Al Hilal Advances to Saudi King’s Cup Final with 2-1 Victory over Al-Ittihad Jeddah

Al Hilal qualified for the final of the Saudi King’s Cup with a successful victory over Al-Ittihad Jeddah 2-1 in the golden square of the competition.

At the Radiant Jewel Stadium, the referee disallowed an early goal for Al-Ittihad scored by Moroccan Abdel Razzaq Hamdallah in the eighth minute for offside after reverting to video assistant referee (VAR) technology.

Brazilian Michel Delgado succeeded in scoring Al Hilal’s first goal in the 25th minute, benefiting from a pass from his colleague Malcolm de Oliveira.

Al-Hilal suffered a major shock three minutes before the end of the first half when Serbian midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic was sent off for a violent tackle on Ahmed Mazen Al-Ghamdi, as the referee using video technology before the red card was announced.

Abdul Razzaq Hamdallah equalized for his team, Ittihad Jeddah, after a pass from Ahmed Mazen Al-Ghamdi in the 68th minute.

Nine minutes before the end, and despite the numerical disadvantage, Saud Abdul Hamid was able to score the winning goal for Al Hilal, assisted by Malcolm de Oliveira.

This season saw a series of meetings between Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal, which is considered a record for confrontations between two Saudi teams in one season, which reached seven meetings.

Al-Hilal have achieved the longest streak of victories against Al-Ittihad, getting the full mark, as they have won all seven games that have brought them together this season, and as that continues Al-Ittihad’s suffering after emerging empty-handed from all the competitions it contested. in this season, “the League, the Super League, the Asian Champions and the Arab Championship.”