Leaders-Mena magazine will provide a live coverage for Tuesday’s game between Manchester City and Al-Hilal in the FIFA Club World Cup round of 16.
Fulltime: Manchester City 3-4 Al-Hilal
Scorers: B. Silva 9′, E. Haaland 55′, P, Foden 104′ / M. Leonardo 46′, 112′, Malcom 52′, K. Koulibaly 94′
Yellow cards:
Joško Gvardiol, Matheus Nunes, Manuel Akanji (Manchester City)
Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal)
Lineups:
Manchester City: Ederson; Rúben Dias, Joško Gvardiol (Manuel Akanji 53), Rayan Ait-Nouri, Matheus Nunes (Nathan Ake 53); Bernardo Silva, İlkay Gündoğan (Rodri 53), Tijjani Reijnders; Savinho, Erling Haaland, Jérémy Doku
Al-Hilal: Bono; Joao Cancelo, Kalidou Koulibaly, Moteb Al-Harbi, Renan Lodi; Ruben Neves, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Nasser Al-Dawsari; Malcom, Marcos Leonardo, Mohamed Kanno;
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Fulltime.
120+4′ Second extra time ends.
120′ Ait Nouri collects a sweet pass on the edge of the box and in one movement smashes a shot in on goal, but it balloons high over the bar. The ball goes out of play and Al Hilal will have a goal kick.
118′ Neves connects with an accurate pass inside the box and fires the ball to the bottom right corner, but one of the defending players steps in to block the effort. Al Hilal get a corner.
116′ Substitution for Al-Hilal: Khalid Al-Ghannam comes in for Marcos Leonardo.
113′ Leonardo gets a yellow card for excessive celebrations.
112′ GOOAAL… Al-Hilal retake the lead.
109′ The game is interrupted as Marcos Leonardo picks up a knock and the physio has to come on.
106′ Ali Lajami wins a free kick in the defensive half.
106′ Second extra time begins.
106′ Substitution for Al-Hilal: Musab Al Juwayr replaces Nasser Al-Dawsari.
105+2′ First extra time ends.
105+1′ Yellow card for Manuel Akanji
(GOAL) Phil Foden meets a perfect cross from Rayan Cherki deep inside the box, and he produces an accurate strike which goes into the bottom right corner. He makes it 3:3.
104′ GOOAAL… Manchester City equalize.
103′ Corner kick for Man City, conceded by Ali Lajami.
100′ Substitution for Manchester City: Phil Foden replaces Bernardo Silva.
99′ Savinho wins a free kick on the right wing.
97′ Savinho whips a promising cross into the box, but Al-Hilal defence intercepts the ball.
(GOAL) Kalidou Koulibaly outjumps the defence inside the six-yard box to meet the resulting corner and scores with a great header into the roof of the net. The goalkeeper had no chance to react.
94′ GOOAAL… Al-Hilal add the third.
94′ Renan Lodi receives a good pass just outside the box, unleashes a strike from a promising position, but the shot is blocked by the defender. Al Hilal win a corner.
92′ Corner for Manchester City; conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
91′ First extra time begins.
91′ Double subs for Man City: Omar Marmoush replaces Erling Haaland; Rayan Cherki comes in for Tijjani Reijnders
We’re heading for extra time
90+7′ Second half ends.
90+3′ Hand ball by Man City’s Nathan Ake.
90′ Match officials announce 6 minutes of added time.
90′ Kaio Cesar strikes the ball with his left footfrom the right side of the box following a set piece situation, but it goes wide.
88′ Double subs for Al-Hilal: Ali Al-Bulayhi replaces Moteb Al-Harbi; Hamad Al-Yami comes in for Joao Cancelo.
85′ WAHT A SAVE! Bono pulls off a great save to stop Ruben Dias’s strike from the edge of the box.
84′ WHAT A CHANE! Manuel Akanji hits the woodwork with a header from the centre of the box following a corner.
84′ Man City’s Doku attempts to find the head of one of his teammates with a promising cross into the box, but a defender outjumps the attackers and averts the threat. Manchester City have been awarded a corner kick.
83′ Substitution for Al-Hilal: Ali Lajami replaces Mohamed Kanno.
82′ Haaland heads the ball from the left side of the six yard box but it is s just a bit too high.
79′ Kanno shows good awareness deep inside the box as he latches on to a cross from the resulting free kick. He jumps high but his towering header lacks accuracy and flies yards wide of the left-hand post. The ball is off of the pitch and it’s a goal kick for Manchester City.
77′ Another corner kick for Man City. Corner kick stats Man City 9:1 Al-Hilal.
75′ Erling Haaland pings in a cross towards the edge of the six-yard box. Jeremy Doku jumps highest but sends his header just over the bar.
74′ Corner for Manchester City; conceded by Rúben Neves.
71′ Water Break! The ref blows his whistle and we are going to have a so-called cooling break due to the high temperature.
68′ Al-Hilal win a free kick in the defensive half following a foul by Manuel Akanji
67′ Corner for Manchester City, conceded by Mohamed Kanno.
64′ Substitution for Al-Hilal: Kaio Cesar comes in for Malcom.
62′ Nathan Ake commits a rough challenge and Jesus Valenzuela blows his whistle for an infringement.
62′ Rodri brings down the pass, looks up and shoots from distance, but it’s straight at a defender who unwittingly blocks it. The referee blows his whistle, Manchester City are awarded a corner kick.
61′ Haaland attempts to pick out a free teammate inside the box, but Bono comes off the line to clear the ball away.
59′ A nice sequence of play ends with a shot by Man City’s Doku from the edge of the box. The effort, however, is towards the middle of the goal where Bono easily catches the ball.
57′ Malcom is ruled offside.
