A friendly loss reveals the green features before the World Cup against Ecuador
The Saudi national team began its final stage of preparations for the World Cup with a friendly stumble against the Ecuadorian national team, after losing 2-1 in the match that brought them together on Sunday morning at the Red Bull Arena.
The Ecuadorian national team imposed its advantage during the first half, succeeding in opening the scoring in the 37th minute through Jackson Porozo, ending the first half of the match with a 1-0 lead. With the beginning of the second half, the Ecuadorian team continued its pressure and added the second goal in the 51st minute through Anthony Valencia.
On the other hand, Al-Akhdar sought to reduce the difference and return to the atmosphere of the match during the last minutes, and Sultan Mandesh succeeded in scoring the only goal for the Saudi team in the 87th minute, but the attempts to return were not completed, so the confrontation ended with Ecuador winning 2-1.
This match falls within the preparatory program for the two teams before competing in the Cup competitions. The world, as the Saudi national team continues its series of friendly matches in preparation for the upcoming international tournament.
Al-Akhdar is waiting to play two additional friendly matches against the teams of Puerto Rico and Senegal, before the start of its official participation in the tournament.
The confrontation with Ecuador marked the first appearance of the Saudi national team under the leadership of coach Giorgos Donis, who began his technical mission with Al-Akhdar with this friendly test.
