AFC U20 Asian Cup
The West Asian side have had to show tremendous grit to make the China 2025 final and ahead of their showdown with Australia on Saturday, the-AFC.com takes a look at how Saudi Arabia reached the title decider.
Group Stage
v Jordan - 1-0
#AFCU20 | Group B : Jordan 0 - 1 Saudi Arabia
After an extremely tight first half, Saad Haqawi settled the tie just a minute into the restart with the midfielder slotting in the rebound after his initial effort had been saved by Jordan keeper Salameh Salman.
v Iraq - 0-1
#AFCU20 | Group B : Saudi Arabia 0 - 1 Iraq
Saudi Arabia's knockout stage hopes suffered a setback as Amoori Faisal's 25th minute goal settled the tie in favour of Iraq.
v DPR Korea - 2-1
#AFCU20 | Group B : Saudi Arabia 2 - 1 DPR Korea
DPR Korea, needing victory to keep their hopes alive, took the lead through Han Jae Yong in the 28th minute but Saudi Arabia responded in fine fashion after the break, with Haqawi equalising in the 51st minute and Thamer Al Khaibri netting the winner in the 85th as they finished top of Group B.
Quarter-final
v China PR - 1-0
#AFCU20 | Quarter-final : Saudi Arabia 1 - 0 China PR
On the backfoot for almost the entire match and with extra time looming, Saudi Arabia struck when it mattered most with Amar Al Yuhaybi striking home a volley in the fifth minute of time added on at the end of the second half.
Semi-final
v Korea Republic - 0-0 (won 3-2 on penalties)
#AFCU20 | Semi-final : Saudi Arabia 0 (3) - (2) 0 Korea Republic
The game plan was executed to perfection as Saudi Arabia smothered Korea Republic over 120 minutes with goalkeeper Hamed Yousef emerging the hero in the penalty shootout with two saves.
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