Live Action: Al-Hilal v Al-Ittihad (King’s Cup, Quarterfinal)

Leaders-Mena magazine provided a live coverage for Tuesday’s game between Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad in the quarterfinal of the Saudi King’s Cup.

 

Fulltime: Al-Hilal 2-2 Al-Ittihad (1-3 pen)

Scorers: Salem Al-Dawsari 75′, Marcos Leonardo 101′ / Karim Benzzema 63′, 114′

Yellow cards:
Mario Mitaj, N’Golo Kanté, Houssem Aouar (Al-Ittihad)
Rúben Neves, Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal)

 

Fulltime

• Malcom fails to score
• Pereira scores
• Sergej Milinkovic-Savic scores
• Fabinho scores
• Leonardo fails to score
• Benzema  scores
• Kanno fails to score

120+4′ Second extra time ends. We’re heading for penalties

120+4′ Al-Hilal win a free kick in the attacking half

120′ Fourth official announces 4 minutes of added time.

118′ Karim Benzema’s header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.

118′ Abdulelah Hawsawi wins a free kick in the attacking half

116′ Abdulaziz Al-Bishi is caught offside

(GOAL) Karim Benzema connects with Al-Bishi’s through ball with a right-footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner.

114′ GOOAAAL.. Al-Ittihad equalize

111′ Corner kick for Al-Hilal on the right side

108′ Abdulaziz Al-Bishi is caught offside.

107′ Abdulelah Hawsawi wins a free kick for Al-Ittihad in the defensive half

106′ Second extra time begins

105′ Substitution for Al-Ittihad: Abdulaziz Al-Bishi replaces Mario Mitaj

105+4′ First extra time ends

105+1′ Fawaz Al-Soqoor is caught offside.

(GOAL) Leonardo converts Moteb Al-Harbi’s pass following a fast break with right-footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal

101′ GOOAAAL.. Al-Hilal double the score

100′ Substitution for Al-Hilal: Mohamed Kanno replaces Rúben Neves

97′ Substitution of Al-Ittihad: Abdulrahman Al-Obud replaces Steven Bergwijn

95′ Rúben Neves shoots the ball with his right foot from outside the box but it misses to the left following a corner.

95′ Corner kick for Al-Hilal on the left side

93′ Nasser Al-Dawsari’s left-footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner

92′ Karim Benzema converts Abdulelah Hawsawi’s cross with a header from the centre of the box but it misses to the right.

92′ Corner kick for Al-Ittihad on the right side

91′ 1st extra time begins

Extra time

90+4′ Second half ends

90+2′ Double subs for Al-Hilal: Hamad Al-Yami replaces João Cancelo; Moteb Al-Harbi comes in for Renan Lodi

90+1′ Renan Lodi’s left-footed strike from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right

90′ The fourth official announces 4 minutes of added time

88′ Substitution for Al-Ittihad: Abdulelah Hawsawi replaces Houssem Aouar

88′ Corner kick for Al-Ittihad on the right side.

84′ Salem Al Dawsari’s right-footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal

83′ Substitution for Al-Ittihad: Fawaz Al-Soqoor replaces Saad Al-Mousa

81′ Bergwijn strikes the ball with his right footfrom the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.

81′ Benzema’s right-footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

80′ Al-Mousa wins a free kick for Al-Ittihad in the defensive half

78′ Kadish wins a free kick for Al-Ittihad in the defensive half.

73′ Delay over; the game resumes

73′ Delay in match because of Fabinho’s injury

(GOAL) Salem Al Dawsari strikes the ball with his right foot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner

72′ GOOAAAL.. Al-Hilal equalize

70′ Throw in for Al-Ittihad on the right side of the defensive half

69′ Marcos Leonardo’s  header from the centre of the box goes wide

65′ Houssem Aouar receives a yellow card for a bad foul

65′ Substitution for Al-Hilal: Nasser Al-Dawsari comes in for Abdullah Al-Hamddan

(GOAL) Benzema converts Al-Shanqiti’s cross with a powerful right-footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal

63′ GOOAAAL… Al-Ittihad score

61′ Goal kick for Al-Ittihad

60′ Karim Benzema’s right-footed strike from outside the box is saved.

59′ Renan Lodi’s left-footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right

58′ Kadish wins a free kick for Al-Ittihad in the defensive half

57′ Karim Benzema is caught offside

57′ Al-Hamddan’s header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high.

