Saudi Arabia at the 2005 West Asian Games
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Saudi Arabia participated in the 3rd West Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar from December 1, 2005 to December 10, 2005. Saudi Arabia ranked 6th with 4 gold medals and 9 silver medals in this edition of the West Asian Games.[1]
Football
Saudi Arabia was drawn in to the Group B along with Iraq and Kazakhstan. Iraq qualified as Group B winner. Saudi Arabia, being runners-up in the Group B, qualified for the semifinals by winning the toss held between Qatar and Saudi Arabia to decide the "best" runners-up. In the semifinals, Saudi Arabia lost to Iraq and ranked 4th in this event.[2]
Group B matches
Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Palestine |
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Ahmed Al-Swaileh 18' Essa Al-Mehyani 22' |
Iraq | 5–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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Haidar Abdul-Amir 8' Emad Mohammed 19' Nashat Akram 30' Younis Mahmoud 51' 78' |
Naif Al-Qadi 53' |
Table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Iraq | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
Palestine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Semifinals
Iraq | 2–0 | Saudi Arabia |
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Luay Salah 33' Razzaq Farhan 85' |
Third Place Match
Iran | 2–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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Arash Borhani 2' 4' | Sahib Jassim Al-Abdullah 8' |
References
- ^ "Third West Asian Games". West Asian Games Federation website. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ^ West Asian Games (Qatar) 2005 in Rsssf.com website.