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Al-Hilal Crushes Al-Gharafa in AFC Champions League Victory
Al-Hilal Saudi FC secured a commanding 3-0 victory over Al-Gharafa in their AFC Champions League Group Stage matchday 6 clash at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. The match, refereed by Adham Mohammad from Jordan, took place on December 3rd, 2024.
Marcos Leonardo opened the scoring in the 18th minute with an assist from Yasser Al Shahrani. Al-Hilal dominated the second half, possessing 62% of the ball and registering 24 shots on goal, 10 of which were on target. Aleksandar Mitrovic added a second goal in the 82nd minute, assisted by Salem Al Dawsari, and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic sealed the win with a goal in the 85th minute, thanks to a pass from Malcom.
Al-Gharafa, managing only one shot on goal, struggled against Al-Hilal’s dominance and received two yellow cards. Their lack of attacking threat and Al-Hilal’s overwhelming possession proved decisive. The victory solidifies Al-Hilal’s strong position in the group stage.
Substitutions al-gharafa: at minute 55 J. Hamed came in and A. Gunnarsson went out., at minute 66 Rodrigo came in and F. Coman went out., at minute 66 R. Boussafi came in and A. Yousif went out.
Substitutions al-hilal saudi fc: at minute 63 J. Cancelo came in and Y. Al Shahrani went out., at minute 63 R. Lodi came in and M. Al Harbi went out., at minute 64 S. Milinkovic-Savic came in and A. Al Hamdan went out., at minute 72 A. Mitrovic came in and Marcos Leonardo went out., at minute 89 M. Al Qahtani came in and N. Al Dawsari went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Al-Hilal Saudi FC
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Al-Gharafa
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