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

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al Hilal
  • 44': Marcos Leonardo
  • 63': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
  • 72': Marcos Leonardo
  • 90'+3': João Cancelo
FT
4 - 0
Al-Shorta
  • Red Card 61': Ahmed Yahia

About

Al Hilal are hosting Al-Shorta at Kingdom Arena, King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia, starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Champions League Elite.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Ahmed Farhan (Al Shorta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rewan Amin.
  • 3': Offside, Al Shorta. Leonel Ateba is caught offside.
  • 6': Foul by Mustafa Sadoun (Al Shorta).
  • 6': Kaio César (Al Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Offside, Al Hilal. Malcom is caught offside.
  • 8': Foul by Mustafa Sadoun (Al Shorta).
  • 8': Theo Hernández (Al Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Yusuf Akçiçek (Al Hilal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Foul by Leonel Ateba (Al Shorta).
  • 13': Dominique Mendy (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Kaio César (Al Hilal).
  • 14': Attempt missed. Rewan Amin (Al Shorta) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Abdulrazzaq Qasim.
  • 17': Ahmed Yahia (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by João Cancelo (Al Hilal).
  • 18': Ahmed Farhan (Al Shorta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Al Hilal).
  • 20': Offside, Al Hilal. Theo Hernández is caught offside.
  • 22': Foul by Theo Hernández (Al Hilal).
  • 22': Leonel Ateba (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Ahmed Yahia (Al Shorta) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rewan Amin.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Marcos Leonardo (Al Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Hasan Ahmed (Al Shorta). Assisted by Malcom.
  • 24': Foul by Dominique Mendy (Al Shorta).
  • 24': Malcom (Al Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 27': Corner, Al Hilal. Conceded by Ahmed Yahia.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Dominique Mendy (Al Shorta) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Ahmed Farhan following a fast break.
  • 28': Corner, Al Hilal. Conceded by Hussein Ali.
  • 30': Foul by Marcos Leonardo (Al Hilal).
  • 30': Mehdi Ashabi (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Mustafa Sadoun (Al Shorta).
  • 31': Kaio César (Al Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Offside, Al Hilal. Theo Hernández is caught offside.
  • 39': Corner, Al Shorta. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Dominique Mendy (Al Shorta) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ahmed Farhan following a corner.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Malcom.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Marcos Leonardo (Al Hilal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al Hilal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 41': Foul by Munaf Younus (Al Shorta).
  • 41': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Malcom (Al Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Kanno.
  • 43': Foul by Mustafa Sadoun (Al Shorta).
  • 43': Theo Hernández (Al Hilal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Malcom (Al Hilal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Hasan Ahmed (Al Shorta). Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic with a through ball.
  • 44': Goal! Al Hilal 1, Al Shorta 0. Marcos Leonardo (Al Hilal) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Malcom.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Dominique Mendy (Al Shorta).
  • 45'+1': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Al Hilal. Conceded by Mustafa Sadoun.
  • 45'+3': Ahmed Yahia (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Abdulelah Al Malki (Al Hilal).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Al Hilal 1, Al Shorta 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al Hilal 1, Al Shorta 0.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Dominique Mendy (Al Shorta) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Abdulrazzaq Qasim.
  • 47': Dominique Mendy (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Abdulelah Al Malki (Al Hilal).
  • 48': Abdulelah Al Malki (Al Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Leonel Ateba (Al Shorta).
  • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Abdulrazzaq Qasim (Al Shorta).
  • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 50': Dominique Mendy (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Malcom (Al Hilal).
  • 51': Ahmed Yahia (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Kaio César (Al Hilal).
  • 51': Kaio César (Al Hilal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Ahmed Yahia (Al Shorta).
  • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Kaio César (Al Hilal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Hasan Ahmed (Al Shorta). Assisted by Marcos Leonardo with a through ball.
  • 53': Foul by Ahmed Yahia (Al Shorta).
  • 53': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Ahmed Yahia (Al Shorta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Theo Hernández (Al Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Malcom.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Kaio César (Al Hilal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Malcom.
  • 57': Corner, Al Hilal. Conceded by Ahmed Yahia.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al Hilal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Al Hilal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaio César.
  • 60': Handball by Theo Hernández (Al Hilal).
  • 61': Attempt missed. Hussein Ali (Al Shorta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ahmed Farhan.
  • 61': Foul by Ahmed Yahia (Al Shorta).
  • 61': Kaio César (Al Hilal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Second yellow card to Ahmed Yahia (Al Shorta) for a bad foul.
  • 63': Goal! Al Hilal 2, Al Shorta 0. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al Hilal) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 65': Dominique Mendy (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Mohamed Kanno (Al Hilal).
  • 67': Attempt saved. Malcom (Al Hilal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Hasan Ahmed (Al Shorta).
  • 69': Attempt missed. Malcom (Al Hilal) right footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
  • 70': Substitution, Al Shorta. Hasan Raed replaces Mustafa Sadoun.
  • 70': Substitution, Al Shorta. Hussain Jabbar replaces Ahmed Farhan.
  • 70': Substitution, Al Hilal. Salem Al Dawsari replaces Kaio César.
  • 71': Substitution, Al Hilal. Darwin Núñez replaces Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
  • 71': Substitution, Al Hilal. Nasser Al Dawsari replaces Malcom.
  • 72': Goal! Al Hilal 3, Al Shorta 0. Marcos Leonardo (Al Hilal) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Nasser Al Dawsari (Al Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Leonardo.
  • 76': Corner, Al Hilal. Conceded by Rewan Amin.
  • 77': Foul by Abdulelah Al Malki (Al Hilal).
  • 77': Leonel Ateba (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Abdulelah Al Malki (Al Hilal).
  • 78': Hussain Jabbar (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Offside, Al Shorta. Munaf Younus is caught offside.
  • 79': Substitution, Al Hilal. Abdulkarim Darisi replaces Kalidou Koulibaly.
  • 80': Substitution, Al Hilal. Mohammed Al Qahtani replaces Theo Hernández.
  • 82': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Al Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari.
  • 83': Offside, Al Hilal. Salem Al Dawsari is caught offside.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Al Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Hasan Ahmed (Al Shorta). Assisted by Nasser Al Dawsari.
  • 85': Foul by Abdulelah Al Malki (Al Hilal).
  • 85': Rewan Amin (Al Shorta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Corner, Al Hilal. Conceded by Hussein Ali.
  • 86': Substitution, Al Shorta. Mohammad Dawood replaces Munaf Younus.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Nasser Al Dawsari (Al Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Nasser Al Dawsari (Al Hilal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 87': Corner, Al Hilal. Conceded by Hasan Raed.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Mohammed Al Qahtani (Al Hilal) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross following a corner.
  • 89': Abdulrazzaq Qasim (Al Shorta) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Mohammad Dawood.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Mohammed Al Qahtani (Al Hilal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Hasan Ahmed (Al Shorta). Assisted by Marcos Leonardo.
  • 89': Corner, Al Hilal. Conceded by Hasan Ahmed.
  • 90': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Al Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari following a corner.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Al Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Al Hilal 4, Al Shorta 0. João Cancelo (Al Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Kanno.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Abdulelah Al Malki (Al Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marcos Leonardo.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Al Hilal 4, Al Shorta 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Al Hilal 4, Al Shorta 0.

