Leaders-Mena magazine provided a live coverage of Wednesday’s game between Al Hilal and Damac in the second week of the Saudi Pro League.
Fulltime: Al Hilal 3-2 Damac
Scorers: Aleksandar Mitrovic 45+5′, 84′, Musab Aljuwayr 73′ / François Kamano 49′, Habib Diallo 53′
Yellow cards:
Nicolae Stanciu, Ramzi Solan, Dhari Al-Enezi (Damac)
Ruben Neves, Renan Lodi (Al Hilal)
90+10’ Substitution for Al Hilal: Hassan Tambakti replaces Renan Lodi.
90+2’ Double subs for Al Hilal: Nasser Al Dawasari replaces Salem Al-Dawsari; Mohamed AlBurayk in for Mohamed Al-Qahtani
86′ Al Hilal’s Renan Lodi is shown the yellow card
(GOAL) Aleksandar Mitrovic scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box.
84′ GOAAAAAAAAL.. Aleksandar Mitrovic adds the third for Al Hilal.
83’ Triple sub for Damac: Hazzaa Al-Ghamdi replaces Habib Diallo; Ahmed Harisi in for Ramzi Solan; Abdulrahman Al-Obaid replaces Nicolae Stanci.
76′ Damac’s Dhari Al-Enezi is shown the yellow card for a harsh foul.
(GOAL) Musab Aljuwayr scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box following a corner for Al Hilal.
73′ GOAAAAAAL Al Hilal equalize.
71′ Renan Lodi’s left-footed shot from the left side of the box goes just wide to the right, following a cross from Yasir Al Shahrani.
68’ Substitution for Damac: Bader Munshi replaces Francois Kamano.
63’ Al Hilal’s Ruben Neves is shown the yellow card.
61’ Double substitution for Al Hilal: Yasser Al Shaharani replaces Hamad Al-Yami, Musab Aljuwayer in for Abdullah Al-Hamdan.
60′ Rúben Neves’ right-footed shot from outside the box is blocked for Al Hilal.
58′ Damac’s Ramzi Solan receives a yellow card.
(GOAL) Habib Diallo scores with a right-footed shot from close range for Damac.
53′ GOAAAAAAAL Damac double the score.
(GOAL) François Kamano takes a right-footed shot from the center of the box for Damac, assisted by Tarek Hamed.
49’ GOAAAAAL Damac equalize.
46′ Second half begins
45+11′ Halftime
(GOAL) Aleksandar Mitrovic heads the ball from the center of the box following a set-piece for Al Hilal.
45+5′ GOAAAAAAL Al Hilal score
45’ The referee signals 10 minutes of injury time.
39’ Double chance for Al Hilal: Abdullah Al Hamddan’s right-footed shot from outside the box is blocked, followed by Aleksandar Mitrovic’s header from the center of the box, which is also blocked.
38′ Damac’s Nicolae Stanciu is shown the yellow card.
36’ Rúben Neves’ left-footed shot from the center of the box is saved at the center of the goal.
30′ Half an hour in, and the score remains 0-0.
15′ Al Hilal dominate the game, controlling 81% of possession.
0′ First Half begins.
20:45 The Players have started warming up ahead of the game.
Lineups:
Al Hilal: Bono – Hamad Al Yami, Kalidou Koulibaly, Ali Albulayhi, Renan Lodi – Sergej Milinković-Savić, Abdullah Al-Hamdan, Rúben Neves – Mohammed Al-Qahtani, Aleksandar Mitrović, Salem Al-Dawsari
Damac: Florin Niță – Noor Al-Rashidi, Farouk Chafaï, Abdelkader Bedrane, Dhari Al-Enezi – Nicolae Stanciu, Habib Diallo, Tarek Hamed – François Kamano, Ramzi Solan, Georges-Kévin N’Koudou
18:00 Saudi Pro League defending champions Al Hilal captured their second consecutive Saudi Super Cup title and fifth overall, after defeating Al Nassr 4-1 in the final.
17:00 Al Hilal are unbeaten in their last 37 league games, dating back to the end of the 2022-23 season, while Damac are winless in their last seven, suffering four losses in that span.
15:00 Al Hilal boast six wins and three draws in their last 10 meetings against Damac, who have managed just one victory. In their most recent encounter in March 2024, Al Hilal secured a 2-1 home win, continuing their unbeaten run to clinch the league title.
14:30 Al Hilal currently sit in fourth place in the league standings after their 3-0 victory over Al Okhdood on Saturday in the first round, while Damac are 15th with zero points following their 1-0 defeat to Al Khaleej.
13:30 Riyadh giants Al Hilal will face Damac in the Saudi Pro League’s second round, seeking to build on their impressive start to the 2024/2025 season and defend their title.
Venue: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Stadium.
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
