Kyrgyzstan vs Saudi Arabia Highlights, AFC Asian Cup 2023: KGZ 0-2 KSA at FT - Saudi Arabia through to knockout stages

Full Time!

The referee blows the final whistle with Saudi Arabia continuing to pepper the Kyrgyz box with one pass after another. Saudi take all three points with that 2-0 win and are through to the knockout stages.

All is not over for Kyrgyz, who must now beat Oman in their last game by a good margin!

Freekick

90+7' Late freekick for Saudi Arabia far on the right flank to the box as Lajami is fouled byAmantur Shamurzaev. The game is halted as Lajami is complaining of a lot of pain.

The freekick is soon to be taken!

Kanno shoots wide!

90+5' Kanno tries his luck from outside the box but ends up going wide instead!

AFC Asian Cup Live

90+4' Five minutes to go in the game and by the looks of it, Saudi Arabia are heading to the knockout stages unless something very dramatic happens soon!

SAVE!

90+2' Ghareeb dribbles into the box with an incisive run and looks to curl the ball into the goal but Tokatayev makes a diving save! KGZ 0-2 KSA

Goalkick!

90+1' Ghareeb's shot from a short-taken set-piece routine takes a deflection out for a goalkick! Nine minutes of stoppage time has been added!

Penalty cancelled!

90' The penalty is expunged! A freekick at the edge of the box will be taken instead!

Penalty!

88' Penalty kick awarded to Saudi Arabia as Saud Abdulhamid goes down at the edge of the box!

Wait a minute! The replays suggest the foul is outside the box. The referee is asked to take a second look!

KGZ vs KSA Live

87' Saudi Arabia continue to push for more goals while Kyrgyz are making two more changes! Confirmation to follow...

GOOOALLLL!

84' GOOOAALL!Faisal Al-Ghamdi scores the second goal for Saudi Arabia from a distance! Slice of luck for the substitute as the Kyrgyz goalkeeper commits an error by punching the ball awkwardly!

Mukhtar Ali shoots from distance!

81' Mukhtar Ali tries to curl the ball in from 25-yards! The ball goes straight to the keeper for a comfortable save! KGZ 0-1 KSA

Al-Shehri heads wide!

77' Another counter from the left and a cross is put in for Shehri, who heads it wide under pressure from Sagynbayev! KGZ 0-1 KSA

Substitution - Saudi Arabia

Confirmation on double substitution by Saudi Arabia coach Roberto Mancini!

AFC Asian Cup Live

75' Al-Shehri denied again! The block fest by Kyrgyz defense continues the substitute striker is frustrated with some last-ditched defending. Ghareed to be credited for the chance as he dribbles from the left deep into the box to set up Al-Shehri

Kyrgyzstan vs Saudi Arabia Live

74' Confirmation on double substitution by Kyrgyzstan

SAVE!

72' Finger-tip save by Tokotayev! Kanno with that glancing header to the far post, forcing the Kyrgyz goalkeeper into a brilliant diving save!

Corner

70' Saud Abdulhamid wins a corner after he was fed with a long pass on the right wing!

Freekick

69' Another soft foul at the centre of the field won by Kyrgystan and they put it into the box with men forward but the effort goes straight to the keeper! KGZ 0-1 KSA

Kyrgyzstan vs Saudi Arabia Live

68' Kanno shoots wide! The midfielder takes a shot from outside the box but is nowhere near the target!

AFC Asian Cup Live

66' First piece of the action for Ghareeb, who runs into the box from the left flank with Kanno feeding him. The substitute looks for a low cross to Al Shehri in the middle but the Kyrgyz goalkeeper cuts the supply off!

Substitution - Saudi Arabia

65' Confirmation on substitutions by Saudi Arabia. Kyrgyzstan make a change as well

Yellow card!

63' yellow card for Saudi Arabia's Al-Shehri as he pulledAbdurakhmanov from behind while the Kyrgyz players was looking to break free on the counter!

Kyrgyzstan meanwhile are preparing two changes, confirmation to follow

KGZ vs KSA Live

61' Saudi Arabia's attack are a common sight at the moment as Saleh Al-Shehri shoots from a tight angle to the goal but Tokotayev was ready with a diving save! KGZ 0-1 KSA

AFC Asian Cup Live

59' Saudi Arabia counter attack Kyrgyzstan from the right flank with Saud Abdulhamid released inside the box. However, the pass was bit late as Abdulhamid could only reach it when it goes out of play!

KGZ vs KSA Live

57' It's all one-way traffic for Saudi Arabia as Kyrgyz Republic have put all the players at the back in a 6-3-0 formation!

Corner

54' Corner for Saudi Arabia right after they make a substitution for injured Al-Tambakti

RED CARD!

52' UNBELIEVABLE! The yellow card of Kimi Merk is changed to a red card after the VAR check! Kyrgyz are down to 9 men! KGZ 0-1 KSA

VAR check

50' Yellow card for Kimi Merk for a foul on Hassan Ali Tambakti. However, the referee is asked to take a second look for the reckless tackle from behind. Threat looms on Kyrgyzstan to go nine-man down!

AFC Asian Cup Live

49' Kyrgyzstan players go forward in numbers for the freekick and won the first header in the box as well but Saudi players look too tall when it comes to aerial duel! KGZ 0-1 KSA

Freekick!

48' Freekick for Kyrgyzstan near the centre of the field after their counter-attack was halted!