Saudi Arabia draws with Iran, Vietnam Olympic temporarily tops the table

After defeating Mongolia, Vietnam Olympic team watched the remaining two opponents in the group, Iran Olympic team and Saudi Arabia Olympic team, compete against each other. These are two strong teams in West Asia and are candidates for the top spot in the group.

Iran Olympic brought to ASIAD 19 national players, including goalkeeper Hossein Hosseini - who played in 2 matches at the 2022 World Cup. Similarly, Saudi Arabia Olympic also used a strong force.

After the opening whistle, Saudi Arabia surprised everyone by launching a high attack to take the lead against their opponents. Radif was the first to have a chance but he could not take advantage.

After a lack of concentration at the beginning of the match, Iran gradually showed their strength. They were the more proactive team, controlling the ball and pushing Saudi Arabia deep into their own half. The most notable move of the first half was the situation where an Iranian player shot powerfully from a distance but the ball hit the crossbar.

Saudi Arabia also had reason to regret when they had their own chances but could not take advantage. In the second half, Iran continued to be the team with the better position, but this was not an impressive day for Iran's strikers. Nasiri, Omid and Mohammad all showed no luck when given the chance.

As for Saudi Arabia, they accepted to withdraw their squad to keep the score tied. Thus, after the first round, Olympic Vietnam is the leading team in Group B. If they only get 1 point against Iran in the second round, Olympic Vietnam's chance of going on will be greater.

Result: Iran 0-0 Saudi Arabia

Iran vs Saudi Arabia lineup

Saudi Arabia: Al Jubaya, Abu Al Shamat, Hamed Rayan, Mohammed Alyami, Faisal Al Ghamdi, Radif Abdullah, Al Nasser Saad, Amed Al Ghamdi, Hawsawi Zakaria, Al Nashri Awad, Al Juwayr Musab

Iran: Hossein, Touranian Khaleghabad, Goodarzi Hossein, Saman Fallahvarnami, Omid Hamedifar, Eslami, Mohammad Khodabandehlo, Motahhari, Jafari Seighalani, Nasiri Seyedmajid, Mahdi Mamizadeh

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