The Saudi Arabian national team succeeded in qualifying for the semi-finals of the 2025 Arab Cup, after its thrilling 2-1 victory over its Palestinian counterpart in the match that brought the two teams together on Thursday evening on the أرض ملعب لوسيل stadium, within the framework of the quarter-final competitions.
The Saudi team opened the scoring in the 56th minute with a penalty kick successfully executed by the striker “Firas Al-Buraikan”, shooting the ball to the right of the goalkeeper “Rami Hamada”.
The Palestinian national team striker “Oday Dabbagh” was able to score the equalizing goal for his country in the 64th minute, with a wonderful shot that settled in the net of “Nawaf Al-Aqidi”.
In the second extra half, “Mohammed Kanoo” sealed the victory for the Saudi team by scoring a goal with a skillful header, after an excellent pass from “Salem Al-Dawsari” in the 115th minute.
Match lineup
Saudi Arabia national team lineup
The French coach “Hervé Renard” made seven changes in the Saudi national team lineup compared to the previous match against Morocco, and the lineup was as follows:
Goalkeeper: “Nawaf Al-Aqidi”
Defense line: “Ali Majrashi – Hassan Tambakti – Walid Al-Ahmad – Nawaf Boushal”
Midfield line: “Abdullah Al-Khaibri – Nasser Al-Dawsari – Mohamed Kanoo”
Attack line: “Saleh Abu Al-Shamat – Salem Al-Dawsari – Firas Al-Buraikan”
Palestine national team lineup
Coach “Ihab Abu Jazar” relied on the following lineup:
Goalkeeper: “Rami Hamada”
Defense line: “Milad Termanini – Muhammad Saleh – Wajdi Nabhane – Musab Al-Battat”
Midfield line: “Amid Sawafta – Amid Mahajna – Hamed Hamdan”
Attack line: “Tamer Siam – Oday Dabbagh – Zaid Al-Qanbar”
