Cape Verde — Saudi Arabia

Amanne akyerɛ, amanneeɛ a ɛteɛ firi NRG Stadium a ɛwɔ Houston, baabi a Cabo Verde ne Saudi Arabia bɔɔ 0-0. Nnipa dodoɔ no ara kyerɛɛ sɛ Cabo Verde na ɛwɔ anim, nanso scoreboard no kɔɔ so yɛɛ komm. Ɛha na asɛm no da: Cabo Verde xG yɛɛ 1.52 – ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɛyɛ mpɛn anan sen Saudi Arabia deɛ (0.40). Yɛnka sɛ ɛyɛ agorɔ a ɛyɛ pɛ. "Blue Sharks" no dii agorɔ no so wɔ fa a ɛdi kan no mu, bɔɔ bɔɔl no yie yie, na wɔde bɔɔl no kɔɔ anim kɔɔ 85% accuracy, na wɔbɔɔ bɔɔl no mpɛn 15. Nanso, mpɛn mmienu pɛ na ɛkɔɔ goal post no mu. Wɔhwereɛ kwan kɛseɛ bi. Asɛm a ɛda wɔ wɔn adwene ne wɔn nneyɛeɛ ntam no na ɛmaa wɔhwereɛ biribiara. Mpɛn 15 a wɔbɔɔ bɔɔl no, mmienu pɛ na ɛkɔɔ goal post no mu – saa dodoɔ yi kyerɛ baabi a wɔn attack no yɛɛ basaa: final decision, final pass, clinch – biribiara yeraeɛ wɔ berɛ a ɛsɛ mu. Vozinha a ɔwɔ goal post no mu no yɛɛ ne rating 7.67 no nokware, ɔgyee bɔɔl mmiɛnsa. Deroy Duarte nso yɛɛ ne ho yie wɔ akyi – Cabo Verde defense no yɛɛ adwuma. Asɛm no nna defense no mu da. Saudi Arabia, sɛ yɛbɛka nokware a, yɛɛ adwuma yie na wɔyɛɛ ntɛmntɛm wɔ counterattacks mu. Mpɛn mmiɛnsa a wɔbɔɔ bɔɔl no mu nson kɔɔ goal post no mu – saa efficiency yi na anka Cabo Verde bɛpɛ. Nanso wɔn kwan kɛseɛ a ɛyɛ ankorankoro no nso antumi anyɛ adwuma. Abdulelah Al-Amri na ɔyɛɛ obi a ɔyɛɛ agorɔ no yie paa wɔ field no so a ɔnyaa rating 8.19, na Ali Lajami – a ɔbaa agorɔ no mu wɔ minute 33 no – yɛɛ ne rating 7.93 no yie. Nanso, Saudi Arabia yɛɛ fouls mpɛn 16, na yellow card a Nasser Al-Dawsari nyaa no wɔ minute 67 no kyerɛɛ sɛ: kuo no yɛɛ biribiara wɔ reaction mu sen sɛ wɔbɛyɛɛ biribiara wɔ action mu. VAR nneɛma mmienu no maa agorɔ no yɛɛ den: João Paulo kɔɔ check mu wɔ minute 39, Moteb Al-Harbi – wɔ minute 88. Nsɛm mmienu no nyinaa yɛ deɛ wɔbɛkasa ho akyɛ wɔ final whistle no akyi. Score no kyerɛ sɛ – ɛyɛ pɛ. xG no kyerɛ sɛ – wɔwia wɔn. Wɔ FootLegion no, obiara rentumi nnye wo man goal – ɛnte sɛ saa points a wɔhwereɛ yi. Asɛm a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛkasa ho: ɛsɛ sɛ Cabo Verde coach no bua wɔ shots conversion ho – anaa ɛyɛ da bi a ɛyɛ den? Na Saudi Arabia bɛtumi akɔ akyiri denam defense a ɛyɛ low saa no so?