Mali staged a stunning comeback to beat Saudi Arabia 4-3 in a seven goal thriller at the Gdynia Stadium on Tuesday night in the 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup.

It was Saudi Arabia who struck through Feras Albrikan just after 9 minutes to take advantage of loose marking in the Mail defense.

Hassan Altambakti doubled Saudi Arabia’s advantage in the 20th minute from the penalty spot which was awarded for a foul in the box following a VAR review.

Mali pulled one back just before the break, Saudi Arabia’s goalkeeper Abdulrahman Alshammari with a loose ball which gifted Sekou Koita with an easy shot into an empty goal.

Mali eventually got back on terms with a 54th minute goal through Ibrahima Kone. Saudi Arabia regained the lead through Khalid Alghannam, whose looping effort caught goalkeeper Youssouf Koita off his line

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Boubacar Traore brought it back to 3-3 on 70 minutes before Mohamed Camara, sealed 3 points points for the African Champions.

Mali have four points from two games and now provide themselves a great chance of advancing to the knockout stages.

Kelvin Trudeau Musako

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