Al Hilal failed to reach the final
23 apr 2024 – 17h27
(updated at 5:28 pm)
Al Hilal was eliminated in the Champions League.
Photo: Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images / Esporte News Mundo
Al Hilal beat Al Ain 2-1 this Wednesday (23), at the Kingdom Arena stadium. The score was not enough to reverse the aggregate in the semi-final of the Asian Champions League and Jorge Jesus’ team was eliminated after losing the first game 4-2.
FIRST TIME
Needing to climb a mountain to reverse the result, Al Hilal started with everything. At 3 minutes, go to Al Hilal. Michael was brought down in the area and Ruben Neves took the penalty with quality. 1×0! After coming from behind, the visitors went in search of a draw. At 11, gol do Al Ain. The team created a beautiful table in the attacking field and Erik finished in the center of the area with a low shot into the corner. 1×1! From then on, Hilal began to exert great pressure with a sequence of four shots in ten minutes. The most dangerous of them came from Savic’s feet in the 24th minute. The Serbian shot very well but was stopped by Al Ain goalkeeper Khalid Eisa.
Soon after, at 35, the ball hit Barman and exploded against the post. Almost an own goal in favor of the home team. Striker Rahimi, star of the first game, appeared in the 36th minute with a shot from the edge of the area. This time, the finish went very far. In the 41st minute, VAR correctly disallowed a penalty in favor of Al Ain. As the play was outside the area, the judge changed his decision after seeing the video, he didn’t even call a foul and ordered the game to continue. At 47, Al Dawsari appeared face to face to score for Al Hilal, but sent it over the goal.
Intervalo: Al Hilal 1×1 Al Ain
SECOND STAGE
At 5 minutes, go to Al Hilal. The defense cleared the ball and the ball ended up at Al Dawsari’s feet. The player did not forgive and was placed to score. 2×1! Ruben Neves tried once again at 12, but his shot was saved by the opponent. Michael suffered the same fate in the 15th minute and Hilal couldn’t extend the score. At 19, Savic received a beautiful throw and saw his shot stopped on the line by the Al Ain defense.
At 28, Al Ain’s goal disallowed. Falah Waleed, in an advanced position, crossed just enough for Rahimi to head into the net. The score was 2×1. Michael was threatened on the right in the 40th minute and shot low. The ball was palmed by Khalid and went out for a corner in favor of Al Hilal. At 43, Al Ain’s goal disallowed. Palacios found the back of the net but pushed the defender in the back before completing the play. Kanno appeared inside the area in the 44th minute, but was blocked by Al Ain’s defense and didn’t shoot well. Park Yong-Woo had a chance inside the box in the 48th minute, but his header was saved by the goalkeeper. Soon after, the ball fell to Michael and the Brazilian isolated the shot.
Featured: Al Hilal 2×1 Al Ain
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