Al Hilal vs Al Ain, 2023-24 AFC Champions League, Semifinals
· 2nd Leg - Al Ain advance 5-4 on aggregateAl-Ain seal Asian Champions League final berth despite Al Hilal loss
Al-Ain advanced to the Asian Champions League final despite losing 2-1 to Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal in Riyadh on Tuesday, with the side from the United Arab Emirates completing a 5-4 aggregate victory to progress to next month's decider.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Penalty Al-Hilal. Michael draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 1': Penalty conceded by Kouame Kouadio (Al Ain) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 2': VAR Decision: Penalty Al-Hilal.
- 3': Kouame Kouadio (Al Ain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 4': Goal! Al-Hilal 1, Al Ain 0. Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 6': Foul by Saleh Al Shehri (Al-Hilal).
- 6': Park Yong-Woo (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Alejandro Romero (Al Ain) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bandar Al Ahbabi with a cross.
- 10': Foul by Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain).
- 10': Hassan Tambakti (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Goal! Al-Hilal 1, Al Ain 1. Erik (Al Ain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yahia Nader.
- 16': Delay in match because of an injury Erik (Al Ain).
- 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 18': Foul by Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain).
- 18': Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Attempt missed. Malcom (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
- 18': Substitution, Al Ain. Saeed Jumaa replaces Erik because of an injury.
- 19': Foul by Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain).
- 19': Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Khalid Al Hashemi.
- 25': Attempt missed. Michael (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
- 26': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Yahia Nader.
- 26': Attempt missed. Ali Al Bulayhi (Al-Hilal) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari with a cross following a corner.
- 28': Foul by Yasir Al Shahrani (Al-Hilal).
- 28': Yahia Nader (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Offside, Al Ain. Ahmed Barman is caught offside.
- 33': Foul by Malcom (Al-Hilal).
- 33': Kouame Kouadio (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal).
- 35': Attempt missed. Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Romero.
- 37': Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal).
- 38': Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain).
- 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Attempt missed. Saeed Jumaa (Al Ain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yahia Nader with a cross.
- 42': VAR Decision: No Penalty Al Ain.
- 44': Attempt saved. Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Romero.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Saleh Al Shehri.
- 45'+2': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Al-Hilal).
- 45'+2': Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain).
- 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 45'+6': Foul by Michael (Al-Hilal).
- 45'+6': Saeed Jumaa (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+8': Attempt missed. Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Romero.
- 45'+8': Foul by Kouame Kouadio (Al Ain).
- 45'+8': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+13': First Half ends, Al-Hilal 1, Al Ain 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Al-Hilal 1, Al Ain 1.
- 45': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Salman Al Faraj replaces Saleh Al Shehri.
- 49': Foul by Khalid Al Hashemi (Al Ain).
- 49': Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal) is shown the yellow card.
- 51': Goal! Al-Hilal 2, Al Ain 1. Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 52': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Yahia Nader.
- 54': Foul by Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain).
- 54': Hassan Tambakti (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Offside, Al-Hilal. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is caught offside.
- 55': Corner, Al Ain. Conceded by Michael.
- 58': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 59': Attempt saved. Michael (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
- 60': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Al-Hilal).
- 60': Matías Palacios (Al Ain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Yahia Nader.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 63': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Kouame Kouadio.
- 69': Substitution, Al Ain. Falah Waleed replaces Ahmed Barman.
- 69': Offside, Al-Hilal. Yasir Al Shahrani is caught offside.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Khalid Eisa (Al Ain).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Offside, Al Ain. Falah Waleed is caught offside.
- 75': Foul by Matías Palacios (Al Ain).
- 75': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Mohamed Kanno replaces Yasir Al Shahrani.
- 77': Offside, Al Ain. Soufiane Rahimi is caught offside.
- 79': Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal).
- 80': Delay in match (Al-Hilal).
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Ali Al Bulayhi (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain).
- 82': Foul by Salman Al Faraj (Al-Hilal).
- 82': Yahia Nader (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Park Yong-Woo.
- 86': Attempt saved. Michael (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
- 86': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Khalid Eisa.
- 87': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rúben Neves with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Foul by Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain).
- 88': Hassan Tambakti (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt saved. Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Malcom.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Mohammed Al Burayk replaces Salem Al Dawsari.
- 90'+2': Offside, Al-Hilal. Mohammed Al Burayk is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Al Ain. Mohammed Ali Shaker replaces Alejandro Romero.
- 90'+3': Foul by Falah Waleed (Al Ain).
- 90'+3': Malcom (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Kanno with a headed pass.
- 90'+5': Foul by Ali Al Bulayhi (Al-Hilal).
- 90'+5': Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Michael (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rúben Neves with a cross.
- 90'+7': Foul by Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain).
- 90'+7': Malcom (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Attempt saved. Ali Al Bulayhi (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
- 90'+8': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Khalid Eisa.
- 90'+8': Attempt missed. Michael (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
- 90'+9': Hand ball by Matías Palacios (Al Ain).
- 90'+9': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
- 90'+10': Khalid Eisa (Al Ain) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Al-Hilal 2, Al Ain 1.
- 90'+10': Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal) is shown the yellow card.
- 0': Match ends, Al-Hilal 2, Al Ain 1.
- 0': Match ends, Al-Hilal 2, Al Ain 1.
Statistics
AlN |
HIL![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 34.2 | Possession | 65.8 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 178 | Accurate Passes | 398 |
| 274 | Passes | 512 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 6 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 83 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 7 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 21 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 43 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 43 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
Venue: Kingdom Arena
Location: King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 18,445
Line-Ups
Al Hilal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 37 | Yassine Bounou (GK) |
| 5 | Ali Al-Bulayhi |
| 87 | Hassan Al-Tombakti |
| 12 | Yasser Al-Shahrani |
| 66 | Saud Abdulhamid |
| 77 | Malcom |
| 8 | Rúben Neves |
| 22 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic |
| 11 | Saleh Al-Shehri |
| 29 | Salem Al-Dawsari |
| 96 | Michael Delgado |
Al Ain (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 17 | Khalid Eisa (GK) |
| 3 | Kouame Autonne |
| 5 | Park Yong-Woo |
| 16 | Khalid Hashemi |
| 15 | Erik |
| 11 | Bandar Al-Ahbabi |
| 10 | Kaku |
| 13 | Ahmed Barman Ali |
| 20 | Matías Palacios |
| 6 | Yahia Nader |
| 21 | Soufiane Rahimi |
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