(GOAL) Erling Haaland was in the right place at the right time to get to the rebound inside the box and gleefully rifles the ball low into the middle of the net.
55′ GOOAAL.. Man City equalize.
53′ Triple subs for Manchester City: Rodri replaces Ilkay Gundogan; Nathan Ake comes in for Josko Gvardiol; Manuel Akanji replaces Matheus Nunes
(GOAL) Joao Cancelo finds Malcom (Al Hilal) with a clever pass. He steps inside his man on the edge of the box and whips a tremendous shot into the bottom right corner. Fantasy football! 1:2.
52′ GOOAAL…. Malcom doubles the score for Al-Hilal.
52′ Manchester City have a chance to score from a corner kick, but the ball is cleared by a defender.
51′ Manchester City seem to be finding their feet as they enjoy some possession. They are waiting for the right moment to create new attacking opportunities.
48′ Malcom plays a short pass through to Joao Cancelo inside the box, but he balloons his effort high over the bar. The ball is off of the pitch and it’s a goal kick for Manchester City.
(GOAL) Marcos Leonardo scores with a header. Despite the ball going into the middle of the goal, the goalkeeper was unable to pull off a save.
46′ GOOAAL…. Leonardo equalizes for Al-Hilal.
46′ Second half begins.
Halftime
45+6′ First half ends.
45′ Malcom tries his luck with a left-footed shot from the right side of the box, but Manchester City defense blocks the shot.
45′ The fourth official announces 5 minutes of added time.
44′ WHAT A SAVE! A pass into the box finds Bernardo Silva unmarked. He carefully places a shot low towards the middle of the goal, but a brilliant last-ditch save by Bono denies him.
43′ Al-Hilal’s Marcos Leonardo climbs high to connect with a cross on the edge of the box, but his header is off-target. The ball goes out of play and Manchester City will have a goal kick.
41′ Al-Hilal control the tempo of the game by exchanging some accurate short passes.
39′ Yellow card for Man City’s Matheus Nunes
38′ Doku latches on to a fine crossfield pass on the edge of the box and lashed a shot directly at the middle of the goal, where the keeper stood ready.
36′ Throw in for Al-Hilal in the defensive half.
32′ Water Break! The referee blows his whistle and players are going to refresh themselves.
31′ Man City’s Rayan Ait Nouri nearly creates a chance, but his attempt to pick out a teammate with a through ball does not come off.
30′ Josko Gvardiol wins himself just enough space inside the box to connect with the corner, but his header is well saved by the keeper. Manchester City win a corner kick. The referee and one of his assistants both point at the corner flag.
27′ Joško Gvardiol gets a yellow card for bad foul.
26′ Sergej Milinkovic-Savic wins a free kick for Al-Hilal in the defensive half.
24′ WHAT A SAVE! Savinho strikes the ball with his left foot from the left side of the six yard box, but Bono pulls up a brilliant save in the bottom left corner.
22′ Savinho drills a shot from long range that curls well wide of the left post.
21′ Savinho wins a free kick in the defensive half after a foul by Mohamed Kanno.
20′ Cancelo sends a long ball across the pitch, but it misses its target. The linesman signals a throw-in for Manchester City.
19′ Another free kick for Al-Hilal in the defensive half following a foul by Bernardo Silva.
17′ Sergej Milinkovic-Savic wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15′ Hand ball by Man City’s Rayan Ait-Nouri.
(GOAL) Bernardo Silva fires the rebound low into the middle of the goal after the ball breaks to him in the box.
9′ GOOAAL…. Manchester City score.
8′ Nasser Al-Dawsari capitalizes on Leonardo’s pass with a left-footed shot from the centre of the box, but his strike is blocked.
8′ Malcom wins a free kick for Al-Hilal in the defensive half.
7′ Corner for Manchester City, conceded by João Cancelo.
6′ Ruben Dias is well placed to meet a cross and sends a difficult header towards the middle of the goal, but the goalkeeper reacts well to stop the effort.
6′ Bernardo Silva whips in a cross from the corner, but Bono is well positioned and punches the ball away.
5′ Corner for Manchester City, conceded by Moteb Al-Harbi.
3′ A cross into the box from Bernardo Silva, but Al-Hilal defense clears the ball.
2′ Al-Hilal win a free kick in the defensive half.
1′ 1st half begins.
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02:00 In what could be a new blow to Al-Hilal, defender Hassan Tambakti will reportedly miss the show down against Man City due to a knee injury.
00:00 Possible lineups:
Manchester City: Ederson; Nunes, Khusanov, Gvardiol, O’Reilly; Gonzalez, Gundogan; Cherki, Foden, Doku; Haaland
Al-Hilal: Bono; Cancelo, Tambakti, Koulibaly, Lodi; N. Al-Dawsari, Neves, Kanno; Milinkovic-Savic; Malcom, Leonardo
22:00 The Blue Waves’ coach coach Simone Inzaghi has suffered a huge blow as skipper Salem Al-Dawsari will not take part in the game after he suffered a hamstring injury against Pachuca that could rule him out for up to six weeks.
20:00 Manchester City advanced to the knockout stage with a perfect record of three wins in three matches, becoming the only team to secure all nine points. Their near-flawless group stage performance included victories over Al-Ain of the UAE, Wydad Casablanca of Morocco, and Italian giants Juventus.
18:00 Al-Hilal secured their place in the last 16 by coming second in Group H behind Real Madrid, with a 1-1 draw against the Spanish giants, a goalless stalemate with RB Salzburg of Austria and a 2-0 victory over Mexico’s Pachuca.
16:00 Saudi giants Al-Hilal will have a tough mission when they face Premier League powerhouse Manchester City in FIFA Club World Cup last 16 at Orlando’s Camping World Stadium on Tuesday.
Venue: Camping World Stadium (Orlando, USA)
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
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