FIFA Arab Cup
The win took Herve Renard’s side up to six points and they are assured of a top two finish - having been eliminated at the group stage four years ago - regardless of the outcome of their final match against Morocco on Monday.
It was a first half of limited clear-cut chances with Saudi Arabia having the chance to go ahead in the 12th minute when Feras Albrikan timed his run into the box to perfection but put too much power into his strike, sending the ball over the bar.
Comoros’ only opportunity was through Affane Said Djambae’s glancing header which went just wide of Nawaf Alaqidi’s post.
The deadlock was broken in the fourth minute of added time when Salem Al Dawsari produced a brilliant cross to the far post for Mohamed Kanno to thump a header past Adel Anzimati.
Al Dawsari and Kanno combined to devastating effect six minutes into the second half, exchanging passes in the Comoros box before the former played in the latter for a simple tap-in to double Saudi Arabia’s lead.
Comoros pulled a goal back in the 63rd minute, Housseine Zakouani ending his surging run on the right with a pinpoint cross for Ibroihim Djoudja to steer home.
Saudi Arabia, however, ended any hopes of a comeback from the African side thanks to a piece of individual brilliance from Al Dawsari in the 76th minute, with the captain cutting in from the right to smash the ball into the bottom corner and take his team into the knockout stage.
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