 9 Elkeson
  • 16 Tianyu Guo
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ A Lan ↓ Jin Jingdao China PR
  • 46' ↑ Luo Guofu ↓ Li Ang China PR
  • 60' ↑ Zhang Xizhe ↓ Chi Zhongguo China PR
  • 60' ↑ Ai Kesen ↓ Zhang Yuning China PR
  • 69' ↑ Fawaz Al Qarni ↓ Mohammed Al-Owais Saudi Arabia
  • 69' ↑ Firas Al-Buraikan ↓ Saleh Al-Shehri Saudi Arabia
  • 76' ↑ Ali Al-Bulaihi ↓ Saud Abdul Hamid Saudi Arabia
  • 76' ↑ Abdulrahman Al Obod ↓ Sami Al-Najei Saudi Arabia
  • 80' ↑ Gao Zhunyi ↓ Zhang Linpeng China PR
  • 90+6' ↑ Ali Al-Hassan ↓ Abdulelah Al-Malki Saudi Arabia
Cards
  • 87' Li Tie China PR
  • 87' A. Al Malki Saudi Arabia
Head-to-head
Saudi Arabia 3 1 draws 0 China PR
2025-03-20 Saudi Arabia vs China PR 1 - 0
2024-09-10 China PR vs Saudi Arabia 1 - 2
2022-03-24 China PR vs Saudi Arabia 1 - 1
2021-10-12 Saudi Arabia vs China PR 3 - 2
Recent form
Saudi Arabia D L D L W
China PR D L L L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Saudi Arabia vs China PR?
Saudi Arabia won 3-2 against China PR on 12 October 2021.
Who won Saudi Arabia vs China PR?
Saudi Arabia won the match 3-2.
Where was Saudi Arabia vs China PR played?
The match was played at King Abdullah Sports City (Jeddah).
Who had more possession in Saudi Arabia vs China PR?
Saudi Arabia had 57% of possession, compared to 43% for the other side.