Following Al-Akhdar’s defeat to Poland, a video of Saudi Sports Minister Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal comforting national player Abdul-Ilah Al-Maliki after a catastrophic mistake was released on Twitter on Saturday occurred during the match match.
The Polish player, Robert Lewandowski, scored his first World Cup goal in the 82nd minute at the Education City Stadium in Al-Rayyan, after a mistake by Saudi Abdul-Ilah Al-Maliki.
Al-Maliki made a mistake in ball control, so Lewandowski seized the opportunity inside the penalty area and scored the second goal for his team.
And the video, which has been watched by millions, shows the minister trying to console the player, motivate him and lift him up after he looked sad.
“Raise your head, Abdullah.” 🇸🇦
His Highness the Minister of Sport @AbdulazizTF
And an interview with Saudi national player Abdul-Ilah Al-Maliki after a match #Saudi_PolandTrust is big, very big 💚 pic.twitter.com/84jqzM8AK4
— Bader Al-Hamad (@ BaderAlHamad5) November 26, 2022
Al-Faisal was able, with his motivating words, to stop al-Maliki from crying, telling him: “Lift up your head, O Abdullah,” according to the “Abdullah” website.Soccer“.
The French coach, Hervé Renard, “kissed” Abdullah Al-Maliki’s head after this fatal mistake against Lewandowski, as he said in the press conference: “The player missed the second goal… but I’m building a team, so everyone players need to be supported.” According to the siteCome on football“.
The Saudi national team lost to Poland 0-2 on Saturday in a match which was played at the Education City Stadium, in the second round of Group C, in the Qatar World Cup 2022.
Saudi Arabia lost to Poland by two clear goals on Saturday, missing the opportunity to close qualification early, but their hopes of qualifying for the final price tag of the Qatar 2022 World Cup are still strong if they get a positive result on Wednesday against Mexico.