Shabab Al-Ahli vs Al Hilal, 2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Shabab Al-Ahli
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0 - 0
Al Hilal

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Shabab Al-Ahli are hosting Al Hilal at Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Champions League Elite.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by João Marcelo (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 3': Theo Hernández (Al Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Saeid Ezatolahi (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 4': Saïmon Bouabré (Al Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Mohammad Juma (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 5': Yusuf Akçiçek (Al Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. João Marcelo (Shabab Al Ahli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateus Henrique.
  • 7': Corner, Shabab Al Ahli. Conceded by Yusuf Akçiçek.
  • 8': Delay in match because of an injury Renan (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Saïmon Bouabré (Al Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Guilherme Bala (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 14': Attempt saved. João Marcelo (Shabab Al Ahli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mathieu Patouillet (Al Hilal). Assisted by Guilherme Bala.
  • 15': Foul by Saïmon Bouabré (Al Hilal).
  • 15': Mateus Henrique (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by João Marcelo (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 16': Pablo Marí (Al Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Saïmon Bouabré (Al Hilal).
  • 17': Mateus Henrique (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Guilherme Bala (Shabab Al Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mateus Henrique.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Mohammad Juma (Shabab Al Ahli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Guilherme Bala.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Mohammad Juma (Shabab Al Ahli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nemanja Maksimovic with a headed pass.
  • 23': Attempt saved. João Marcelo (Shabab Al Ahli) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner by Mathieu Patouillet (Al Hilal).
  • 23': Foul by Saïmon Bouabré (Al Hilal).
  • 23': Saeid Ezatolahi (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Guilherme Bala (Shabab Al Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Saeid Ezatolahi with a headed pass.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Guilherme Bala (Shabab Al Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Eid Khamis.
  • 26': Foul by Eid Khamis (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 26': Theo Hernández (Al Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Eid Khamis (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 30': Yusuf Akçiçek (Al Hilal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Saïmon Bouabré (Al Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yusuf Akçiçek.
  • 30': Corner, Al Hilal. Conceded by Bogdan Planic.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Murad Al Hawsawi (Al Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 32': Corner, Al Hilal. Conceded by Kauan Santos.
  • 33': Foul by Mohamed Kanno (Al Hilal).
  • 33': Saeid Ezatolahi (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Mohamed Kanno (Al Hilal).
  • 33': Guilherme Bala (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by João Marcelo (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 34': Hassan Al Tambakti (Al Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Saïmon Bouabré (Al Hilal).
  • 36': Mohammad Juma (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Murad Al Hawsawi (Al Hilal).
  • 37': Guilherme Bala (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Kauan Santos (Shabab Al Ahli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Guilherme Bala.
  • 38': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Al Hilal).
  • 38': Mateus Henrique (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Darwin Núñez (Al Hilal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Attempt missed. João Marcelo (Shabab Al Ahli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Guilherme Bala with a through ball following a set piece situation.
  • 41': Foul by Yusuf Akçiçek (Al Hilal).
  • 41': João Marcelo (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Guilherme Bala (Shabab Al Ahli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mathieu Patouillet (Al Hilal). Assisted by João Marcelo.
  • 45': Foul by Sultan Mandash (Al Hilal).
  • 45': Saeid Ezatolahi (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Shabab Al Ahli 0, Al Hilal 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Shabab Al Ahli 0, Al Hilal 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Shabab Al Ahli. Kaiky replaces Renan.
  • 47': Foul by Yusuf Akçiçek (Al Hilal).
  • 47': Mohammad Juma (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Saeid Ezatolahi (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 50': Foul by Eid Khamis (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 50': Saïmon Bouabré (Al Hilal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Offside, Shabab Al Ahli. João Marcelo is caught offside.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Theo Hernández (Al Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 56': Foul by Sultan Mandash (Al Hilal).
  • 56': Mateus Henrique (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Yusuf Akçiçek (Al Hilal).
  • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': Substitution, Al Hilal. Nasser Al Dawsari replaces Abdulkarim Darisi.
  • 61': Substitution, Al Hilal. Malcom replaces Sultan Mandash.
  • 63': Foul by João Marcelo (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 63': Yusuf Akçiçek (Al Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Malcom (Al Hilal).
  • 64': Guilherme Bala (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Kauan Santos (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 65': Mohamed Kanno (Al Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Nasser Al Dawsari (Al Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 66': Corner, Al Hilal. Conceded by Nemanja Maksimovic.
  • 67': Corner, Al Hilal. Conceded by Hamad Al Meqbaali.
  • 69': Substitution, Shabab Al Ahli. Breno Cascardo replaces Eid Khamis.
  • 69': Substitution, Shabab Al Ahli. Sultan Adil replaces João Marcelo.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Murad Al Hawsawi (Al Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nasser Al Dawsari.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Pablo Marí (Al Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Mohammad Juma (Shabab Al Ahli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Guilherme Bala.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Nasser Al Dawsari (Al Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Kanno.
  • 77': Substitution, Al Hilal. Ali Lajami replaces Yusuf Akçiçek.
  • 78': Substitution, Al Hilal. Mohamed Meïté replaces Saïmon Bouabré.
  • 78': Corner, Al Hilal. Conceded by Mateus Henrique.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Mohamed Meïté (Al Hilal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Malcom with a cross following a corner.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Mohamed Meïté (Al Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Darwin Núñez with a cross following a corner.
  • 82': Offside, Al Hilal. Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
  • 83': Substitution, Shabab Al Ahli. Rikelme replaces Kauan Santos.
  • 83': Substitution, Shabab Al Ahli. Yahya Al Ghassani replaces Mohammad Juma.
  • 83': Substitution, Al Hilal. Rúben Neves replaces Murad Al Hawsawi.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Mohamed Meïté (Al Hilal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Hamad Al Meqbaali (Shabab Al Ahli). Assisted by Theo Hernández.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Sultan Adil (Shabab Al Ahli).
  • 90'+1': Rúben Neves (Al Hilal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Al Hilal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nasser Al Dawsari.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Nasser Al Dawsari (Al Hilal).
  • 90'+4': Rikelme (Shabab Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Nasser Al Dawsari (Al Hilal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Shabab Al Ahli 0, Al Hilal 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Shabab Al Ahli 0, Al Hilal 0.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 1
3 Saves 1
66 Possession 34
12 SHOTS 12
1 ON GOAL 3
0.1 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
495 Accurate Passes 232
561 Passes 291
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 1
15 Crosses 5
0.2 Cross % 0.2
35 Long Balls 45
14 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
6 Blocked Shots 5
10 Effective Tackles 9
20 Tackles 20
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
4 Interceptions 11
14 Effective Clearances 24
14 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Rashid Stadium
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 2,855

