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Al Wehda Club draws with Al Orubah in a thrilling encounter
Mecca, Saudi Arabia – Al Wehda Club and Al Orubah drew 2-2 in an exciting match that took place at the King Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium. The match was marked by early goals, a controversial goal disallowed by VAR, and a late comeback.
Al Wehda Club started strong, opening the score in the 1st minute with a goal from Odion Ighalo, assisted by Mohamed Al Makahasi. However, Al Orubah reacted quickly and managed to equalize in the 33rd minute thanks to a goal by Ziad Al Hanety, assisted by Johann Gudmundsson. In the 39th minute, Al Orubah could have taken the lead, but VAR disallowed a goal from Khaled Muhar for a prior foul.
The game remained balanced during the second half, with both teams looking for the win. Al Wehda Club had more possession of the ball (54%), but Al Orubah generated more scoring opportunities, with 4 shots on target against 3 from Al Wehda Club.
In the last minute of the game, Al Wehda Club managed to tie the score at 2-2 thanks to a goal by Mohamed Khadhari, assisted by Alexandru Cretu. This goal came after several substitutions by Al Wehda Club, which revitalized the attack.
The game ended with a draw that left both teams with one point in the standings. Al Wehda Club could have won the match, but were held back by a good defensive performance by Al Orubah and the disallowed goal by VAR.
Statistics:
Al Wehda Club: 54% possession, 12 shots (3 on target, 5 off target), 3 corners, 6 fouls, 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
Al Orubah: 46% possession, 8 shots (4 on target, 1 off target), 5 corners, 10 fouls, 0 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
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Substitutions al wehda club: at minute 16 Y. Naji came in and N. Al Azizi went out., at minute 46 A. Derwish came in and A. Makki went out., at minute 57 A. Cretu came in and A. Al Haji went out., at minute 57 J. Bacuna came in and C. Goodwin went out., at minute 57 M. Khadhari came in and O. Ighalo went out.
Substitutions al orubah: at minute 75 C. Tello came in and F. Al Rashidi went out., at minute 75 M. Al Qarni came in and F. Al Zubaidi went out., at minute 75 A. Al Shammari came in and I. Al Zubaidi went out., at minute 86 S. Al Roqi came in and J. Gudmundsson went out., at minute 90 M. Al Saiari came in and E. Boateng went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Al Wehda Club
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Al Orubah
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