Match Report
In the standings it was Saudi Arabia 2nd on 6 points, Korea DPR 4th on 0 — separated by 6. Korea DPR ranked just 21st in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, Saudi Arabia ran at 2 scored and 0.67 conceded, Korea DPR at 0.33 and 4.67.
Maktoum Bin Rashid al Maktoum Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000. Saudi Arabia led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 4-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Saudi Arabia: Hattan Bahbri (28'), Mohammed Al-Fatil (37'), Salem Al-Dawsari (70'), Fahad Al Muwallad (87')
Key stats
Possession: Saudi Arabia 73% · Korea DPR 27% · Total shots: 18-7 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 10-3