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

· 1st Leg
Al Hilal
  • 40': Aleksandar Mitrovic (P)
  • 42': Salem Al-Dawsari
FT
2 - 0
1st Leg
Al Ittihad
  • Red Card 66': N'Golo Kanté

Al Hilal gets edge over Al Ittihad in ACL as Kante sent off

Al Hilal will take a 2-0 lead into the second leg of their Asian Champions League quarterfinal with fellow Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad next week after a first leg win on Tuesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Ali Al Bulayhi (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Abderrazzaq Hamed-Allah (Al-Ittihad).
  • 2': Foul by Zakaria Al Hawsawi (Al-Ittihad).
  • 2': Malcom (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Foul by Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal).
  • 4': Romarinho (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Zakaria Al Hawsawi (Al-Ittihad) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Madallah Al Olayan.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 10': Foul by Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal).
  • 10': Saad Al Mosa (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Delay in match because of an injury Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal).
  • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 13': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
  • 14': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Mohammed Al Owais.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Ahmed Hegazy (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 16': Offside, Al-Hilal. Salem Al Dawsari is caught offside.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 19': Abderrazzaq Hamed-Allah (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Al-Hilal).
  • 20': Foul by Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal).
  • 20': Madallah Al Olayan (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Fabinho (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal).
  • 27': Offside, Al-Hilal. Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
  • 30': Offside, Al-Ittihad. Fawaz Al Yami is caught offside.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Malcom.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Malcom (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic.
  • 34': Hand ball by Malcom (Al-Hilal).
  • 36': Attempt missed. Romarinho (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fawaz Al Yami.
  • 37': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Saad Al Mosa.
  • 38': Penalty Al-Hilal. Aleksandar Mitrovic draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 38': Penalty conceded by Madallah Al Olayan (Al-Ittihad) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 40': Goal! Al-Hilal 1, Al-Ittihad 0. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 42': Goal! Al-Hilal 2, Al-Ittihad 0. Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Malcom.
  • 43': Foul by Salman Al Faraj (Al-Hilal).
  • 43': Madallah Al Olayan (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Offside, Al-Ittihad. Fawaz Al Yami is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Salman Al Faraj (Al-Hilal).
  • 45'+2': N'Golo Kanté (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Al-Hilal 2, Al-Ittihad 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al-Hilal 2, Al-Ittihad 0.
  • 46': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
  • 46': Corner, Al-Ittihad. Conceded by Ali Al Bulayhi.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic.
  • 49': Foul by Madallah Al Olayan (Al-Ittihad).
  • 49': Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Ahmed Hegazy.
  • 55': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Ahmed Hegazy.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Salman Al Faraj.
  • 60': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Al-Ittihad).
  • 60': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Faisal Al Ghamdi replaces Zakaria Al Hawsawi.
  • 62': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal).
  • 62': Madallah Al Olayan (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Al-Ittihad).
  • 63': Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal).
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': VAR Decision: Card upgraded N'Golo Kanté (Al-Ittihad).
  • 66': N'Golo Kanté (Al-Ittihad) is shown the red card.
  • 67': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Sultan Farhan replaces Romarinho.
  • 72': Offside, Al-Ittihad. Abderrazzaq Hamed-Allah is caught offside.
  • 73': Substitution, Al-Ittihad. Marwan Al Sahafi replaces Fawaz Al Yami.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Malcom with a headed pass.
  • 75': Offside, Al-Hilal. Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
  • 76': Foul by Sultan Farhan (Al-Ittihad).
  • 76': Malcom (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal).
  • 79': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal).
  • 81': Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Ahmed Hegazy (Al-Ittihad) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marwan Al Sahafi with a cross.
  • 85': Abderrazzaq Hamed-Allah (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Salman Al Faraj (Al-Hilal).
  • 85': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Abdullah Al Hamddan replaces Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
  • 85': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Nasser Al Dawsari replaces Yasir Al Shahrani.
  • 86': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Saad Al Mosa.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Abderrazzaq Hamed-Allah (Al-Ittihad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marwan Al Sahafi.
  • 88': Offside, Al-Ittihad. Marwan Al Sahafi is caught offside.
  • 90': Fabinho (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Malcom (Al-Hilal).
  • 90': Delay in match because of an injury Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal).
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Mohammed Al Qahtani replaces Salem Al Dawsari because of an injury.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Faisal Al Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad).
  • 90'+4': Mohammed Al Qahtani (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Abderrazzaq Hamed-Allah (Al-Ittihad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal).
  • 90'+7': Offside, Al-Ittihad. Marwan Al Sahafi is caught offside.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Al-Hilal 2, Al-Ittihad 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Al-Hilal 2, Al-Ittihad 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 14
0 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 4
0 Saves 2
33.3 Possession 66.7
5 SHOTS 9
2 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
204 Accurate Passes 521
287 Passes 601
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 3
19 Crosses 15
0.2 Cross % 0.2
66 Long Balls 48
29 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 4
8 Effective Tackles 7
15 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
15 Interceptions 10
16 Effective Clearances 17
16 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Kingdom Arena
Location: King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 18,387

Line-Ups

HIL Al Hilal (4-3-3)

No. Name
21 Mohammed Al-Owais (GK)
5 Ali Al-Bulayhi
3 Kalidou Koulibaly Yellow Card
12 Yasser Al-Shahrani
66 Saud Abdulhamid
8 Rúben Neves
7 Salman Al-Faraj
22 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic Yellow Card
9 Aleksandar Mitrovic
29 Salem Al-Dawsari
77 Malcom
Al Hilal Substitutes:
Saleh Al-Shehri, Abdullah Al-Hamdan, Mohammed Al-Yami, Mohammed Al-Burayk, Nasser Al-Dawsari, Mohammed Jahfali, Mohammed Al-Qahtani, Abdulelah Al-Malki, Ahmad Abu Rasen, Mohamed Kanno, Khalifah Al-Dawsari.

ITT Al Ittihad (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf (GK)
26 Ahmed Hegazi
30 Saad Al Mosa
15 Hassan Mahbub
33 Madallah Al-Olayan
8 Fabinho
7 N'Golo Kanté Red Card
12 Zakaria Al Hawsawi
37 Fawaz Al Saqour
99 Abderrazak Hamdallah
90 Romarinho
Al Ittihad Substitutes:
Marwan Al-Sahafi, Farhah Al Shamrani, Sultan Al Farhan, Suwailem Al Menhali, Saleh Al-Jamaan, Mohammed Al Mahasna, Faisal Al-Ghamdi.

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