Mexico 2-1 Saudi Arabia (Nov 30, 2022) Commentary

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Mexico

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1-1-1, 4 PTS

Salem Al-Dawsari - 90'+5'

Henry Martín - 47'
Luis Chávez - 52'

21
Al-Owais
5
Al-Bulayhi
17
Al-Tambakti
4
Al-Amri
2
Al-Ghannam
10
Al-Dawsari
12
Abdulhamid
15
Al-Hassan
9
Al-Brikan
23
Kanno
11
Al-Shehri

No.Name
21Mohammed Al-Owais
17Hassan Al-Tambakti
4Abdulelah Al-Amri
5Ali Al-Bulayhi 26Riyadh Sharahili
2Sultan Al-Ghannam 19Hatan Bahbri
12Saud Abdulhamid
15Ali Al-Hassan 3Abdullah Madu
10Salem Al-Dawsari
9Feras Al-Brikan
23Mohamed Kanno
11Saleh Al-Shehri 20Abdulrahman Al-Obud

Substitutes
24Nasser Al-Dawsari
22Nawaf Alaqidi
25Haitham Asiri
18Nawaf Al-Abid
16Sami Al-Najei
14Abdullah Otayf
1Mohammed Al-Yami

Lusail Stadium

2:00 PM, November 30, 2022Coverage: FS1

Lusail, Qatar

Attendance: 84,985

Referees:
Michael Oliver

Saudi Arabia

Mexico

KO
16
28
34
37
HT
45
45
47
52
52
62
77
81
86
88
90+1
90+5
90+7
FT

- Match ends, Saudi Arabia 1, Mexico 2.
90'+8' Second Half ends, Saudi Arabia 1, Mexico 2.
90'+8' Mohammed Al Owais (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+8' Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Mexico).
90'+7' Hattan Bahbri (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+7' Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+7' Foul by Hattan Bahbri (Saudi Arabia).
90'+6' Mohammed Al Owais (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6' Foul by Rogelio Funes Mori (Mexico).
90'+5' Goal! Saudi Arabia 1, Mexico 2. Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hattan Bahbri.
90'+4' Hassan Tambakti (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4' Foul by Rogelio Funes Mori (Mexico).
90'+4' Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
90'+3' Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3' Foul by Hattan Bahbri (Saudi Arabia).
90'+2' Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Mohammed Kanno.
90'+2' Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
90'+2' Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
90'+1' Abdulelah Al Amri (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1' Rogelio Funes Mori (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1' Foul by Abdulelah Al Amri (Saudi Arabia).
89' Attempt blocked. Rogelio Funes Mori (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
88' Foul by César Montes (Mexico).
88' Feras Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Hattan Bahbri replaces Sultan Al Ghannam.
87' Offside, Mexico. Carlos Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Uriel Antuna is caught offside.
86' Substitution, Mexico. Rogelio Funes Mori replaces Edson Álvarez.
86' Substitution, Mexico. Kevin Álvarez replaces Jorge Sánchez.
84' Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84' Foul by Jorge Sánchez (Mexico).
84' Foul by Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia).
84' Carlos Rodríguez (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83' Attempt blocked. Luis Chávez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
81' Abdullah Madu (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81' Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81' Foul by Abdullah Madu (Saudi Arabia).
80' Attempt missed. Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Riyadh Sharahili.
78' Attempt saved. Edson Álvarez (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
78' Attempt blocked. Uriel Antuna (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
77' Substitution, Mexico. Raúl Jiménez replaces Henry Martín.
77' Substitution, Mexico. Carlos Rodríguez replaces Orbelín Pineda.
76' Attempt missed. Orbelín Pineda (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Henry Martín.
76' Offside, Saudi Arabia. Salem Al Dawsari tries a through ball, but Feras Al Brikan is caught offside.
75' Offside, Mexico. Luis Chávez tries a through ball, but Hirving Lozano is caught offside.
74' Offside, Saudi Arabia. Feras Al Brikan tries a through ball, but Sultan Al Ghannam is caught offside.
74' Mohammed Al Owais (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74' Foul by Hirving Lozano (Mexico).
73' Hand ball by Héctor Moreno (Mexico).
73' Attempt saved. Luis Chávez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
72' Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72' Foul by Riyadh Sharahili (Saudi Arabia).
70' Attempt missed. Henry Martín (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
69' Orbelín Pineda (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69' Foul by Mohammed Kanno (Saudi Arabia).
67' Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Héctor Moreno.
67' Attempt blocked. Feras Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdulrahman Al Obud with a headed pass.
66' Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Orbelín Pineda.
62' Attempt missed. Abdulelah Al Amri (Saudi Arabia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari with a cross following a set piece situation.
62' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdulrahman Al Obud replaces Saleh Al Shehri.
61' Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61' Foul by Orbelín Pineda (Mexico).
60' Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Saleh Al Shehri.
59' Attempt missed. Henry Martín (Mexico) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Chávez with a cross following a corner.
59' Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Saleh Al Shehri.
58' Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Abdullah Madu.
58' Henry Martín (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58' Foul by Hassan Tambakti (Saudi Arabia).
56' Offside, Mexico. Hirving Lozano tries a through ball, but Henry Martín is caught offside.