Statistics

SHO HILhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/929.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
11 Fouls 14
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
1 Corner Kicks 8
6 Saves 0
35.5 Possession 64.5
8 SHOTS 28
0 ON GOAL 10
0.0 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
259 Accurate Passes 509
315 Passes 564
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 6
7 Crosses 18
0.1 Cross % 0.3
51 Long Balls 33
18 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 9
13 Effective Tackles 17
19 Tackles 25
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 5
24 Effective Clearances 8
24 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Kingdom Arena
Location: King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 23,637

AFC Champions League Elite Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Al Hilal 5 +9 15
2 Al-Wahda 5 +6 13
3 Traktor Sazi FC 5 +7 11
4 Al Ahli 5 +6 10
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
25 Mathieu Patouillet (GK)
4 Yusuf Akcicek
3 Kalidou Koulibaly
89 Abdulelah Al-Malki
19 Theo Hernández
20 João Cancelo
28 Mohamed Kanno
22 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
11 Kaio Yellow Card
10 Malcom
9 Marcos Leonardo
Al Hilal Substitutes:
Abdulkarim Darisi, Abdullah Al Zaid, Mohammed Al-Yami, Salem Al-Dawsari, Yassine Bounou, Mohammed Al-Qahtani, Saud Haroun, Rúben Neves, Abdullah Radif, Darwin Núñez, Nasser Al-Dawsari, Ali Al-Bulayhi.

SHO Al-Shorta (5-3-2)

No. Name
16 Hasan Ahmed (GK)
5 Rewan Amin
6 Mehdi Ashabi
4 Munaf Younus
15 Ahmed Yahia Yellow Card
23 Mustafa Saadoon
8 Dominique Mendy
9 Hussein Ali Al-Saedi
25 Abdulrazzaq Qasim
17 Ahmad Farhan
10 Leonel Ateba
Al-Shorta Substitutes:
Mohammad Kareem Abed Al Hachami, Hussein Jabbar, Mohammed Dawood, Atheer Salih, Shareef Abdulkadhim, Hasan Raed, Abdulkhaleq Mohammad.

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