Saudi Arabia shines and defeats Puerto Rico by three in a successful World Cup rehearsal
The Saudi national team achieved a well-deserved victory over the Puerto Rican national team, with a score of 3-0, in the friendly preparatory match that brought together the two teams as part of their preparations for the upcoming matches, and within the framework of Al-Akhdar’s preparations for the World Cup.
The Saudi national team imposed its advantage on the course of the match from the first minutes, and succeeded in opening the scoring at the second minute of stoppage time in the first half through Sultan Mendash, so that Al-Akhdar finished the first half of the match. Leading by one goal without a response.
With the beginning of the second half, the Saudi team continued its offensive pressure, and Abdullah Al-Hamdan increased the score by scoring the second goal in the 51st minute, giving his team a comfortable advantage over the opponent.
Saudi control continued until the last minutes, before Salem Al-Dosari concluded the goal festival by scoring the third goal in the 88th minute, Confirming Al-Akhdar’s superiority throughout the match.
The final moments of the match witnessed Ahmed Al-Kassar miss a penalty kick for Puerto Rico in the ninth minute of stoppage time, so the Saudi team kept a clean sheet until the final whistle.
The statistics showed a clear Saudi superiority, as Al-Akhdar possessed the ball by 62% versus 38% for Puerto Rico, and they also shot 18 shots compared to only 3 for the opposing team.
This victory gives the technical staff of the Saudi team an important morale boost before continuing the preparation program for the World Cup, in light of the convincing performance provided by the players on the technical and physical levels.
