Al-Hilal beat al-itthad counterpart 20 in the Clasico match, which took place Tuesday at the Kingdom Arena Stadium, in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Asian Champions League.
The Blue needed only two minutes to score two quick goals, sealing the “Clasico” position through Serbian Aleksandar Mitrovic “40” from the penalty spot, and Salim Al-Dosari “42”.
Mitrovic and Dosry, through the two goals, consolidated their relationship with the al-itthad’s net this season, scoring seven of their team’s 12 goals, by four, carried the Serbian striker’s signature, and three Saudi internationals, knowing that the pair did not complete the meeting due to injury.
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Yellow Jeddawi played with 10 players since the 66 minute after the dismissal of France’s N ‘Golo Kante on a red card, following his strong intervention against Senegal’s Khalidou Koulibaly, a defender of the crescent, and Australian referee Sean Evans made his decision following a return to VAR.
With this victory, Al-Hilali continued his specialization and dominance in the fourth clash against the al-itthad this season. He was outscored by 3/1 in the quarter-finals of the King Salman Cup Arab Clubs Championship, and won twice in the Saudi Roshen League, the first by 4/3, and the second by 3/1 three days ago.
The al-hilal is in a comfortable position before the return meeting on Tuesday at the stadium of King Abdullah Sports City “Radioactive Jewel” in Jeddah, where it needs to win any result, draw, or lose by one goal in order to formally cross into the last four.
In contrast, the loss of the al-ithad team’s assignment was difficult to qualify, and his chances were limited to winning by three goals, or by two to equalize for a go, two more runs, and penalties until he booked his seat in the semi-finals
