Marius Șumudică, match with 6 goals in Saudi Arabia » Feșnic was in the center, Hațegan in the VAR room

According to Transfermarkt, Al Akhdoud is valued at almost 14 million euros, while Al Qadsiah reaches 119 million euros and lines up important names such as Koen Casteels, Nacho Fernandez, Otavio, Quinones or Mateo Retegui.

Brave start, negative end

The referee brigade was Romanian, Ovidiu Hațegan was delegated VAR referee, from Horațiu Feșnic's brigade Radu Ghinguleac and Adrian Vornicu were part of it. The hosts started well and scored the first opportunity in the 11th minute, after a corner executed at the second post, but the header went wide.

Two minutes later, the visitors scored through Quinones, but the goal was disallowed for offside. The pressure continued: in the 26th minute, Bonsu Baah missed from six yards and three minutes later Retegui incredibly wasted a ball in front of an empty goal after a Samuel Portugal rejection.

The dominance took shape in the 34th minute. Retegui resumed with a header, the ball hit the post and Quinones was in the right place to push the ball into the net. Al Qadsiah wasted another huge chance through Quinones, but the home team's reply came just before the break. In the 44th minute, after an action started from the left, Faghily crossed perfectly, and Bassogog finished for 1-1, score in the booths.

The second half decided the match in favor of the guests, but had an incendiary ending

The tie lasted a little. In the 50th minute, Al Ahmad took advantage of a fumbled ball in the hosts' defense and put Al Qadsiah back in front. The visitors continued to control the game and in the 74th minute Quinones made it a double after a quick one-two with a teammate.

In the 85th minute, the hosts reduced the difference, after a shot that hit the crossbar, the ball falling on the goal line, but Al Hatila recovered the ball and sent it into the goal. In the immediately following phase, the visitors closed the table and won the three points, after a very well-constructed phase of combinatory play. Quinones managed the “triple”, setting the final score, 4-2 for Al Qadsiah.

For Şumudica, this is the eighth consecutive match without a win.

Critical situation in the ranking

Al Akhdoud remains in penultimate 17th place with just 10 points from 22 races, six lengths off the lead. Since the return of the Romanian technician, the team has recorded only one win (1-0 with Al Kholood), two draws and seven defeats, including drastic setbacks such as 0-6 with Al Hilal.

On the other hand, Brendan Rodgers' team consolidates its position in the first part of the ranking, in 4th place, with 50 points, only 3 behind the leader Al-Hilal, but also with a stage in addition.

Ranking of Saudi Arabia // PHOTO: Flashscore

FINAL » Al Akhdoud – Al Qadsiah 2-4

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• bullets: Bassogog 44', Al Hatila 85' / Quinones 34', 74', 87' Al Ahmad 50'

• 87th minute: GOAL! In the immediately following phase, the guests closed the table and won the three points after a very well-constructed phase of combinatory play, Quinones achieving the “triple”.

• 85th minute: GOAL! The hosts reduce the difference after a shot that hit the crossbar, the ball falling on the goal line, but Al Hatila retrieving the ball and sending it into the goal.

• Minute 74: GOAL! The formation prepared by Brendan Rodgers breaks away to two goals thanks to the success of Quinones, who manages to “double” after a one-two with a teammate. The striker's 'double' brings the visitors very close to the 3 points.

• 71st minute: Al Qadsiah crosses the goal, but after a short corner, the ball is sent past Samuel Portugal's goal.

• 50th minute: GOAL! The visitors take the lead again after Al Ahmad's breakthrough, capitalizing on a ball fumbled in Al Akhdoud's defence.

• Minute 44: GOAL! After an action started from the left flank, Al Akhdoud restores the tie. Faghily's perfect cross and Bassogog's equally accurate finish, and Şumudica's line-up is level at the booths.

• Minute 43: Al Qadsiah competes in misses. The same Quinones, with a header, misses monumentally from less than 6 meters, with an empty goal in front of him.

• Minute 34: GOAL! The guests open the scoring after a dominance in the box by Şumudica's formation. Retegui hits the air very well after a cross, the ball hits the bar and then bounces to Quinones, who only has a formality to score.

• 29th minute: Incredible miss from Al Qadsiah! After Quinones' shot, rejected in front of Samuel Portugal, the keeper of Şumudică's formation, Retegui, the former striker in Serie A, misses from 6 meters, right from the line of the small square, with an empty goal, sending the ball wide.

• Minute 26: The visitors miss a big chance after a cross from Al Juwayr, but Bonsu Baah can't deflect the ball from just 6 yards.

• Minute 13: GOAL Cancelled! Al Qadsiah manages to open the scoring after a phase coming from the right flank. Quinones deflects the ball after a risky exit from the goalkeeper, but Horațiu Feșnic disallows the goal for offside.

• 11th minute: Şumudica's team has the first opportunity of the match. After a corner at the far post, a recent ball resulted in a header that went wide.

Al Akhdoud – Al Qadsiah, starting teams:

Al Akhdoud (5-4-1): Samuel Portugal – Abu Abd, Gul, Gunter, Al Qaydhi, Bassogog, Neyou, Borrell, Ince – Al Lazam
reserves: Al Najjar – Al Abbas, Al Harthi, Al Hatila, Al Jahif, Al Zabdani, Asiri, Nguen, Salem
Coach: Marius Şumudica

Al Qadsiah (4-4-2): Casteels – Al Ahmad, Nacho Fernandez, G. Alvarez, Bonsu Baah – Al Ammar, Otavio, Al Juwayr, Nandez – Quinones, Retegui
reserves: Al Kassar – Al Shamat, Al Salem, Al Shahrani, Asiri, Hazazi, Houssa, Mahnasi, Thakri
Coach: Brendan Rodgers