Germany’s Ilkay Gundogan, left, duels for the ball with Saudi Arabia’s Abdullah Otayf during a friendly soccer match on Friday. (AP)
Saudi national football team loses 1-2 in a friendly against Germany
In its last leg before going to the opening match against World Cup hosts Russia next Thursday, the Saudi national football team made a good effort to reconcile with its fans when it lost 1-2 to world champions Germany in a friendly at Cologne stadium on Friday.
The first half ended with two goals to the host, but with several in-vain attempts by the loser to net-in.
Continuing its quest, the Saudi team cut half the way to the equalizer in the second half when it earned a penalty kick to score the goal.
Saudi Arabia fans support their team during a friendly soccer match between Germany and Saudi Arabia at BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany, Friday. (AP)
(With SPA)
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