Al Ahli vs Auckland FC, 2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, First Round

· FIFA Intercontinental Cup

Al Ahli

63': Waheb Saleh

FT
1 - 0

Auckland FC

87': Sam Cosgrove

About

Al Ahli are hosting Auckland FC at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup.

Match Commentary

45'+1': Hiroki Sakai (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 45'+1'
48': Callan Elliot (Auckland FC) Substitution at 48'
57': Francis de Vries (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 57'
62': Waheb Saleh (Al Ahli) Substitution at 62'
62': Artem Bondarenko (Al Ahli) Substitution at 62'
63': Waheb Saleh (Al Ahli) Goal at 63'
76': Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 76'
76': Van Fitzharris (Auckland FC) Substitution at 76'
81': Merih Demiral (Al Ahli) Yellow Card at 81'
83': Ronan Wynne (Auckland FC) Substitution at 83'
87': Sam Cosgrove (Auckland FC) Red Card at 87'
90'+1': Mohammed Sulaiman (Al Ahli) Substitution at 90'+1'
90'+1': Rayane Hamidou (Al Ahli) Substitution at 90'+1'
90'+5': Feras Al-Brikan (Al Ahli) Substitution at 90'+5'

Statistics

AFC		AHL
13	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	9
2	Saves	3
32.4	Possession	67.6
7	SHOTS	17
3	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
166	Accurate Passes	414
227	Passes	464
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	8
8	Effective Tackles	5
15	Tackles	7
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
39	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: FIFA Intercontinental Cup

Venue: King Abdullah Sports City
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 46,628

Line-Ups

Al Ahli (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Édouard Mendy (GK)
3	Roger Ibañez
28	Merih Demiral
2	Zakaria Al Hawsawi
29	Mohammed Yousef
8	Eduard Spertsyan
6	Valentin Atangana
30	Ziyad Al-Johani
17	Ivan Toney
13	Galeno
7	Francisco Trincão

Al Ahli Substitutes:

Naif Masoud, Matheus Gonçalves, Saad Balobaid, Feras Al-Brikan, Artem Bondarenko, Mohammed Sulaiman, Waheb Saleh, Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi, Ricardo Mathias, Abdullah Radif, Meshal Ibrahim Al Mutairi, Rayane Hamidou.

Auckland FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Michael Woud (GK)
4	Nando Pijnaker
28	Aaron Calver
15	Francis de Vries
2	Hiroki Sakai
8	Felipe Gallegos
16	Daniel Normann
27	Logan Rogerson
77	Lachlan Brook
10	Lachlan Bayliss
9	Sam Cosgrove

Auckland FC Substitutes:

Luka Vicelich, Joseph Knowles, Ronan Wynne, Cameron Howieson, Van Fitzharris, Marley Leuluai, Callan Elliot, Eli Jones, Jonty Bidois, Aaron Cartwright.

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