The national team concluded its participation in the 26th Arabian Gulf Football Cup, with its exit from the group stage for the third time in a row, after recording shocking numbers that contributed to its failure to qualify for the semi-finals, as it possessed the ball and shot intensely, but far from being effective offensively.
“Al-Abyad” achieved negative numbers that contributed to the weak outcome of its participation in the tournament currently being held in Kuwait, most notably scoring only three goals, one in each match, even though “Al-Abyad” shot 42 balls in the three matches, with a success rate of less than 1%. In translating these attempts into goals, he shot 12 times in his match against Qatar, five of which were between the sticks. In the Kuwait match, he shot 19 times, nine of which were towards the goal, and in the Oman match, he shot 11 balls, four of which were towards the goal.
According to the Transfer Market website, which specializes in player and match statistics, Khaled Issa saved only two chances in the three matches, with one chance in the Kuwait match and the same against Oman.
The team did not capitalize on its great advantage in its match against Kuwait after its possession percentage of the ball reached 74%, compared to 26% for the home team, which achieved a victory in the fatal time 2-1. It also had possession of the ball in its match against Qatar by 61%, compared to 39% for « Al-Anabi” and tied 1-1, while possession was lost in its match against Oman by 43% for “White”, compared to 57% for “Red”, and it ended. Confrontation 1-1.
The national team received 28 corner kicks and did not benefit from them to score any goal in the three matches, as it received 11 corner kicks in its match against Oman, eight against Kuwait, and nine against Qatar.
The national team players committed 47 violations in the three matches, and Khaled Al-Dhanhani committed the most violations, six times, while the players’ total number of cards reached five warnings, of which Kwame received two warnings, and a warning for Issam Fayez, Fabio Lima, and Khalifa Al-Hammadi, while Kwame received a red card. In the team’s match against Kuwait, he received two warnings.
Yahya Al-Ghassani is considered the most dangerous in leading the national team’s attacks, after he scored two goals and shot 11 times in the three matches, three of which went towards the goal.
Five players participated in all the team’s matches in the tournament, namely Khaled Issa, Khaled Al-Dhanhani, Khalifa Al-Hammadi, Marcos Meloni and Yahya Al-Ghassani, while Portuguese coach Paulo Pinto included 19 players in the three matches.
As for the team’s incomplete attacks, the players committed an offside offense three times, twice against Kuwait and once against Qatar.
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