Argentina vs Saudi Arabia 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions
Saudi Arabia beat Argentina 2-1 on Tuesday, 22 November 2022 in World Cup. The match was refereed by Slavko Vinčić.
First half: VAR intervened at 8' for Argentina (Penalty confirmed). Argentina took an early lead at 10' when L. Messi scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. VAR intervened at 29' for Argentina (Goal cancelled). Saudi Arabia made their 1st substitution at 45+4', with Salman Al Faraj replacing Nawaf Al Abid.
Second half: Saudi Arabia reduced the deficit at 48' when Saleh Al Shehri scored, with the assist credited to Feras Al Brikan, making the score 2-1. Saudi Arabia leveled the score at 53' when Salem Al Dawsari scored, making the score 2-2. Argentina made their 1st substitution at 59', with P. Gómez replacing J. Álvarez. Argentina made their 2nd substitution at 59', with L. Paredes replacing E. Fernández. Argentina made their 3rd substitution at 59', with C. Romero replacing Lisandro Martínez. Abdulelah Al Malki received a yellow card for Saudi Arabia at 67'. Argentina made their 4th substitution at 71', with N. Tagliafico replacing M. Acuña. Ali Al Bulayhi received a yellow card for Saudi Arabia at 75'. Saudi Arabia made their 2nd substitution at 78', with Saleh Al Shehri replacing Sultan Al Ghannam. Salem Al Dawsari received a yellow card for Saudi Arabia at 79'. Saud Abdulhamid received a yellow card for Saudi Arabia at 82'. Nawaf Al Abid received a yellow card for Saudi Arabia at 88'. Saudi Arabia made their 3rd substitution at 88', with Nawaf Al Abid replacing Abdulelah Al Amri. Saudi Arabia made their 4th substitution at 89', with Feras Al Brikan replacing Haitham Asiri. Mohammed Al Owais received a yellow card for Saudi Arabia at 90+2'. Saudi Arabia made their 5th substitution at 90+9', with Yasir Al Shahrani replacing Mohammed Al Burayk.
Argentina used 4 substitutions while Saudi Arabia used 5 substitutions. Saudi Arabia got 6 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Argentina outshot their opponent (15-3).
- Argentina controlled possession (69%).
- Argentina had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).