The first national team beat North Macedonian rivals 1-0, scored in the 85th minute by Saleh Al Shehri, in a showdown that brought them together at the Zayed Sports City stadium as part of the third phase of the World Cup preparation program starting in next November.
And this is the team’s fifth match in preparation for the World Olympiad, where Al-Akhdar previously played four friendly matches and did not achieve a single victory – losing 1-0 in the matches of Venezuela and Colombia, then tied in the matches of Ecuador. both the United States of America and Renard, the team coach, played yesterday in the meeting with two different formations, where the first set played 60 minutes of the match, and the second set completed the last 30 minutes of the match – Renard played with style and organization in his lines, worked on a variety of style games, as well as applying some technical tricks and tactical suggestions. The first half ended with no goals scored.
On the other hand, Renard dedicated special training to quads Salman Al-Faraj, Abdullah Mado, Sami Al-Naji and Haytham Asiri, accompanied by a physical education coach.
On the other hand, goalkeeper Amin Bukhari organized yesterday morning in the camp of the national team.