Venezuela 2-1 Saudi Arabia (Mar 24, 2023) Commentary

Venezuela

Salem Al-Dawsari - 73'

Josef Martínez - 26'
Salomón Rondón - 34'

21
Al-Owais
6
Alharbi
5
Al-Bulayhi
3
Sharahili
12
Abdulhamid
23
Kanno
8
Al-Qahtani
18
Ghareeb
10
Al-Dawsari
9
Al-Brikan
14
Camara

No.Name
21Mohammed Al-Owais
5Ali Al-Bulayhi 4Abdulelah Al-Amri
3Ahmed Sharahili
6Moteb Alharbi 24Nasser Al-Dawsari
12Saud Abdulhamid
10Salem Al-Dawsari
23Mohamed Kanno
8Hussain Al-Qahtani 15Abdullah Al-Khaibari
14Haroune Camara 7Abdulaziz Al-Bishi
18Abdulrahman Ghareeb 11Saleh Al-Shehri
9Feras Al-Brikan 19Abdullah Al-Hamddan

Substitutes
22Osama Mubarak Hajaj Al Marwash
1Mohammed Al-Yami
16Fahad Alrashidi
25Haitham Asiri

3:00 PM, March 24, 2023

Attendance: 4,960

Referees:
Abdulrahman Al Marri

Saudi Arabia

Venezuela

KO
12
18
26
34
HT
45
52
60
62
71
73
74
90+3
90+6
FT

- Match ends, Saudi Arabia 1, Venezuela 2.
90'+8' Second Half ends, Saudi Arabia 1, Venezuela 2.
90'+8' Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Nasser Al Dawsari.
90'+7' Foul by Nasser Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia).
90'+7' Brayan Alcócer (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6' Attempt missed. Nasser Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
90'+6' Alexander González (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
90'+6' Hand ball by Alexander González (Venezuela).
90'+4' Jhon Murillo (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+4' Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia).
90'+3' Substitution, Venezuela. Brayan Alcócer replaces Miguel Navarro.
90'+3' Foul by Abdulaziz Al Bishi (Saudi Arabia).
90'+3' Ernesto Torregrossa (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90' Delay in match because of an injury Miguel Navarro (Venezuela).
89' Attempt missed. Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari.
88' Attempt saved. Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Saud Abdulhamid with a cross.
87' Attempt blocked. Abdullah Al Hamdan (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Saud Abdulhamid.
84' Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84' Foul by Ernesto Torregrossa (Venezuela).
84' Foul by Yohán Cumaná (Venezuela).
84' Abdullah Al Khaibari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83' Offside, Saudi Arabia. Abdulelah Al Amri tries a through ball, but Saleh Al Shehri is caught offside.
82' Foul by Salomón Rondón (Venezuela).
82' Abdullah Al Hamdan (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81' Attempt blocked. José Martínez (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jhon Murillo.
81' Attempt blocked. Yordan Osorio (Venezuela) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ernesto Torregrossa.
81' Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Ahmed Sharahili.
80' Foul by Ahmed Sharahili (Saudi Arabia).
80' Ernesto Torregrossa (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78' Attempt saved. Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nasser Al Dawsari with a cross.
74' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdullah Al Hamdan replaces Feras Al Brikan.
74' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdulelah Al Amri replaces Ali Al Bulayhi.
73' Goal! Saudi Arabia 1, Venezuela 2. Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Abdulaziz Al Bishi.
72' Offside, Venezuela. Jhon Murillo tries a through ball, but Ernesto Torregrossa is caught offside.
71' Substitution, Venezuela. Yohán Cumaná replaces Samuel Sosa.
71' Substitution, Venezuela. Jhon Murillo replaces Eduard Bello.
71' Substitution, Venezuela. Jean Fuentes replaces Jhon Chancellor.
69' Attempt blocked. Samuel Sosa (Venezuela) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
68' Foul by Miguel Navarro (Venezuela).
68' Abdulaziz Al Bishi (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67' Nasser Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67' Foul by Ernesto Torregrossa (Venezuela).
65' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
65' VAR Decision: No Penalty Saudi Arabia.
63' Foul by Eduard Bello (Venezuela).
63' Abdullah Al Khaibari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdullah Al Khaibari replaces Hussain Al Qahtani.
62' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdulaziz Al Bishi replaces Haroune Camara.
61' Attempt missed. Alexander González (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
60' Substitution, Venezuela. Junior Moreno replaces Tomás Rincón.
60' Substitution, Venezuela. Ernesto Torregrossa replaces Josef Martínez.
59' Attempt missed. Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hussain Al Qahtani.
57' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
56' Delay in match because of an injury Yordan Osorio (Venezuela).
54' Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54' Foul by Hussain Al Qahtani (Saudi Arabia).
53' Foul by Samuel Sosa (Venezuela).
53' Feras Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52' Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52' Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52' Foul by Salomón Rondón (Venezuela).
48' Saleh Al Shehri (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48' Foul by Jhon Chancellor (Venezuela).
46' Haroune Camara (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
46' Foul by Yordan Osorio (Venezuela).
45' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Saleh Al Shehri replaces Abdulrahman Ghareeb.
45' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Nasser Al Dawsari replaces Moteb Al Harbi.
45' Second Half begins Saudi Arabia 0, Venezuela 2.
45'+4' First Half ends, Saudi Arabia 0, Venezuela 2.
45'+2' Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kanno (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
44' Offside, Saudi Arabia. Ahmed Sharahili tries a through ball, but Haroune Camara is caught offside.
43' VAR Decision: No Goal Saudi Arabia 0-2 Venezuela.
42' GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Josef Martínez (Venezuela) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
42' Offside, Venezuela. Tomás Rincón tries a through ball, but Eduard Bello is caught offside.
41' Samuel Sosa (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41' Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia).
41' Josef Martínez (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41' Foul by Ahmed Sharahili (Saudi Arabia).
40' Foul by Miguel Navarro (Venezuela).
40' Feras Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38' Haroune Camara (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38' Foul by Yordan Osorio (Venezuela).
37' Samuel Sosa (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37' Foul by Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia).
36' Attempt blocked. Haroune Camara (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdulrahman Ghareeb.
36' Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36' Foul by José Martínez (Venezuela).
34' Goal! Saudi Arabia 0, Venezuela 2. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eduard Bello.
33' Miguel Navarro (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33' Foul by Feras Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia).
29' Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by José Martínez.
28' Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
28' Foul by Miguel Navarro (Venezuela).
26' Goal! Saudi Arabia 0, Venezuela 1. Josef Martínez (Venezuela) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Salomón Rondón.
22' Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22' Foul by Miguel Navarro (Venezuela).
21' Attempt saved. Haroune Camara (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saud Abdulhamid.
18' Offside, Venezuela. Miguel Navarro tries a through ball, but Samuel Sosa is caught offside.
18' Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
18' Miguel Navarro (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18' Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia).
17' Saud Abdulhamid (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17' Foul by Samuel Sosa (Venezuela).
14' Attempt missed. Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
12' Yordan Osorio (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
12' Foul by Yordan Osorio (Venezuela).
12' Feras Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8' Offside, Venezuela. Alain Baroja tries a through ball, but Salomón Rondón is caught offside.
7' Offside, Saudi Arabia. Abdulrahman Ghareeb tries a through ball, but Haroune Camara is caught offside.
5' Hussain Al Qahtani (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5' Foul by José Martínez (Venezuela).
5' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
5' Delay in match (Saudi Arabia).
3' Foul by Miguel Navarro (Venezuela).
3' Feras Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3' Attempt saved. Eduard Bello (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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