Saudi Arabia plays its third and fourth matches in Doha

The senior Saudi national football team plays its third and fourth historic exhibition matches in Doha, as part of the external camp currently being organized in Qatar during the ongoing international break. The Green Team will face the South Korean national team followed by the Uzbekistan national team in these two crucial matches.

History of Previous Encounters

Statistics indicate that the Saudi national team has previously played only two exhibition matches in Doha throughout its history. The first was against Qatar in 2009, where they lost two goals to one. The second was against Laos in 2016, where they secured a clean sheet victory with four goals.

Details of the 2009 Match

The Falcons' exhibition matches in Doha began 17 years ago, specifically on May 26, 2009. The Green Team was then led by Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro in the match hosted at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium by Al Sadd Club. The Saudi national team entered with a lineup comprising Mansour Al-Najji in goal, and in front of him Walid Abd Rabbo, Majed Bilal, Abdo Barnawi, Ibrahim Hazazi, Ahmed Al-Mousa, Sahib Al-Abdullah, Youssef Al-Moainee, Taisir Al-Jassim (Captain), Ahmed Al-Mousa, and Hassan Al-Rahbi.

The Green Team then took the lead through a goal by Taisir Al-Jassim, and the Oryx responded with two goals by Ali Al-Affif and Majed Muhammad, ending the match with a 2-1 loss for the Green Team.

Details of the 2016 Match

In the second encounter, the Green Team faced the Laos national team on August 24, 2016. The match was hosted at Grand Hamad Stadium in Doha, where Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk entered the Falcons' lineup with Yasser Al-Mosailem in goal, and in front of him Mansour Al-Harbi, Osama Hawsawi (Captain), Omar Hawsawi, Salman Al-Faraj, Abdulmalik Al-Khaibari, Mohammed Al-Breik, Salman Al-Muwallad, Taisir Al-Jassim, Nawa Al-Edhaim, and Mohammed Al-Sahlawi.

The Green Team stuffed their opponent's net with four goals, shared by Taisir Al-Jassim, Mohammed Al-Sahlawi, Ali Al-Awaji, and Hussein Al-Maqawi.

Source: Arriyadiyah newspaper