RIYADH: A Sami Al-Naji brace was enough to for Saudi Arabia to see off China in an entertaining FIFA World Cup qualifier in Jeddah on Tuesday night.
The Green Falcons have now extended their winning run in the AFC Asian Qualifiers to four wins in a row after the victory at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium.
China scored twice in the second half, but it was not enough to mount a comeback as the Saudis held on to earn their first-ever win against the Chinese World Cup qualifiers.
Substitute Firas Al-Buraikan repeated his heroics from the previous game and got Saudi Arabia’s third.
The win wasn’t without incident, however, as goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Owais was stretchered off in the 68th minute, being replaced by Fawaz Al-Qarni.