Poland vs Saudi Arabia, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage
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— Finally!
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Poland).
- 2': Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia).
- 4': Krystian Bielik (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Al Burayk (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari.
- 8': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Grzegorz Krychowiak.
- 11': Foul by Mohammed Kanno (Saudi Arabia).
- 11': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Matty Cash (Poland).
- 13': Attempt saved. Mohammed Kanno (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Saud Abdulhamid.
- 13': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
- 15': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Poland).
- 15': Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Jakub Kiwior (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Foul by Matty Cash (Poland).
- 16': Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Matty Cash (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Foul by Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia).
- 18': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Abdulelah Al Amri (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Poland).
- 19': Arkadiusz Milik (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card.
- 26': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Salem Al Dawsari.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Krystian Bielik (Poland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross.
- 26': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Saleh Al Shehri.
- 29': Foul by Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia).
- 29': Krystian Bielik (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Hand ball by Mohammed Kanno (Saudi Arabia).
- 33': Foul by Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia).
- 33': Krystian Bielik (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Ali Al Bulayhi (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
- 39': Goal! Poland 1, Saudi Arabia 0. Piotr Zielinski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 41': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Grzegorz Krychowiak.
- 43': Penalty Saudi Arabia. Saleh Al Shehri draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 43': Penalty conceded by Krystian Bielik (Poland) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 44': VAR Decision: Penalty Saudi Arabia.
- 45'+1': Penalty saved! Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Mohammed Al Burayk (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+1': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
- 45'+4': Hand ball by Piotr Zielinski (Poland).
- 45'+4': Abdulelah Al Amri (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+7': Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+7': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Poland).
- 45'+10': First Half ends, Poland 1, Saudi Arabia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Poland 1, Saudi Arabia 0.
- 45': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Nawaf Al Abid replaces Sami Al Naji.
- 47': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- 47': Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
- 47': Mohammed Al Burayk (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Arkadiusz Milik (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia).
- 51': Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Arkadiusz Milik.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari.
- 51': Attempt missed. Mohammed Kanno (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mohammed Al Burayk following a corner.
- 52': Hand ball by Matty Cash (Poland).
- 53': Foul by Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia).
- 53': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Poland).
- 54': Nawaf Al Abid (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt missed. Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Saud Abdulhamid.
- 55': Attempt saved. Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 55': Attempt missed. Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 57': Foul by Nawaf Al Abid (Saudi Arabia).
- 57': Piotr Zielinski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt missed. Feras Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari.
- 61': Attempt missed. Mohammed Kanno (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Saleh Al Shehri.
- 61': Abdulelah Al Amri (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
- 63': Substitution, Poland. Jakub Kaminski replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 63': Arkadiusz Milik (Poland) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
- 64': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia).
- 64': Jakub Kaminski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Arkadiusz Milik (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Mohammed Kanno (Saudi Arabia).
- 65': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Sultan Al Ghannam replaces Mohammed Al Burayk.
- 66': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) hits the right post with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Jakub Kaminski.
- 66': Foul by Matty Cash (Poland).
- 66': Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Feras Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Poland).
- 68': Attempt blocked. Nawaf Al Abid (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 69': Attempt saved. Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nawaf Al Abid.
- 70': Foul by Jakub Kaminski (Poland).
- 70': Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Poland. Krzysztof Piatek replaces Arkadiusz Milik.
- 71': Foul by Abdulelah Al Amri (Saudi Arabia).
- 71': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty Cash with a cross.
- 76': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Poland).
- 76': Nawaf Al Abid (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Sultan Al Ghannam (Saudi Arabia).
- 77': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt missed. Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 81': Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Foul by Feras Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia).
- 81': Attempt missed. Krzysztof Piatek (Poland) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jakub Kaminski with a cross.
- 82': Goal! Poland 2, Saudi Arabia 0. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 85': Abdulelah Al Malki (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Jakub Kaminski (Poland).
- 85': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdulrahman Al Obud replaces Abdulelah Al Malki.
- 86': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Nasser Al Dawsari replaces Saleh Al Shehri.
- 87': Attempt missed. Abdulrahman Al Obud (Saudi Arabia) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nasser Al Dawsari with a cross.
- 89': Foul by Nasser Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia).
- 89': Krzysztof Piatek (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Sultan Al Ghannam.
- 90'+2': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Abdulrahman Al Obud.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Hattan Bahbri replaces Nawaf Al Abid.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Mohammed Kanno (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Poland 2, Saudi Arabia 0.
- 0': Match ends, Poland 2, Saudi Arabia 0.
Statistics
 KSA |
POL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 64 | Possession | 36 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 456 | Accurate Passes | 228 |
| 537 | Passes | 297 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 20 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 14 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 11 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup
Venue: Education City Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 44,259
Venue: Education City Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 44,259
FIFA World Cup Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | -2 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Poland (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 14 | Jakub Kiwior  |
| 15 | Kamil Glik |
| 18 | Bartosz Bereszynski |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 10 | Grzegorz Krychowiak |
| 6 | Krystian Bielik |
| 24 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 7 | Arkadiusz Milik |
Saudi Arabia (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Mohammed Al-Owais (GK) |
| 5 | Ali Al-Bulayhi |
| 4 | Abdulelah Al-Amri |
| 8 | Abdulelah Al-Malki |
| 6 | Mohammed Al-Burayk |
| 12 | Saud Abdulhamid |
| 23 | Mohamed Kanno |
| 16 | Sami Al-Najei |
| 10 | Salem Al-Dawsari |
| 9 | Feras Al-Brikan |
| 11 | Saleh Al-Shehri |
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