Leaders-Mena magazine provided a live update coverage of Saudi Arabia’s Super Cup ifinal clash between Al Nassr and Al Hilal.
Al Nassr 1-4 Al Hilal
Scorers: Cristiano Ronaldo 44′ / Sergej Milinkovic-Savic 55′, Aleksandar Mitrovic 63′, 69′, Malcom 72′
Yellow Cards:
Hassan Tambakt, Malcom, Salem Al-Dawsari (Al Hilal)
Otavio, Sultan Al-Ghannam (Al Nassr)
Fulltime: Al Hilal win the Saudi Super Cup for the second straight year, claiming their fifth title in club history.
90+3′ Double subs for Al Hilal: Mohammed Al-Qahtani replaces Michale, Nasser Al-Dawsari in for Salem Al-Dawsari
79′ Double subs for Al Hilal: Yasir Al-Shahrani replaces Renan Lodi, Mohamed Kanno in for Malcom
75′ Double subs for Al Nassr: Sami Al-Najei replaces Talisca, Mukhtar Ali in for Abdullah Al-Khaibari.
(GOAL) Malcom shoots the ball from close range with his left foot into the bottom left corner
72’ GOAAAAAl.. Malcom add the fourth for Al Hilal
(GOAL) Aleksandar Mitrovic receives a cross from Malcom to shoot the ball from the centre of the box to the top left corner
69’ GOAAAAAl… Al Hilal add the third.
(GOAL) Al Hila’s Aleksandar Mitrovic heads the ball from a from very close range to the bottom left corner.
63’ GOAAAAAl.. Al Hilal double the score
(GOAL) Aleksandar Mitrovic send the ball to Sergej Milinkovic-Savic on the left side, the Serbian forward shoots the ball with his left foot to the top left corner
55’ GOAAAAAl.. Al Hilal equalize
51’ Hassan Tambakti’s right-footed shot goes high
46′ Second half is underway
Halftime: Possession: Al Nassr 48% – Al Hilal 52%
(GOAL) Cristiano Ronaldo received a pass from Abdulrahman Ghareeb to shoot the ball with his right foot from close range to the bottom right corner
44’ GOAAAAAAl.. AL Nassr score
42’ Al Hilal defender Kalidou Koulibaly was close to scoring with a header from close range, but it went too high
30’ Thirty minutes into the first half, and the score is still 0-0
26′ Substitution for Al Nassr: Abdulrahman Ghareeb replaces injured Aiman Yahya
17’ Al Nassr’s Brazilian midfielder Talisca nearly scored with a powerful left-footed shot from outside the box, but it was blocked
15’ Fifteen minutes in, and the score remains 0-0
5’ Five minutes into the first half, Al Hilal dominates with 77% possession, controlling the game early on.
0′ First half is underway.
19:00 The players are warming up ahead of the game.
Al Nassr starting XI: Bento; Sultan Al-Ghannam, Ali Lajami, Aymeric Laporte, Alex Telles; Abdullah Al-Khaibari, Ayman Yahya, Talisca, Otavio, Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane.
Al Hilal starting XI: Bounou; Saud Abdulhamid, Kalidou Koulibaly, Hassan Tambakti, Renan Lodi; Ruben Neves, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Salem Al-Dawsari, Michael, Malcom, Aleksandar Mitrovic.
17:30 Al Nassr have received a significant boost with midfielder Talisca fully recovered from injury and available for selection. The Brazilian came on as a substitute against Al Taawoun. Meanwhile, Al Hilal will be without Neymar, as the Brazilian forward continues to recover from a serious knee injury.
15:30 Football icon Cristiano Ronaldo etched his name into football history once again as the 39-year-old Portuguese legend sealed Al Nassr’s 2-0 victory over Al Taawoun on Wednesday. The goal made him the first player to score in 23 consecutive seasons.
14:30 Check the probable lineups of Al Nassr vs. Al Hilal clash:
Al Nassr: Bento; Sultan Al-Ghannam, Ali Lajami, Aymeric Laporte, Alex Telles; Abdullah Al-Khaibari, Ayman Yahya, Abdulrahman Ghareeb; Otavio, Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane.
Al Hilal: Bounou; Hamad Al-Yami, Kalidou Koulibaly, Hassan Tambakti, Renan Lodi; Ruben Neves, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Nasser Al-Dawsari; Michael, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Salem Al-Dawsari.
13:30 The Saudi Super Cup defending champions Al Hilal will be aiming to secure their second consecutive title and fifth overall. Al Nassr, meanwhile, are determined to reclaim the trophy they last won in 2020 for only their second time.
12:30 Last season, Al Hilal emerged victorious in five out of six encounters against Al Nassr in all competitions, while Al Nassr clinched their sole win in the Arab Club Champions Cup final, propelled by Cristiano Ronaldo’s brace.
11:30 Riyadh-based Al Hilal, the reigning domestic treble champions, advanced to the final with a thrilling 4-1 penalty shootout win over Al Ahli, while Al Nassr secured their spot by defeating Al Taawoun 2-0.
10:30 Saudi giants Al Nassr and Al Hilal will clash in the Saudi Super Cup final, rekindling the fiery Riyadh derby between both sides.
Venue: Prince Sultan Sport City Stadium (Abha)
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
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