Chris Richards had a great performance. The United States Defense was important to convert 1 goal and reject 4 dangerous balls.
The defensive presence Ali Majrashi was remarkable in the party. The Defense of Saudi Arabia was important to reject 7 dangerous balls.
The DT of A. Saudi, Hervé Renard, filed a 4-3-3 tactical arrangement with Nawaf al Aqidi in the arch; Ali Majrashi, Abdulelah al Amri, Abdullah Madu and Nawaf Bu Washl in the defensive line; Saud Abdulhamid, Ali Al Hassan and Ziyad Al Johani in the middle; and Abdulrahman to Obud, Ferras al Brikan and Aiman Ahmed in the attack.
For its part, Mauricio Pochettino’s team came out with a 4-5-1 tactical disposition with Matthew Freese under the three sticks; Alexander Freeman, Chris Richards, Tim Ream and Max Arfsten in Defense; Jack McGlynn, Sebastian Berhalter, Diego Luna, Luca de la Torre and Malik Tillman in the middle of the court; and Patrick Agyemang in the front.
Marco Ortiz Nava was in charge of supervising the order of the game during the game.
On the next day A. Saudi will face Trinidad, while USA will play as a visitor in front of Haiti.
Changes in Saudi Arabia
- 56 ′ 2t – Aiman Ahmed came out by Saleh to the Shehri
- 57 ′ 2t – Ali left the Hassan by Mukhtar Ali
- 75 ′ 2T – Nawaf Bu Washl came out by Marwan Al Sahafi and Diego Luna by Brenden Aaronson
- 85 ′ 2t – Ferras left Brikan by Abdullah al Salem
Admonished in Saudi Arabia:
- 43 ′ 2T ABDULRAHMAN TO OBUD (ANTIDEPORTIVE BEHAVIOR)
Changes in the United States
- 61 ′ 2t – Jack McGlynn came out by Damion Downs
- 62 ′ 2t – Luca de la Torre left by Tyler Adams
- 87 ′ 2t – Alexander Freeman left by Johnny Cardoso
- 88 ′ 2t – Patrick Agyemang left by thousands Robinson
Admonished in the United States:
- 21 ′ 2t Diego Luna (unsportsmanlike behavior) and 44 ′ 2t Sebastian Berhalter (unsportsmanlike behavior)