Al Hilal vs Gwangju FC, 2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite, Quarterfinals
· AFC Champions League EliteAl-Hilal surge into Asian Champions League semis by thrashing Gwangju
VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF AL-HILAL BEATING GWANGJU 7-0 TO WIN THEIR AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ELITE QUARTER-FINALS PLAY-OFF MATCH
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Gwangju. Reis is caught offside.
- 3': Foul by Byeon Jun-Soo (Gwangju).
- 3': Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Hand ball by Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal).
- 5': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Lee Kang-Hyun.
- 6': Goal! Al-Hilal 1, Gwangju 0. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) header from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari with a cross following a corner.
- 8': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Malcom with a cross.
- 9': Attempt saved. Jasir Asani (Gwangju) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reis.
- 9': Foul by Malcom (Al-Hilal).
- 9': Kim Jin-Ho (Gwangju) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Cho Seong-Gwon.
- 13': Attempt missed. Malcom (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari with a cross following a corner.
- 17': Foul by Jasir Asani (Gwangju).
- 17': Renan Lodi (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Attempt saved. Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcos Leonardo.
- 18': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 18': Attempt saved. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 18': Foul by Hassan Al Tambakti (Al-Hilal).
- 18': Reis (Gwangju) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Kim Jin-Ho.
- 23': Offside, Gwangju. Cho Seong-Gwon is caught offside.
- 24': Foul by Park Tae-Jun (Gwangju).
- 24': Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Goal! Al-Hilal 2, Gwangju 0. Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Malcom.
- 27': Foul by Lee Kang-Hyun (Gwangju).
- 27': Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Tigrão (Gwangju) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Min Sang-Gi.
- 33': Goal! Al-Hilal 3, Gwangju 0. Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Leonardo following a fast break.
- 35': Substitution, Gwangju. Oh Hu-Seong replaces Gabriel Tigrão.
- 37': Offside, Gwangju. Oh Hu-Seong is caught offside.
- 40': Attempt saved. Reis (Gwangju) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lee Kang-Hyun.
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury João Cancelo (Al-Hilal).
- 42': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Yasir Al Shahrani replaces João Cancelo because of an injury.
- 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Attempt missed. Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Malcom.
- 43': Cho Seong-Gwon (Gwangju) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Renan Lodi (Al-Hilal).
- 44': Corner, Gwangju. Conceded by Yasir Al Shahrani.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Renan Lodi (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Al-Hilal 3, Gwangju 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Al-Hilal 3, Gwangju 0.
- 48': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal).
- 48': Kim Jin-Ho (Gwangju) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Renan Lodi.
- 55': Goal! Al-Hilal 4, Gwangju 0. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic with a cross.
- 57': Foul by Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal).
- 57': Kim Jin-Ho (Gwangju) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Min Sang-Gi (Gwangju).
- 59': Foul by Lee Kang-Hyun (Gwangju).
- 59': Hassan Al Tambakti (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Park Tae-Jun (Gwangju).
- 60': Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Substitution, Gwangju. Kim Han-Gil replaces Cho Seong-Gwon.
- 62': Substitution, Gwangju. Ju Se-Jong replaces Lee Kang-Hyun.
- 62': Substitution, Gwangju. Park In-Hyeok replaces Choi Kyoung-Rok.
- 65': Attempt missed. Malcom (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Marcos Leonardo with a headed pass.
- 66': Corner, Gwangju. Conceded by Hassan Al Tambakti.
- 68': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Kaio César replaces Marcos Leonardo.
- 68': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Nasser Al Dawsari replaces Salem Al Dawsari.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Park Tae-Jun (Gwangju) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jasir Asani.
- 70': Offside, Gwangju. Kim Han-Gil is caught offside.
- 71': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left following a fast break.
- 72': Foul by Kim Jin-Ho (Gwangju).
- 72': Nasser Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Kim Jin-Ho (Gwangju) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Foul by Renan Lodi (Al-Hilal).
- 73': Jasir Asani (Gwangju) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Malcom (Al-Hilal) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nasser Al Dawsari.
- 76': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal).
- 76': Kim Kyeong-Min (Gwangju) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Jasir Asani (Gwangju).
- 77': Renan Lodi (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Byeon Jun-Soo (Gwangju).
- 79': Goal! Al-Hilal 5, Gwangju 0. Malcom (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic with a through ball.
- 81': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Mohamed Kanno replaces Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
- 81': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Abdullah Al Hamddan replaces Malcom.
- 83': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Ju Se-Jong.
- 84': Attempt saved. Kaio César (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 84': Goal! Al-Hilal 6, Gwangju 0. Nasser Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Kanno.
- 86': Substitution, Gwangju. Ahn Young-Kyu replaces Byeon Jun-Soo.
- 88': Delay in match (Al-Hilal).
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Goal! Al-Hilal 7, Gwangju 0. Abdullah Al Hamddan (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic.
- 90': Foul by Kim Han-Gil (Gwangju).
- 90': Kaio César (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Park In-Hyeok (Gwangju).
- 90': Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Offside, Gwangju. Ju Se-Jong is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Al-Hilal 7, Gwangju 0.
- 0': Match ends, Al-Hilal 7, Gwangju 0.
Statistics
HIL![]() |
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12 | Fouls | 8 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
5 | Offsides | 0 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
4 | Saves | 2 |
38 | Possession | 62 |
4 | SHOTS | 20 |
2 | ON GOAL | 11 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.6 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
271 | Accurate Passes | 488 |
337 | Passes | 543 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
6 | Crosses | 17 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.4 |
51 | Long Balls | 50 |
30 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
9 | Tackles | 14 |
0.9 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
4 | Interceptions | 5 |
14 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
14 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: AFC Champions League Elite
Venue: Alinma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah Sport City
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 48,713
Venue: Alinma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah Sport City
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 48,713
Line-Ups
Al Hilal (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
37 | Yassine Bounou (GK) |
3 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
87 | Hassan Al-Tombakti |
6 | Renan Lodi |
20 | João Cancelo |
11 | Marcos Leonardo |
22 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic |
8 | Rúben Neves |
9 | Aleksandar Mitrovic |
29 | Salem Al-Dawsari |
77 | Malcom |
Gwangju FC (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Kim Kyeong-min (GK) |
39 | Min Sang-Gi |
15 | Byeon Jun-Soo |
27 | Kim Jin-Ho ![]() |
2 | Jo Seong-Kwon |
55 | Park Tae-Jun |
24 | Lee Kang-Hyun |
11 | Gabriel Tigrão |
7 | Jasir Asani |
90 | Reis |
30 | Kyoung-Rok Choi |
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