55' Attempt missed. Sultan Al Ghannam (Saudi Arabia) header from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Saleh Al Shehri.
52' Goal! Saudi Arabia 0, Mexico 2. Luis Chávez (Mexico) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
52' Hassan Tambakti (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51' Henry Martín (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51' Foul by Hassan Tambakti (Saudi Arabia).
50' Luis Chávez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50' Foul by Riyadh Sharahili (Saudi Arabia).
50' Attempt missed. Sultan Al Ghannam (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
48' Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48' Foul by Edson Álvarez (Mexico).
47' Goal! Saudi Arabia 0, Mexico 1. Henry Martín (Mexico) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by César Montes with a headed pass following a corner.
47' Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Sultan Al Ghannam.
47' Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
47' Attempt saved. Luis Chávez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Uriel Antuna.
46' Orbelín Pineda (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46' Foul by Riyadh Sharahili (Saudi Arabia).
45' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdullah Madu replaces Ali Al Hassan.
45' Substitution, Mexico. Uriel Antuna replaces Alexis Vega.
45' Second Half begins Saudi Arabia 0, Mexico 0.
45'+7' First Half ends, Saudi Arabia 0, Mexico 0.
45'+6' Hassan Tambakti (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+6' Foul by Henry Martín (Mexico).
45'+6' Attempt missed. Ali Al Hassan (Saudi Arabia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sultan Al Ghannam with a cross.
45'+3' Hand ball by Orbelín Pineda (Mexico).
45'+2' Offside, Mexico. Jesús Gallardo tries a through ball, but Alexis Vega is caught offside.
45'+2' Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2' Foul by César Montes (Mexico).
45' Offside, Mexico. César Montes tries a through ball, but Henry Martín is caught offside.
45' Attempt blocked. Luis Chávez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45' Attempt blocked. Alexis Vega (Mexico) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Henry Martín.
44' Foul by Sultan Al Ghannam (Saudi Arabia).
44' Alexis Vega (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43' Foul by Henry Martín (Mexico).
43' Abdulelah Al Amri (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41' Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Hassan Tambakti.
41' Attempt blocked. Orbelín Pineda (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
41' Attempt blocked. Luis Chávez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
40' Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40' Foul by Riyadh Sharahili (Saudi Arabia).
38' Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38' Foul by Jorge Sánchez (Mexico).
37' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Riyadh Sharahili replaces Ali Al Bulayhi because of an injury.
36' Attempt missed. Jesús Gallardo (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexis Vega with a cross following a corner.
35' Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Ali Al Hassan.
35' Attempt blocked. Luis Chávez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
34' Ali Al Hassan (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34' Luis Chávez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34' Foul by Ali Al Hassan (Saudi Arabia).
34' Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34' Foul by Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia).
32' Orbelín Pineda (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32' Foul by Abdulelah Al Amri (Saudi Arabia).
30' Foul by Jesús Gallardo (Mexico).
30' Feras Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
28' Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28' Héctor Moreno (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28' Foul by Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia).
27' Attempt missed. Orbelín Pineda (Mexico) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hirving Lozano with a cross.
25' Attempt saved. Orbelín Pineda (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Henry Martín.
24' Orbelín Pineda (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24' Foul by Ali Al Hassan (Saudi Arabia).
23' Attempt saved. Luis Chávez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
18' Foul by Mohammed Kanno (Saudi Arabia).
18' Edson Álvarez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16' Edson Álvarez (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
15' Hassan Tambakti (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15' Foul by Edson Álvarez (Mexico).
13' Attempt missed. Mohammed Kanno (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
12' Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12' Foul by Luis Chávez (Mexico).
11' Jesús Gallardo (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11' Foul by Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia).
8' Offside, Mexico. Henry Martín tries a through ball, but Jorge Sánchez is caught offside.
8' Attempt missed. Mohammed Kanno (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari.
3' Mohammed Kanno (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3' Foul by Edson Álvarez (Mexico).
3' Attempt saved. Alexis Vega (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hirving Lozano with a through ball.
3' Attempt saved. Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
2' Attempt missed. Luis Chávez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Henry Martín.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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