Al-Ahli Saudi 1:0 Auckland: result and stats

FIFA Intercontinental Cup

Al-Ahli Saudi DWWWWL

1:0

Finished

Kick-off was 26 Aug, 19:00

Auckland DDWWLL

Venue: King Abdullah Sports City

Video

Match highlights Highlights | Al Ahli FC v Auckland FC | African-Asian-Pacific Play-Off 2026 youtube

Key numbers

Possession, % 68 – 32

Shots on target 3 – 3

Shots off target 6 – 4

Expected goals 1.43 – 0.33

🟨 45+1' Hiroki Sakai — Yellow card ⇄ 48' Hiroki Sakai — Substitution 🟨 57' Francis De Vries — Yellow card ⇄ 62' Ziyad Aljohani — Substitution ⇄ 62' Wenderson Galeno — Substitution ⚽ 63' Saleh Abu Al-Shamat — Goal ⇄ 76' Lachlan Bayliss — Substitution ⇄ 76' Daniel Normann — Substitution 🟨 81' Merih Demiral — Yellow card ⇄ 83' Aaron Calver — Substitution 🟥 87' Sam Cosgrove — Red card ⇄ 90' Ivan Toney — Substitution ⇄ 90' Zakaria Hawsawi — Substitution ⇄ 90' Merih Demiral — Substitution

Match events

45+1' 0:0 Auckland Yellow card Hiroki Sakai
48' 0:0 Auckland Substitution Hiroki Sakai off: Callan Elliot
57' 0:0 Auckland Yellow card Francis De Vries
62' 0:0 Al-Ahli Saudi Substitution Ziyad Aljohani off: Artem Bondarenko
62' 0:0 Al-Ahli Saudi Substitution Wenderson Galeno off: Saleh Abu Al-Shamat
63' 1:0 Al-Ahli Saudi Goal Saleh Abu Al-Shamat assist: Eduard Spertsyan
76' 1:0 Auckland Substitution Lachlan Bayliss off: Fitzharris Van
76' 1:0 Auckland Substitution Daniel Normann off: Cameron Howieson
81' 1:0 Al-Ahli Saudi Yellow card Merih Demiral
83' 1:0 Auckland Substitution Aaron Calver off: Ronan Wynne
87' 1:0 Auckland Red card Sam Cosgrove
90' 1:0 Al-Ahli Saudi Substitution Ivan Toney off: Firas Al-Buraikan
90' 1:0 Al-Ahli Saudi Substitution Zakaria Hawsawi off: Rayan Hamed
90' 1:0 Al-Ahli Saudi Substitution Merih Demiral off: Mohammed Sulaiman Bakor

Statistics

68 Possession, % 32

3 Shots on target 3

6 Shots off target 4

1.43 Expected goals 0.33

2 Big chances 1

120 Attacks 53

9 Corners 1

14 Fouls 13

13 Free kicks 14

1 Offsides 0

1 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 1

6 Goal kicks 8

15 Throw-ins 16

All statistics

25 Aerial duels 25

60 Backward passes 24

8 Blocked shots 0

19 Clearances 37

32 Crosses 4

24 Dribbles 5

0.87 Expected assists 0.39

50 Failed passes 63

3 Goalkeeper saves 2

9 Interceptions 10

13 Key passes 7

26 Long passes 44

126 Passes into the final third 30

319 Passes in the opposition half 112

179 Passes in own half 118

0.18 Shot accuracy 0.43

6 Shots from outside the box 3

11 Shots inside the box 4

12 Aerial duels won 13

3 Successful crosses 2

14 Successful dribbles 2

17 Successful long passes 15

5 Successful tackles 9

416 Successful passes 163

7 Tackles 16

466 Total passes 226

Line-ups

Al-Ahli Saudi

Starting XI
#	Player	number
16	Édouard Osoque Mendy	16
2	Z. Al-Hausawi	2
3	Roger Ibañez da Silva	3
28	Merih Demiral	28
29	Muhammad Abdulrahman	29
6	Valentin Atangana Edoa	6
7	Francisco António Machado Mota de Castro Trincão	7
8	Eduard Spertsyan	8
13	Wenderson Rodrigues do Nascimento Galeno	13
30	Ziyad Mubarak Eid Al Marwani Al Johani	30
17	Ivan Benjamin Elijah Toney	17

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Abdulrahman Salem Fadhel Al Sanbi	1
5	Muhammad Suleiman	5
31	Saad Yaslam Balobaid	31
46	Rayane Hamidou	46
11	Meshal Al Mutairi	11
19	Artem Bondarenko	19
66	Naif Masud	66
9	Feras Tariq Nasser Al Brikan	9
20	Matheus Gonçalves Martins	20
21	Abdullah Hadi Jaber Radif	21
47	Waheb Saleh	47
77	Ricardo Matias	77

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Auckland

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Michael Cornelis Woud	1
2	Hiroki Sakai	2
4	Nando Zen Pijnaker	4
15	Francis de Vries	15
28	Aaron Calver	28
8	Luis Felipe Gallegos Leiva	8
27	Logan Tipene Rogerson	27
77	Lachlan Ricky Brook	77
9	Sam Benjamin Cosgrove	9
10	Lachlan Bailey	10

Substitutes
#	Player	number
30	Joseph James Knowles	30
50	Eli Jones	50
17	Callan Elliot	17
23	R. Wynne	23
25	Luka Vicelich	25
7	Cameron Drew Neru Howieson	7
18	M. Leuluai	18
57	Fitzharris Van	57
24	Aaron Cartwright	24
35	Jonty Bidois	35