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The Al Hilal captain broke the deadlock in the 50th minute. He took advantage of the rebound after Aiman Yahya's first shot and easily finished the rebound into the net. The score was opened for Saudi Arabia.
China, who were already under pressure in the first half, were forced to play the entire second half with 10 men after Lin Liangmin was sent off for a dangerous foul on Hassan Kadesh in first-half stoppage time.
Playing with one less player made it even more difficult for the visitors. The Chinese team only had 14% possession and only managed one lucky shot in the entire 45 minutes of the second half. Meanwhile, they let their opponents shoot at their goal 10 times, with 5 of them on target.
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Al Dawsari celebrates the only goal of the match |
If goalkeeper Wang had not been excellent, perhaps the Chinese net would have shaken at least twice, especially with dangerous shots from Al Dawsari and Yahya in the final minutes.
Meanwhile, scoring against China was impossible because they could not even get to the opponent's penalty area. This team accepted a 0-1 loss, lost both matches against Saudi Arabia and the recent result put China in a very disadvantageous position in the race for a ticket to the 2026 World Cup.
Currently, China, Indonesia and Bahrain are all on 6 points, at least 3 points behind Japan, Australia and Saudi Arabia. However, China is at the bottom of the table due to the worst goal difference. In the next match, China will play Australia and if they cannot win, they will have no hope of advancing.
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