Al Ittihad vs Al Hilal, 2023-24 AFC Champions League, Quarterfinals

· 2nd Leg - Al Hilal advance 4-0 on aggregate
  • Red Card 90'+1': Abderrazak Hamdallah
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2nd Leg - Al Hilal advance 4-0 on aggregate
  • 61': Yasser Al-Shahrani
  • 90'+5': Malcom

Former champions Al Hilal seal ACL semifinal spot

Al Hilal wrapped up a place in the Asian Champions League semifinals as a 2-0 win over fellow Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad in Jeddah's King Abdullah Sports City on Tuesday completed a 4-0 aggregate victory.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Fabinho (Al-Ittihad).
  • 2': Salman Al Faraj (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Salman Al Faraj.
  • 3': Ahmed Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Foul by Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal).
  • 4': Attempt saved. Romarinho (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabinho with a cross.
  • 9': Offside, Al-Hilal. Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
  • 10': Foul by Luiz Felipe (Al-Ittihad).
  • 10': Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Luiz Felipe (Al-Ittihad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 11': Delay in match because of an injury Fabinho (Al-Ittihad).
  • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 15': Foul by Yasir Al Shahrani (Al-Hilal).
  • 15': Romarinho (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 15': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Sultan Farhan replaces Fabinho because of an injury.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Luiz Felipe (Al-Ittihad) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ahmed Al Ghamdi with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 17': Romarinho (Al-Ittihad) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Marwan Al Sahafi.
  • 17': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
  • 20': Offside, Al-Ittihad. Abderrazzaq Hamed-Allah is caught offside.
  • 20': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal).
  • 20': Luiz Felipe (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 23': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal).
  • 23': Madallah Al Olayan (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Abderrazzaq Hamed-Allah (Al-Ittihad).
  • 24': Saleh Al Amri (Al-Ittihad) is shown the yellow card.
  • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Luiz Felipe (Al-Ittihad).
  • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal).
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Foul by Yasir Al Shahrani (Al-Hilal).
  • 28': Romarinho (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Al-Hilal).
  • 30': Marwan Al Sahafi (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Hand ball by Salman Al Faraj (Al-Hilal).
  • 35': Foul by Ahmed Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad).
  • 35': Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Ahmed Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal).
  • 37': Salman Al Faraj (Al-Hilal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Salman Al Faraj.
  • 40': Foul by Yasir Al Shahrani (Al-Hilal).
  • 40': Romarinho (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Malcom (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal).
  • 45'+2': Romarinho (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Romarinho (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fawaz Al Yami.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal).
  • 45'+4': Romarinho (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, Al-Ittihad 0, Al-Hilal 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al-Ittihad 0, Al-Hilal 0.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Marwan Al Sahafi (Al-Ittihad) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abderrazzaq Hamed-Allah.
  • 47': Foul by Sultan Farhan (Al-Ittihad).
  • 47': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Foul by Ahmed Hegazy (Al-Ittihad).
  • 50': Attempt missed. Romarinho (Al-Ittihad) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Faisal Al Ghamdi with a cross.
  • 52': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Ali Al Bulayhi.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Hegazy (Al-Ittihad) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed Al Ghamdi with a cross.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Ahmed Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 54': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Abdullah Al Hamddan replaces Salman Al Faraj.
  • 55': Foul by Sultan Farhan (Al-Ittihad).
  • 55': Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Sultan Farhan (Al-Ittihad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Delay in match because of an injury Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal).
  • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 58': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Abderrazzaq Hamed-Allah.
  • 61': Goal! Al-Ittihad 0, Al-Hilal 1. Yasir Al Shahrani (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
  • 65': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Talal Haji replaces Ahmed Al Ghamdi.
  • 66': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Zakaria Al Hawsawi replaces Fawaz Al Yami.
  • 68': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal).
  • 68': Madallah Al Olayan (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Ahmed Hegazy (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal).
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 73': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Talal Haji.
  • 75': Hand ball by Yasir Al Shahrani (Al-Hilal).
  • 75': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Saleh Al Amri replaces Romarinho.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Ahmed Hegazy (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Talal Haji.
  • 76': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Mohammed Al Owais.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Talal Haji (Al-Ittihad) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
  • 77': Foul by Saleh Al Amri (Al-Ittihad).
  • 77': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': Offside, Al-Ittihad. Marwan Al Sahafi is caught offside.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Abderrazzaq Hamed-Allah (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marwan Al Sahafi.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Marwan Al Sahafi (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zakaria Al Hawsawi.
  • 80': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad).
  • 80': Offside, Al-Hilal. Salem Al Dawsari is caught offside.
  • 81': Offside, Al-Hilal. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is caught offside.
  • 82': Foul by Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad).
  • 82': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Abderrazzaq Hamed-Allah (Al-Ittihad) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 85': Foul by Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad).
  • 85': Malcom (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malcom.
  • 86': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Ahmed Hegazy.
  • 88': Abderrazzaq Hamed-Allah (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Ali Al Bulayhi (Al-Hilal).
  • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Ali Al Bulayhi (Al-Hilal).
  • 90'+1': Ali Al Bulayhi (Al-Hilal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Abderrazzaq Hamed-Allah (Al-Ittihad) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 90'+1': Ahmed Hegazy (Al-Ittihad) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Mohamed Kanno replaces Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Nasser Al Dawsari replaces Salem Al Dawsari.
  • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Abdullah Al Hamddan (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Malcom.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Al-Ittihad 0, Al-Hilal 2. Malcom (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic with a through ball.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Al-Ittihad 0, Al-Hilal 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Al-Ittihad 0, Al-Hilal 2.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 6
0 Red Cards 1
3 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 3
5 Saves 0
53.5 Possession 46.5
10 SHOTS 13
2 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
338 Accurate Passes 267
432 Passes 359
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
1 Accurate Crosses 6
8 Crosses 20
0.1 Cross % 0.3
46 Long Balls 56
27 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
6 Blocked Shots 3
13 Effective Tackles 12
23 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
17 Interceptions 10
17 Effective Clearances 13
17 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 42,375

Line-Ups

ITT Al Ittihad (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf (GK)
26 Ahmed Hegazi Yellow Card
5 Luiz Felipe Yellow Card
33 Madallah Al-Olayan
37 Fawaz Al Saqour
27 Ahmed Al Ghamdi Yellow Card
16 Faisal Al Ghamdi Yellow Card
8 Fabinho
99 Abderrazak Hamdallah Red Card
17 Marwan Al Sahafi
90 Romarinho

HIL Al Hilal (4-3-3)

No. Name
21 Mohammed Al-Owais (GK)
5 Ali Al-Bulayhi Yellow Card
3 Kalidou Koulibaly
12 Yasser Al-Shahrani
66 Saud Abdulhamid
8 Rúben Neves
7 Salman Al-Faraj Yellow Card
22 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
9 Aleksandar Mitrovic
29 Salem Al-Dawsari
77 Malcom

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