AFC Champions League Elite Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Al Hilal 8 +11 22
2 Al Ahli 8 +12 17
3 Traktor Sazi FC 8 +8 17
4 Al Ittihad 8 +13 15
Full Table

Line-Ups

SAA Shabab Al-Ahli (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
22 Hamad Al Meqebaali (GK)
13 Renan
4 Bogdan Planic
6 Saeid Ezatolahi
31 Kauan Santos
75 Mateus Henrique
88 Nemanja Maksimovic
26 Eid Khamis
77 Guilherme Bala
18 Mohammad Juma
79 João Marcelo
Shabab Al-Ahli Substitutes:
Elian Mateo Irala, Sultan Adil Alamiri, Rakaan Waleed, Sebastián Emmanuel González, Breno Cascardo, Damián García, Mersad Seifi, Rikelme, Kaiky, Hassan Draichi, Yahya Al Ghassani, Yassine Boualam.

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

No. Name
25 Mathieu Patouillet (GK)
30 Pablo Marí
4 Yusuf Akcicek
87 Hassan Al-Tombakti
18 Murad Bin Othman Bin Harun Al Hawsawi
28 Mohamed Kanno
19 Theo Hernández
14 Abdulkarim Darisi
7 Darwin Núñez Yellow Card
70 Saïmon Bouabré
23 Sultan Mandash
Al Hilal Substitutes:
Mohammed Al-Yami, Rayan Al Ghamdi, Abdullah Al Zaid, Ahmad Abu Rasen, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Rúben Neves, Mohamed Meïté, Hamad Al-Yami, Saad Khalid Al Muthary, Nasser Al-Dawsari, Malcom, Ali Lajami.

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