AFC Champions League Elite

FT Friday, April 25, 2025
GWA Gwangju FC WDDLW 0
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Al Hilal WLDWD 7
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Alinma Bank Stadium at King Abdullah Sport City · 48,713 att.

Match Report

Al-Hilal surge into Asian Champions League semis by thrashing Gwangju

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Team Stats

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

Lineups

HIL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 37Yassine BounouG
  2. 3Kalidou KoulibalyCD-L
  3. 87Hassan Al-TambaktiCD-R
  4. 6Renan LodiLB
  5. 20João CanceloRB
  6. 11Marcos LeonardoAM
  7. 22Sergej Milinkovic-SavicLM
  8. 8Rúben NevesRM
  9. 9Aleksandar MitrovicF
  10. 29Salem Al-DawsariAM-L
  11. 77MalcomAM-R

GWA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Kim Kyeong-minG
  2. 39Min Sang-GiCD-L
  3. 15Byeon Jun-SooCD-R
  4. 27Kim Jin-HoLB
  5. 2Jo Seong-KwonRB
  6. 55Park Tae-JunCM-L
  7. 24Lee Kang-HyunCM-R
  8. 11Gabriel TigrãoLM
  9. 7Jasir AsaniRM
  10. 90ReisCF-L
  11. 30Kyoung-Rok ChoiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 35' Substitution, Gwangju. Oh Hu-Seong replaces Gabriel Tigrão.
  5. 42' Substitution, Al-Hilal. Yasir Al Shahrani replaces João Cancelo because of an injury.
  6. 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.
  7. 62' Substitution, Gwangju. Kim Han-Gil replaces Cho Seong-Gwon.
  8. 62' Substitution, Gwangju. Ju Se-Jong replaces Lee Kang-Hyun.
  9. 62' Substitution, Gwangju. Park In-Hyeok replaces Choi Kyoung-Rok.
  10. 68' Substitution, Al-Hilal. Kaio César replaces Marcos Leonardo.
  11. 68' Substitution, Al-Hilal. Nasser Al Dawsari replaces Salem Al Dawsari.
  12. 72' Kim Jin-Ho (Gwangju) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 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.
  14. 81' Substitution, Al-Hilal. Mohamed Kanno replaces Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
  15. 81' Substitution, Al-Hilal. Abdullah Al Hamddan replaces Malcom.
  16. 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.
  17. 86' Substitution, Gwangju. Ahn Young-Kyu replaces Byeon Jun-Soo.
  18. 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.

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