54′ Koulibaly receives a yellow card for a bad foul.

54′ Al-Ittihad win a free kick in the attacking half

51′ N’Golo Kanté gets yellow card for a bad foul.

50′ Al-Shanqiti wins a free kick in the defensive half

49′ Malcom wins a free kick on the right wing

48′ Corner for Al-Hilal. Conceded by Danilo Pereira.

46′ Corner for Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.

46′ Second half begins

Halftime

45+5′ First half ends.

45+4′ Karim Benzema is caught offside

45+2′ Karim Benzema’s left-footed strike from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

45′ The fourth official announces four minutes of added time

44′ WHAT A SAVE! Bono produces a brilliant save to block N’Golo Kanté’s right-footed shot from outside the box in the bottom left corner.

41′ Al-Hamddan’s header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

36′ Al Hamddan wins a free kick in the defensive half

34′ Rúben Neves gets a yellow card for a bad foul

34′ Free kick for Al-Ittihad in the attacking half

32′ Al-Ittihad’s Mario Mitaj receives a yellow card for a bad foul

30′ Corner kick for Al-Ittihad on the right side

29′ Al-Ittihad win a free kick on the right side of the attacking half

27′ Salem Al-Dawsari is caught offside.

26′ Karim Benzema’s right-footed shot from outside the box is blocked by Bono into a corner

25′ Al-Hamddan’s right-footed strike from outside the box misses to the left

23′ Cancelo wins a free kick in the defensive half.

22′ Marcos Leonardo’s left-footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.

21′ Goal kick for Al-Hilal

21′ Al-Shanqiti’s right-footed shot from the right side of the box following a fast break is high and wide to the right

19′ Delay over

17′ Delay in match because of an injury to Al-Ittihad’s Predrag Rajkovic

16′ Salem Al-Dawsari’s right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved

15′ At the quarter-hour mark, the game is still tied, though Al-Hilal are dominating with 59% possession

13′ Substitution for Al-Hilal: Marcos Leonardo replaces Aleksandar Mitrovic because of an injury.

13′ Throw in for Al-Ittihad on the left side of the attacking half

9′ Al-Hilal win a free kick on the left side of the attacking half

8′ Malcom wins a free kick for Al-Hilal in the defensive half.

7′ Goal kick for Al-Hilal

6′ Throw in for Al-Ittihad on the right side of the attacking half

3′ Throw in for Al-Hilal on the left side of the attacking half

2′ Corner kick for Al-Hilal. Conceded by Danilo Pereira.

1′ First half begins

Lineups:

Al-Hilal: Bono; Koulibaly, Al-Bulayhi, Renand Lodi, Joao Cancelo – Neves, Sergej Milinković-Savić, Salem Al-Dawsari, Malcolm, Hamddan, Mitrovic
Al-Ittihad: Rajkovic; Saad Al-Mousa, Pereira, Kadesh, Mitaj; Shanqeeti, Kante, Fabinho; Aouar, Bergwijn, Benzema

 

18:00 Possible Lineups:

Al-Hilal: Bono (GK); Yami, Tambakti, Al-Bulaihi, Lodi; Dawsari, Kanno; Leonardo, Malcom, Al-Dawsari; Ghannam.
Al-Ittihad: Rajkovic (GK); Shanqeeti, Pereira, Kadesh, Mitaj; Kante, Fabinho; Obod, Aouar, Bergwijn; Benzema.

16:00 Al-Hilal face significant injury concerns heading into the match. Portuguese midfielder Ruben Neves and defender Yasser Al Shahrani are ruled out due to injuries, while doubts linger over the availability of star quartet Neymar Jr., João Cancelo, Aleksandar Mitrović, and Sergej Milinković-Savić.

15:00 On the other hand, Jeddah giants Al-Ittihad will be out for revenge against the Riyadh powerhouse, who eliminated them in the 2024 edition’s semi-finals with a 2-1 victory.

14:00 Defending champions Al-Hilal will aim to assert their dominance over Al-Ittihad, as the Blue Waves boast a superior historical record, having won 44 of their 88 meetings across all competitions against their Jeddah rivals, compared to Al-Ittihad’s 21 victories.

13:00 Al-Hilal will face Al-Ittihad in the King’s Cup quarterfinals at Riyadh’s Kingdom Arena on Tuesday, with both sides aim for victory to advance in their quest for the title.

 

Venue: Kingdom Arena (Riyadh)

Referee: Jesus Valenzuela (Venezuela)

 

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