Al Hilal vs Gwangju FC, 2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite, Quarterfinals

· AFC Champions League Elite
  • 6': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
  • 25': Marcos Leonardo
  • 33': Salem Al-Dawsari
  • 55': Aleksandar Mitrovic
  • 79': Malcom
  • 84': Nasser Al-Dawsari
  • 88': Abdullah Al-Hamddan
FT
7 - 0

Al-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

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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: Al Inma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah Sport City
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 48,713

Line-Ups

HIL Al Hilal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
37 Yassine Bounou (GK)
3 Kalidou Koulibaly
87 Hassan Al-Tambakti
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

GWA Gwangju FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Kim Kyeong-min (GK)
39 Min Sang-Gi
15 Byeon Jun-Soo
27 Kim Jin-Ho Yellow Card
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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