Saudi Arabia vs South Korea 3-2

Saudi Arabia beat South Korea 3-2 in Doha. The hosts led in the first half, went two goals clear soon after the break and held on after South Korea pulled one back.

Saudi Arabia went in front in the 45th minute plus one when M. Al Sahafi scored from A. Al Hamdan's assist to make it 1-0. South Korea levelled in the 47th minute through Oh Hyeon-Gyu, set up by Seol Young-Woo, but Saudi Arabia restored the lead in the 57th minute when M. Kanno, who had been booked in the 54th minute, scored from S. Abdulhamid's assist after coming on in the 46th minute. A minute later, A. Al Amri, from N. Al Dawsari's assist, made it 3-1 before half-time.

South Korea answered again in the 69th minute when Lee Jae-Sung, who had come on in the 66th minute, scored from Hwang Hee-Chan's assist to cut the gap to 3-2. Saudi Arabia made two changes in the 71st minute and two more in the 81st minute as they saw out the finish. South Korea's 66th-minute changes had already brought Lee on before his goal.

Saudi Arabia had 53% of the ball and 503 passes to South Korea's 435, with both sides recording 2 corners. South Korea had more shots, 11 to 8, and more shots on target, 6 to 5. Saudi Arabia also finished with fewer offsides, 1 to 3, more saves, 4 to 2, and fewer fouls, 10 to 13.

Cho Hyun-Taek and M. Kanno were the only players booked. Cho was booked in the 25th minute and Kanno in the 54th minute.